Electrical Engineer salary in Oklahoma

Official occupation: 17-2071 Electrical Engineers · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Oklahoma, the median electrical engineer earns $107,760 a year, 11% below the United States median of $120,630.

It ranks 29th of 49 states with a published figure.

Pay is widely spread: the top 10% earn at least $187,140, 2.5 times the $74,060 that marks the bottom 10%.

About 2,080 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.96).

For context, the median across all occupations in Oklahoma is $45,600, so this role pays 2.4 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureOklahomaNational
Median annual pay Observed$107,760United States: $120,630
Mean annual pay Observed$118,440United States: $125,100
10th percentile Observed$74,060United States: $76,550
25th percentile Observed$89,250United States: $92,830
75th percentile Observed$134,190United States: $152,950
90th percentile Observed$187,140United States: $184,300
Median hourly pay Observed$51.81United States: $58.00
Employment (jobs) Observed2,080
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed1.221
Location quotient Observed0.96
Difference from United States median ($120,630) Derived−11%
Rank among 49 states Derived29
Ratio to Oklahoma all-occupation median ($45,600) Derived2.36×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.53

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 27. Minnesota$109,510
  2. 28. Illinois$107,860
  3. 29. Oklahoma$107,760
  4. 30. Nevada$107,400
  5. 31. Nebraska$107,260

Largest cities in Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow, Lawton (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.