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Average Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, And Systems Assemblers Salary in Oklahoma

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, And Systems Assemblers in Oklahoma earn a median annual salary of $45,840, which is -25.7% compared to the national median. There are 280 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Oklahoma (state).

$45,840
Oklahoma median annual wage
$22/hour median
-25.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $61,680
280
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.78
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,510
25th
$39,590
Median
$45,840
75th
$59,190
90th
$73,450

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oklahoma, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$52,184
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 73.9%
Rents: 62.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$93,550Compare4,760
Connecticut$82,280Compare240
Texas$81,130Compare3,260
Pennsylvania$78,570Compare1,140
Colorado$68,230Compare170
Arizona$66,930Compare640

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has salary data for 708 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, And Systems Assemblers in Oklahoma

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, And Systems Assemblers are projected to change by -14.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.