Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Oklahoma County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 77 counties in 2019, at $1,040. Haskell County had the lowest, at $590. The median was $778 and the figure for Oklahoma was $924. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,040Oklahoma County
Median77877 counties
Oklahoma924History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 632 USDAlfalfa County: 842 USDAtoka County: 636 USDBeaver County: 878 USDBeckham County: 935 USDBlaine County: 875 USDBryan County: 765 USDCaddo County: 793 USDCanadian County: 880 USDCarter County: 845 USDCherokee County: 702 USDChoctaw County: 640 USDCimarron County: 673 USDCleveland County: 796 USDCoal County: 778 USDComanche County: 784 USDCotton County: 725 USDCraig County: 718 USDCreek County: 875 USDCuster County: 853 USDDelaware County: 639 USDDewey County: 999 USDEllis County: 794 USDGarfield County: 818 USDGarvin County: 919 USDGrady County: 792 USDGrant County: 1,027 USDGreer County: 612 USDHarmon County: 667 USDHarper County: 736 USDHaskell County: 590 USDHughes County: 626 USDJackson County: 788 USDJefferson County: 627 USDJohnston County: 703 USDKay County: 825 USDKingfisher County: 968 USDKiowa County: 665 USDLatimer County: 798 USDLe Flore County: 733 USDLincoln County: 761 USDLogan County: 695 USDLove County: 699 USDMcClain County: 750 USDMcCurtain County: 707 USDMcIntosh County: 607 USDMajor County: 811 USDMarshall County: 748 USDMayes County: 872 USDMurray County: 719 USDMuskogee County: 827 USDNoble County: 993 USDNowata County: 707 USDOkfuskee County: 685 USDOklahoma County: 1,040 USDOkmulgee County: 738 USDOsage County: 749 USDOttawa County: 662 USDPawnee County: 733 USDPayne County: 821 USDPittsburg County: 893 USDPontotoc County: 856 USDPottawatomie County: 705 USDPushmataha County: 640 USDRoger Mills County: 779 USDRogers County: 917 USDSeminole County: 730 USDSequoyah County: 607 USDStephens County: 846 USDTexas County: 810 USDTillman County: 674 USDTulsa County: 1,003 USDWagoner County: 842 USDWashington County: 1,023 USDWashita County: 778 USDWoods County: 926 USDWoodward County: 946 USD
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  • 880 and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Oklahoma County: 1,040 USDOklahoma County1,040Grant County: 1,027 USDGrant County1,027Washington County: 1,023 USDWashington County1,023Tulsa County: 1,003 USDTulsa County1,003Dewey County: 999 USDDewey County999Noble County: 993 USDNoble County993Kingfisher County: 968 USDKingfisher County968Woodward County: 946 USDWoodward County946Beckham County: 935 USDBeckham County935Woods County: 926 USDWoods County926Garvin County: 919 USDGarvin County919Rogers County: 917 USDRogers County917Pittsburg County: 893 USDPittsburg County893Canadian County: 880 USDCanadian County880Beaver County: 878 USDBeaver County878Blaine County: 875 USDBlaine County875Creek County: 875 USDCreek County875Mayes County: 872 USDMayes County872Pontotoc County: 856 USDPontotoc County856Custer County: 853 USDCuster County853Stephens County: 846 USDStephens County846Carter County: 845 USDCarter County845Alfalfa County: 842 USDAlfalfa County842Wagoner County: 842 USDWagoner County842Muskogee County: 827 USDMuskogee County827Kay County: 825 USDKay County825Payne County: 821 USDPayne County821Garfield County: 818 USDGarfield County818Major County: 811 USDMajor County811Texas County: 810 USDTexas County810Latimer County: 798 USDLatimer County798Cleveland County: 796 USDCleveland County796Ellis County: 794 USDEllis County794Caddo County: 793 USDCaddo County793Grady County: 792 USDGrady County792Jackson County: 788 USDJackson County788Comanche County: 784 USDComanche County784Roger Mills County: 779 USDRoger Mills County779Coal County: 778 USDCoal County778Washita County: 778 USDWashita County778Oklahoma County: 1,040 USDOklahoma County1,040Grant County: 1,027 USDGrant County1,027Washington County: 1,023 USDWashington County1,023Tulsa County: 1,003 USDTulsa County1,003Dewey County: 999 USDDewey County999Noble County: 993 USDNoble County993Kingfisher County: 968 USDKingfisher County968Woodward County: 946 USDWoodward County946Beckham County: 935 USDBeckham County935Woods County: 926 USDWoods County926Garvin County: 919 USDGarvin County919Rogers County: 917 USDRogers County917Pittsburg County: 893 USDPittsburg County893Canadian County: 880 USDCanadian County880Beaver County: 878 USDBeaver County878Blaine County: 875 USDBlaine County875Creek County: 875 USDCreek County875Mayes County: 872 USDMayes County872Pontotoc County: 856 USDPontotoc County856Custer County: 853 USDCuster County853Stephens County: 846 USDStephens County846Carter County: 845 USDCarter County845Alfalfa County: 842 USDAlfalfa County842Wagoner County: 842 USDWagoner County842Muskogee County: 827 USDMuskogee County827Kay County: 825 USDKay County825Payne County: 821 USDPayne County821Garfield County: 818 USDGarfield County818Major County: 811 USDMajor County811Texas County: 810 USDTexas County810Latimer County: 798 USDLatimer County798Cleveland County: 796 USDCleveland County796Ellis County: 794 USDEllis County794Caddo County: 793 USDCaddo County793Grady County: 792 USDGrady County792Jackson County: 788 USDJackson County788Comanche County: 784 USDComanche County784Roger Mills County: 779 USDRoger Mills County779Coal County: 778 USDCoal County778Washita County: 778 USDWashita County778
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

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Oklahoma County1,040+2.5%
2Grant County1,027+5.4%
3Washington County1,023+2.8%
4Tulsa County1,003+2.9%
5Dewey County999+5.4%
6Noble County993+9%
7Kingfisher County968-0.5%
8Woodward County946-0.7%
9Beckham County935-3.1%
10Woods County926+9.6%
11Garvin County919+4.1%
12Rogers County917+4.3%
13Pittsburg County893+2.1%
14Canadian County880-1.2%
15Beaver County878-1.6%
16Blaine County875+6.7%
16Creek County875+5.2%
18Mayes County872+3.7%
19Pontotoc County856+1.8%
20Custer County853+1.8%
21Stephens County846+3.9%
22Carter County845+1.2%
23Alfalfa County842-0.2%
23Wagoner County842+7.7%
25Muskogee County827+6%
26Kay County825+0.7%
27Payne County821+3.5%
28Garfield County8180%
29Major County811-1.3%
30Texas County810+2.5%
31Latimer County798+2.3%
32Cleveland County796+2.7%
33Ellis County794+3.5%
34Caddo County793-0.1%
35Grady County792+4.8%
36Jackson County788+5.6%
37Comanche County784+3.4%
38Roger Mills County779-3.2%
39Coal County778+20.2%
39Washita County778+8.1%
41Bryan County765+3.8%
42Lincoln County761+5%
43McClain County750+2%
44Osage County749+3.7%
45Marshall County748+4.9%
46Okmulgee County738+2.8%
47Harper County736+4.1%
48Le Flore County733+4.3%
48Pawnee County733+3.2%
50Seminole County730+1.2%
51Cotton County725+7.4%
52Murray County719+4.2%
53Craig County718+5.7%
54McCurtain County707+0.3%
54Nowata County707+6.2%
56Pottawatomie County705+4.4%
57Johnston County703+30.7%
58Cherokee County702+3.1%
59Love County699+5.4%
60Logan County695+2.4%
61Okfuskee County685+9.8%
62Tillman County674+0.4%
63Cimarron County673+4.8%
64Harmon County667+3.7%
65Kiowa County665+6.7%
66Ottawa County662+5.6%
67Choctaw County640+3.7%
67Pushmataha County640+7.2%
69Delaware County639+2.1%
70Atoka County636+0.5%
71Adair County632+1%
72Jefferson County627+5%
73Hughes County626+3.5%
74Greer County612-0.5%
75McIntosh County607+5.7%
75Sequoyah County607+11.4%
77Haskell County590-0.5%

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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/2019/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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Haskell County, with $590 in 2019.

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