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Oklahoma: cities in the highest-paying counties

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Oklahoma: Oklahoma City has the highest average pay in its county ($65,904) among the 60 largest places.
Oklahoma City (697,125 residents)Tulsa (413,794 residents)Norman (129,672 residents)Broken Arrow (118,180 residents)Edmond (96,825 residents)Lawton (90,595 residents)Moore (63,420 residents)Midwest City (58,297 residents)Enid (50,653 residents)Stillwater (49,269 residents)Owasso (40,151 residents)Bartlesville (37,878 residents)Muskogee (36,758 residents)Shawnee (31,671 residents)Bixby (30,155 residents)Jenks (27,102 residents)Yukon (25,529 residents)Ardmore (24,877 residents)Ponca City (24,326 residents)Duncan (22,958 residents)Sapulpa (22,570 residents)Mustang (22,192 residents)Del City (21,494 residents)Bethany (20,560 residents)Claremore (20,166 residents)Sand Springs (20,117 residents)Durant (19,746 residents)Altus (18,646 residents)El Reno (18,557 residents)McAlester (18,111 residents)Tahlequah (16,935 residents)Ada (16,575 residents)Chickasha (16,539 residents)Glenpool (14,151 residents)Newcastle (13,001 residents)Miami (12,926 residents)Guymon (12,539 residents)Choctaw (12,303 residents)Weatherford (12,004 residents)Woodward (11,882 residents)Elk City (11,361 residents)Okmulgee (11,348 residents)Guthrie (11,243 residents)Warr Acres (10,466 residents)Coweta (10,433 residents)Pryor Creek (9,569 residents)The Village (9,447 residents)Blanchard (9,215 residents)Poteau (8,959 residents)Collinsville (8,878 residents)Skiatook (8,632 residents)Sallisaw (8,605 residents)Clinton (8,388 residents)Cushing (8,367 residents)Piedmont (8,342 residents)Wagoner (8,082 residents)Tuttle (8,040 residents)Catoosa (7,496 residents)Noble (7,493 residents)Seminole (7,194 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Oklahoma City#1
$65,904county average annual pay
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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Oklahoma) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · BLS QCEW 2024 · Data: ACS 2020–2024; QCEW 2024

Among the 60 largest places in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City has the highest average pay in its county ($65,904), followed by Edmond and Midwest City. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Oklahoma that we cover, the median is $52,785 and the average $54,895; the figure runs from $65,904 (Oklahoma City) to $38,050 (Sallisaw). That is a spread of 1.7 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, Bethany. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅County average annual pay ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1Oklahoma CityOklahoma County$65,904697,125$68,656$1,130
2EdmondOklahoma County$65,90496,825$103,183$1,344
3Midwest CityOklahoma County$65,90458,297$57,520$1,091
4Del CityOklahoma County$65,90421,494$46,925$1,054
5BethanyOklahoma County$65,90420,560$56,591$1,071
6ChoctawOklahoma County$65,90412,303$100,574$1,208
7Warr AcresOklahoma County$65,90410,466$53,273$919
8The VillageOklahoma County$65,9049,447$77,108$1,403
9TulsaTulsa County$63,561413,794$59,838$1,052
10Broken ArrowTulsa County$63,561118,180$86,765$1,320
11OwassoTulsa County$63,56140,151$79,036$1,270
12BixbyTulsa County$63,56130,155$104,404$1,393
13JenksTulsa County$63,56127,102$111,004$1,602
14Sand SpringsTulsa County$63,56120,117$75,645$1,002
15GlenpoolTulsa County$63,56114,151$79,525$1,370
16CollinsvilleTulsa County$63,5618,878$90,570$1,175
17SkiatookTulsa County$63,5618,632$57,480$961
18BartlesvilleWashington County$61,97337,878$58,869$916
19ClaremoreRogers County$58,10720,166$58,685$1,009
20CatoosaRogers County$58,1077,496$72,467$1,066
21AdaPontotoc County$57,57216,575$53,507$894
22Pryor CreekMayes County$57,2139,569$44,839$928
23SapulpaCreek County$55,52722,570$63,817$1,057
24WoodwardWoodward County$55,09611,882$54,463$839
25CowetaWagoner County$55,03010,433$67,519$932
26WagonerWagoner County$55,0308,082$57,917$868
27Elk CityBeckham County$54,14311,361$51,272$943
28ArdmoreCarter County$53,95224,877$53,900$1,006
29MuskogeeMuskogee County$53,92336,758$50,213$858
30AltusJackson County$52,78518,646$55,295$854
31DuncanStephens County$52,78422,958$58,054$896
32StillwaterPayne County$52,06649,269$43,700$947
33CushingPayne County$52,0668,367$44,136$798
34DurantBryan County$51,88119,746$46,812$953
35GuymonTexas County$51,50612,539$60,075$887
36LawtonComanche County$51,30590,595$54,433$967
37NormanCleveland County$51,153129,672$67,704$1,090
38MooreCleveland County$51,15363,420$80,420$1,340
39NobleCleveland County$51,1537,493$81,739$1,038
40McAlesterPittsburg County$50,57218,111$51,930$915
41EnidGarfield County$50,34350,653$62,125$914
42Ponca CityKay County$49,72024,326$55,941$850
43YukonCanadian County$49,57625,529$75,273$1,274
44MustangCanadian County$49,57622,192$87,844$1,287
45El RenoCanadian County$49,57618,557$56,219$968
46PiedmontCanadian County$49,5768,342$104,441$1,544
47WeatherfordCuster County$49,25612,004$54,704$804
48ClintonCuster County$49,2568,388$58,207$883
49TahlequahCherokee County$49,12316,935$49,581$835
50ChickashaGrady County$48,59116,539$54,111$888
51TuttleGrady County$48,5918,040$103,994$1,016
52OkmulgeeOkmulgee County$47,71611,348$41,848$837
53NewcastleMcClain County$47,65013,001$93,398$1,105
54BlanchardMcClain County$47,6509,215$91,473$962
55SeminoleSeminole County$46,9687,194$39,121$744
56ShawneePottawatomie County$46,69331,671$55,815$936
57MiamiOttawa County$45,30112,926$46,410$835
58GuthrieLogan County$44,87311,243$53,457$870
59PoteauLe Flore County$42,2248,959$50,511$853
60SallisawSequoyah County$38,0508,605$48,036$826

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.

FAQ

Which Oklahoma city has the highest average pay in its county?

Oklahoma City, with $65,904 (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Oklahoma by population.

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