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Electricians in Oklahoma: what they earn

Electricians in Oklahoma earned a median $61,010 a year in May 2025, $29.33 an hour. 8,500 people held the job, 5.0 for every 1,000 jobs in the state. That median is 3% below the national figure of $63,190, and Oklahoma ranks 39 of 51 by pay for this trade.

Median annual
$61,010
$29.33 an hour
Rank by pay
#39
of 51 states and DC
Employed in OK
8,500
5.0 per 1,000 jobs
Location quotient
1.02
1.00 = national concentration

The full wage spread in Oklahoma

PointHourlyAnnualMeaning
10th percentile$18.22$37,900A tenth of the workforce earns less than this.
25th percentile$22.90$47,640A quarter earn less.
Median$29.33$61,010Half earn less, half earn more.
75th percentile$36.78$76,510A quarter earn more.
90th percentile$44.59$92,740A tenth earn more than this.
Mean$30.49$63,410The average. Pulled up by the top earners.

Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, BLS's full-time year. Overtime is inside the survey's earnings but not separated out.

Oklahoma against its neighbors on the pay ladder

#StateMedian annualEmployed
36 South Dakota $61,390 2,980
37 Tennessee $61,090 17,070
38 Arizona $61,060 21,140
39 Oklahoma $61,010 8,500
40 Iowa $60,860 10,310
41 Mississippi $60,860 6,610
42 Nebraska $60,820 6,440

The complete ranking is on the Electricians page.

Against the national figure

OklahomaUnited States
Median annual$61,010$63,190
Median hourly$29.33$30.38
10th percentile, annual$37,900$42,640
90th percentile, annual$92,740$108,510
Employed8,500757,220

Other trades in Oklahoma

Plumbers and pipefitters ($57,970) · HVAC technicians ($57,560) · Welders ($49,720) · Truck drivers (CDL) ($54,410)

See all five ranked by pay in Oklahoma.

Licensing requirements, apprenticeship pay and the time it takes to reach journeyman in Oklahoma are being collected from the state authority and will appear here once sourced and cited. Numbers on this page are the May 2025 BLS estimates; see how the numbers are built.