Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Washington County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 77 counties in 2015, at $973. Sequoyah County had the lowest, at $510. The median was $690 and the figure for Oklahoma was $852. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 615 USDAlfalfa County: 815 USDAtoka County: 575 USDBeaver County: 754 USDBeckham County: 861 USDBlaine County: 721 USDBryan County: 685 USDCaddo County: 706 USDCanadian County: 768 USDCarter County: 781 USDCherokee County: 639 USDChoctaw County: 589 USDCimarron County: 590 USDCleveland County: 734 USDCoal County: 587 USDComanche County: 716 USDCotton County: 681 USDCraig County: 644 USDCreek County: 763 USDCuster County: 771 USDDelaware County: 588 USDDewey County: 773 USDEllis County: 711 USDGarfield County: 863 USDGarvin County: 807 USDGrady County: 704 USDGrant County: 950 USDGreer County: 576 USDHarmon County: 613 USDHarper County: 650 USDHaskell County: 534 USDHughes County: 592 USDJackson County: 683 USDJefferson County: 633 USDJohnston County: 642 USDKay County: 761 USDKingfisher County: 828 USDKiowa County: 614 USDLatimer County: 816 USDLe Flore County: 669 USDLincoln County: 646 USDLogan County: 632 USDLove County: 638 USDMcClain County: 672 USDMcCurtain County: 635 USDMcIntosh County: 554 USDMajor County: 788 USDMarshall County: 635 USDMayes County: 785 USDMurray County: 666 USDMuskogee County: 755 USDNoble County: 796 USDNowata County: 576 USDOkfuskee County: 582 USDOklahoma County: 964 USDOkmulgee County: 664 USDOsage County: 690 USDOttawa County: 601 USDPawnee County: 720 USDPayne County: 763 USDPittsburg County: 793 USDPontotoc County: 723 USDPottawatomie County: 656 USDPushmataha County: 577 USDRoger Mills County: 768 USDRogers County: 843 USDSeminole County: 663 USDSequoyah County: 510 USDStephens County: 817 USDTexas County: 741 USDTillman County: 652 USDTulsa County: 938 USDWagoner County: 749 USDWashington County: 973 USDWashita County: 664 USDWoods County: 837 USDWoodward County: 854 USD
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  • 810 and over
USD, 2015. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Washington County: 973 USDWashington County973Oklahoma County: 964 USDOklahoma County964Grant County: 950 USDGrant County950Tulsa County: 938 USDTulsa County938Garfield County: 863 USDGarfield County863Beckham County: 861 USDBeckham County861Woodward County: 854 USDWoodward County854Rogers County: 843 USDRogers County843Woods County: 837 USDWoods County837Kingfisher County: 828 USDKingfisher County828Stephens County: 817 USDStephens County817Latimer County: 816 USDLatimer County816Alfalfa County: 815 USDAlfalfa County815Garvin County: 807 USDGarvin County807Noble County: 796 USDNoble County796Pittsburg County: 793 USDPittsburg County793Major County: 788 USDMajor County788Mayes County: 785 USDMayes County785Carter County: 781 USDCarter County781Dewey County: 773 USDDewey County773Custer County: 771 USDCuster County771Canadian County: 768 USDCanadian County768Roger Mills County: 768 USDRoger Mills County768Creek County: 763 USDCreek County763Payne County: 763 USDPayne County763Kay County: 761 USDKay County761Muskogee County: 755 USDMuskogee County755Beaver County: 754 USDBeaver County754Wagoner County: 749 USDWagoner County749Texas County: 741 USDTexas County741Cleveland County: 734 USDCleveland County734Pontotoc County: 723 USDPontotoc County723Blaine County: 721 USDBlaine County721Pawnee County: 720 USDPawnee County720Comanche County: 716 USDComanche County716Ellis County: 711 USDEllis County711Caddo County: 706 USDCaddo County706Grady County: 704 USDGrady County704Osage County: 690 USDOsage County690Bryan County: 685 USDBryan County685Washington County: 973 USDWashington County973Oklahoma County: 964 USDOklahoma County964Grant County: 950 USDGrant County950Tulsa County: 938 USDTulsa County938Garfield County: 863 USDGarfield County863Beckham County: 861 USDBeckham County861Woodward County: 854 USDWoodward County854Rogers County: 843 USDRogers County843Woods County: 837 USDWoods County837Kingfisher County: 828 USDKingfisher County828Stephens County: 817 USDStephens County817Latimer County: 816 USDLatimer County816Alfalfa County: 815 USDAlfalfa County815Garvin County: 807 USDGarvin County807Noble County: 796 USDNoble County796Pittsburg County: 793 USDPittsburg County793Major County: 788 USDMajor County788Mayes County: 785 USDMayes County785Carter County: 781 USDCarter County781Dewey County: 773 USDDewey County773Custer County: 771 USDCuster County771Canadian County: 768 USDCanadian County768Roger Mills County: 768 USDRoger Mills County768Creek County: 763 USDCreek County763Payne County: 763 USDPayne County763Kay County: 761 USDKay County761Muskogee County: 755 USDMuskogee County755Beaver County: 754 USDBeaver County754Wagoner County: 749 USDWagoner County749Texas County: 741 USDTexas County741Cleveland County: 734 USDCleveland County734Pontotoc County: 723 USDPontotoc County723Blaine County: 721 USDBlaine County721Pawnee County: 720 USDPawnee County720Comanche County: 716 USDComanche County716Ellis County: 711 USDEllis County711Caddo County: 706 USDCaddo County706Grady County: 704 USDGrady County704Osage County: 690 USDOsage County690Bryan County: 685 USDBryan County685
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

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Washington County973+0.2%
2Oklahoma County964+1.7%
3Grant County950+6.3%
4Tulsa County938+1.2%
5Garfield County863+0.3%
6Beckham County861-4.8%
7Woodward County854-7.6%
8Rogers County8430%
9Woods County837+6.2%
10Kingfisher County828-6.7%
11Stephens County817-1.7%
12Latimer County816+5.3%
13Alfalfa County815-2.3%
14Garvin County807-4.6%
15Noble County796+1.5%
16Pittsburg County793+2.9%
17Major County788-4.4%
18Mayes County785+3.3%
19Carter County781+1.4%
20Dewey County773-5.6%
21Custer County771-1.7%
22Canadian County768-1.3%
22Roger Mills County768+0.4%
24Creek County763+0.1%
24Payne County763-0.8%
26Kay County761+0.7%
27Muskogee County755+3.7%
28Beaver County754-0.4%
29Wagoner County749+7%
30Texas County741+2.6%
31Cleveland County734+1.9%
32Pontotoc County723+2.7%
33Blaine County721+0.7%
34Pawnee County720-2.4%
35Comanche County716+2.6%
36Ellis County711-9.5%
37Caddo County706+1.4%
38Grady County704-0.4%
39Osage County690+1.9%
40Bryan County685+4.6%
41Jackson County683+1.9%
42Cotton County681+15.2%
43McClain County6720%
44Le Flore County669-1.5%
45Murray County666+3.3%
46Okmulgee County664+2.8%
46Washita County664-4.9%
48Seminole County663-0.6%
49Pottawatomie County656+3.3%
50Tillman County652+3%
51Harper County650-2.4%
52Lincoln County646-0.9%
53Craig County644+1.6%
54Johnston County642-0.2%
55Cherokee County639+1.6%
56Love County638+2.9%
57Marshall County635+0.3%
57McCurtain County635+2.9%
59Jefferson County633-2.6%
60Logan County632+0.8%
61Adair County615+3.4%
62Kiowa County614-3%
63Harmon County613+1.8%
64Ottawa County601+2.4%
65Hughes County592-3.1%
66Cimarron County590+9.3%
67Choctaw County589+3.7%
68Delaware County588+6.3%
69Coal County587-5.3%
70Okfuskee County582+0.5%
71Pushmataha County577+3.8%
72Greer County576-1.9%
72Nowata County576+3.4%
74Atoka County575-2.4%
75McIntosh County554+2.4%
76Haskell County534+0.8%
77Sequoyah County510+1.4%

Other periods

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/2015/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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/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), 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washington County, with $973 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Sequoyah County, with $510 in 2015.

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