Insights / Healthcare pay below the U.S. median / Oklahoma
5 healthcare jobs where pay in Oklahoma lags the U.S. median
Oklahoma aide pay of about $27.7K shows Oklahoma far from a pasted national template.
Oklahoma briefs that paste about $44.5K for technicians will miss the Oklahoma file.
Oklahoma emergency medical technicians actually earn about $34.2K, 23% under the national median.
Oklahoma lab technologists stay short at about $53.3K, 15% under the national median.
Each occupation
1Emergency Medical Technicians
- State median
- $34,170
- U.S. median
- $44,470
- State vs U.S.
- 0.77
2Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State median
- $27,710
- U.S. median
- $35,800
- State vs U.S.
- 0.77
3Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $56,120
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.83
4Registered Nurses
- State median
- $82,920
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
5Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- State median
- $53,300
- U.S. median
- $62,930
- State vs U.S.
- 0.85
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Medical Technicians | $34,170 | $44,470 | 0.77 |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $27,710 | $35,800 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Healthcare Social Workers | $56,120 | $67,880 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Registered Nurses | $82,920 | $97,550 | 0.85 |
| 5 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $53,300 | $62,930 | 0.85 |
Takeaways
- Oklahoma healthcare social workers earn about $56.1K, 17% under the national median, so flag that Oklahoma gap too.
- Oklahoma registered nurses earn about $82.9K, still short of the country, and Oklahoma should say so.
- Oklahoma should put about $62.9K beside lab pay so the Oklahoma shortfall is obvious in the room.
- Oklahoma aide comparisons belong next to about $35.8K nationally, or the Oklahoma posting will fib.
For recruiters
- Oklahoma, show about $67.9K beside social worker pay before Oklahoma sends the offer.
- Oklahoma, do not let about $97.6K replace the local Oklahoma nurse median.
- Assign the Oklahoma wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
An occupation is included only when the Oklahoma OEWS median is at most 0.97 times the U.S. median for the same occupation. The 5 lowest comparisons are shown. States with fewer than 5 such occupations are omitted, rather than filled with occupations at or above the U.S. median. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest comparison, Oklahoma is 11 of 31. A row links to the Oklahoma metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $34,170 is stated as about $34.2K. $44,470 is stated as about $44.5K. a comparison of 0.77 is stated as 23 percent. $53,300 is stated as about $53.3K. $62,930 is stated as about $62.9K. a comparison of 0.85 is stated as 15 percent. Rounded figures in the prose: $56,120 is stated as about $56.1K. a comparison of 0.83 is stated as 17 percent. $82,920 is stated as about $82.9K. $35,800 is stated as about $35.8K. $67,880 is stated as about $67.9K. $97,550 is stated as about $97.6K. $27,710 is stated as about $27.7K.
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