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Salary data from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Average Helpers--Extraction Workers Salary in Oklahoma

Helpers--Extraction Workers in Oklahoma earn a median annual salary of $57,560, which is +18.9% compared to the national median. There are 300 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).

$57,560
Oklahoma median annual wage
$28/hour median
+18.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,400
300
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
4.06
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$23,590
25th
$25,640
Median
$57,560
75th
$57,560
90th
$57,560

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
$65,526
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 73.9%
Rents: 62.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
West Virginia$75,270Compare350
Kentucky$66,320Compare220
Virginia$65,250Compare140
New Jersey$60,020CompareN/A
Indiana$59,990Compare130
Wyoming$55,970Compare70

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 Helpers--Extraction Workers in Oklahoma

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Helpers--Extraction Workers are projected to change by -1.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 700 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.