Average Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in Oklahoma

Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand in Oklahoma earn a median annual salary of $35,410, which is -15.1% compared to the national median. There are 240 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).

$35,410

Oklahoma median annual wage

$17/hour median

-15.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $41,690

240

Local employment

0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.81

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $31,700
25th: $31,750
Median: $35,410
75th: $42,570
90th: $46,280

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

$40,311

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

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Minnesota	$50,550	Compare	140
Nevada	$50,130	Compare	100
Rhode Island	$49,050	Compare	170
Connecticut	$47,460	Compare	N/A
Missouri	$47,070	Compare	240
Iowa	$46,960	Compare	240

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 Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand in Oklahoma

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Grinding And Polishing Workers, Hand are projected to change by -21.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 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.