Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025

Dewey County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 77 counties in 2025, at $1,481. Jefferson County had the lowest, at $760. The median was $986 and the figure for Oklahoma was $1,173. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest1,481Dewey County
Median98677 counties
Oklahoma1,173History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Dewey County: 1,481 USDDewey County1,481Oklahoma County: 1,314 USDOklahoma County1,314Tulsa County: 1,275 USDTulsa County1,275Washington County: 1,237 USDWashington County1,237Grant County: 1,172 USDGrant County1,172Rogers County: 1,172 USDRogers County1,172Pontotoc County: 1,163 USDPontotoc County1,163Mayes County: 1,159 USDMayes County1,159Garvin County: 1,126 USDGarvin County1,126Beckham County: 1,124 USDBeckham County1,124Creek County: 1,123 USDCreek County1,123Kingfisher County: 1,115 USDKingfisher County1,115Noble County: 1,112 USDNoble County1,112Latimer County: 1,105 USDLatimer County1,105Wagoner County: 1,096 USDWagoner County1,096Woodward County: 1,093 USDWoodward County1,093Muskogee County: 1,067 USDMuskogee County1,067Jackson County: 1,059 USDJackson County1,059Stephens County: 1,054 USDStephens County1,054Osage County: 1,051 USDOsage County1,051Caddo County: 1,050 USDCaddo County1,050Carter County: 1,044 USDCarter County1,044Bryan County: 1,038 USDBryan County1,038Payne County: 1,034 USDPayne County1,034Lincoln County: 1,031 USDLincoln County1,031Alfalfa County: 1,030 USDAlfalfa County1,030Coal County: 1,021 USDCoal County1,021Comanche County: 1,017 USDComanche County1,017Cleveland County: 1,014 USDCleveland County1,014Blaine County: 1,008 USDBlaine County1,008Beaver County: 1,005 USDBeaver County1,005Marshall County: 1,000 USDMarshall County1,000Pittsburg County: 1,000 USDPittsburg County1,000Garfield County: 998 USDGarfield County998Canadian County: 996 USDCanadian County996Cherokee County: 994 USDCherokee County994Kay County: 989 USDKay County989Love County: 988 USDLove County988Major County: 986 USDMajor County986Murray County: 985 USDMurray County985
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD
Change on 2024
1Dewey County1,481+11.1%
2Oklahoma County1,314+3.7%
3Tulsa County1,275+4.3%
4Washington County1,237+3.8%
5Grant County1,172+5.9%
5Rogers County1,172+4.9%
7Pontotoc County1,163+5.1%
8Mayes County1,159+5.4%
9Garvin County1,126+4.2%
10Beckham County1,124+8%
11Creek County1,123+5.1%
12Kingfisher County1,115+1.8%
13Noble County1,112+9.1%
14Latimer County1,105-0.5%
15Wagoner County1,096+3.6%
16Woodward County1,093+3.1%
17Muskogee County1,067+2.9%
18Jackson County1,059+4.3%
19Stephens County1,054+3.8%
20Osage County1,051+7.5%
21Caddo County1,050+9.6%
22Carter County1,044+0.6%
23Bryan County1,038+4%
24Payne County1,034+3.3%
25Lincoln County1,031+5.6%
26Alfalfa County1,030+5.1%
27Coal County1,021+15.1%
28Comanche County1,017+3%
29Cleveland County1,014+3%
30Blaine County1,008+4.1%
31Beaver County1,005+3.2%
32Marshall County1,000+5.9%
32Pittsburg County1,000+2.8%
34Garfield County998+3.1%
35Canadian County996+4.5%
36Cherokee County994+5.2%
37Kay County989+3.5%
38Love County988+3%
39Major County986+1.8%
40Murray County985+4.2%
40Texas County985-0.6%
42Custer County984+3.9%
43Grady County975+4.4%
44Woods County968+3.3%
45McClain County965+5.3%
46Johnston County960+11.2%
47Cotton County956+11.4%
48Okmulgee County955+4%
49Harper County950+3.1%
49Seminole County950+5.2%
51Roger Mills County938+1%
52McCurtain County935+6.1%
53Ellis County926+5.3%
54Pottawatomie County923+2.8%
55Logan County907+5.1%
56Pawnee County905+4%
57Kiowa County895+5%
58Craig County894+2.1%
59Ottawa County891+2.3%
60Washita County888+1.5%
61Choctaw County876+4.8%
62Nowata County873+0.1%
63Cimarron County861+3%
64Harmon County858+2.6%
65Tillman County851+2.7%
66Delaware County850+3.9%
67Adair County841+3.2%
68Le Flore County840+3.4%
69Haskell County833+3%
70Okfuskee County827+3.6%
71Hughes County811+4.5%
71Pushmataha County811+3%
73Atoka County805+3.9%
74Greer County796+3.9%
75Sequoyah County776+6%
76McIntosh County769+8.3%
77Jefferson County760+4.5%

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About this ranking

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties.

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Which county has the highest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Dewey County, with $1,481 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Jefferson County, with $760 in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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