Average Forest Fire Inspectors And Prevention Specialists Salary in Oklahoma

Forest Fire Inspectors And Prevention Specialists in Oklahoma earn a median annual salary of $79,350, which is +51.5% compared to the national median. There are 330 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).

$79,350

Oklahoma median annual wage

$38/hour median

+51.5%

Difference vs national median

National median is $52,380

330

Local employment

0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

10.94

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $41,500
25th: $48,800
Median: $79,350
75th: $100,450
90th: $117,810

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

$90,332

Goods: 93.8%
Services: 73.9%
Rents: 62.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
California	$90,290	Compare	290
Utah	$77,480	Compare	60
Louisiana	$74,650	Compare	70
Oregon	$70,910	Compare	110
Maine	$66,310	Compare	60
New Jersey	$57,950	Compare	130

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

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Pediatricians, General	$226,150	0.33
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$222,150	1.14
Family Medicine Physicians	$219,220	2.35
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$208,000	N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$178,900	0.40
Dentists, General	$161,780	0.92
Chemical Engineers	$160,990	0.86
Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$156,030	N/A

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

Historical series

Trend for Forest Fire Inspectors And Prevention Specialists in Oklahoma

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Forest Fire Inspectors And Prevention Specialists are projected to change by +14.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 300 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.