Median pay · Oklahoma
$23,720A year, or $11 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $16,450 | $8 |
| 25th percentile | $18,680 | $9 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $23,720 | $11 |
| 75th percentile | $27,890 | $13 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $30,010 | $14 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $24,440 | $12 |
Wage survey · BLS May 2025
How we got this
- Median wage in OklahomaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of the people in this job were paid more than this, half less.$23,720
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$11.40
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$1,718 a month at an effective rate of 13.1%.$20,622 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Oklahoma sit at 87.8 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$27,003
- Against the national medianThe national median is $34,320.30.9% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 2.15 against the nation's 1.00.1,980
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
What lands in the bank
Tax year 2026 · InteractiveEstimated on the median salary of $23,720 in Oklahoma, for a single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026. Explore other wage levels and filing statuses below.
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What $23,720 is worth in Oklahoma
Prices in Oklahoma sit at 87.8 against a national average of 100, so $23,720 earned here buys what $27,003 buys at national average prices.
- Rents. 62.8 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
- Against local households. The median household in Oklahoma takes in $65,039, so this occupation's median is 0.37 times that, on one income.
- How common the job is here. 115% more concentrated in Oklahoma than in the country as a whole.
Reading the numbers
What stands out for gambling dealers in Oklahoma
Oklahoma ranks 29 of 31 states by median pay for gambling dealers, among the lowest-paying in the country.
Gambling dealers hold 2.2 times the share of jobs in Oklahoma that they hold nationally, with 1,980 counted.
Rents in Oklahoma index at 62.8 (U.S. = 100) while prices overall index at 87.8, a gap of -25.1 pts. For a renter, housing moves the local cost of living more than anything else.
Prices in Oklahoma index at 87.8 (U.S. = 100), so the $23,720 median buys roughly what $27,003 would at national prices, $3,283 more.
Common questions
Gambling Dealers pay in Oklahoma, answered
How much do gambling dealers make in Oklahoma?
The median wage for gambling dealers in Oklahoma is $23,720 a year, or $11.40 an hour.
Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.
What is the average Gambling Dealers salary in Oklahoma?
BLS’s mean (average) wage for gambling dealers in Oklahoma is $24,440 a year. The median is $23,720.
The mean sits higher when a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up. For a typical paycheck, the median is the better middle.
What is the hourly pay for gambling dealers in Oklahoma?
The median hourly wage is $11.40. At a full-time year that lines up with about $23,720 a year.
BLS May 2025; hourly and annual figures come from the same survey.
What is the starting salary for gambling dealers in Oklahoma?
BLS does not publish starting pay. The closest figure it does publish is the low end of the range: in Oklahoma, the lowest-paid 10% of gambling dealers earn under $16,450 a year and a quarter earn under $18,680 ($7.91 and $8.98 an hour).
New hires often start somewhere in that band, but the May 2025 survey does not record experience, so read it as a floor to compare an offer against rather than a typical first salary.
What is the salary range for gambling dealers in Oklahoma?
The overall salary range for gambling dealers in Oklahoma spans from $16,450 for the bottom 10% to $30,010 for top earners.
The middle 50% earn between $18,680 and $27,890 a year, with the overall median at $23,720.
What is the take-home pay for gambling dealers in Oklahoma?
On the median wage of $23,720, a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction keeps an estimated $20,622 a year, or roughly $1,718 a month.
That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 13.1%.
Oklahoma takes $522 of it in state income tax.
How much does gambling dealers make a month in Oklahoma?
On the median annual salary of $23,720, estimated take-home pay is roughly $1,718 a month after federal, state, and FICA taxes.
For workers paid on a standard biweekly schedule (26 pay periods per year), each paycheck is approximately $793 net.
Do gambling dealers earn more in Oklahoma than in the rest of the country?
No. The median in Oklahoma is 30.9% below the national median of $34,320.
Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Oklahoma sit at 87.8 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.
Is $23,720 a good salary in Oklahoma?
It is 0.37 times the median household income of $65,039. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.
Prices in Oklahoma run at 87.8 against a national average of 100, with rents at 62.8, so $23,720 here buys about what $27,003 buys at national average prices.
What do the highest-paid gambling dealers earn in Oklahoma?
The top tenth earn $30,010 a year or more. The 10th-percentile wage is $16,450.
Experience, specialty, employer and the part of Oklahoma someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.
How many gambling dealers are there in Oklahoma?
The survey counted 1,980 of these jobs in Oklahoma for May 2025.
That makes the occupation 115% more concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.