Counties in Oklahoma by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Oklahoma County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 77 counties in 2020, at $1,080. McIntosh County had the lowest, at $592. The median was $782 and the figure for Oklahoma was $953. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,080Oklahoma County
Median78277 counties
Oklahoma953History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 671 USDAlfalfa County: 835 USDAtoka County: 636 USDBeaver County: 803 USDBeckham County: 881 USDBlaine County: 808 USDBryan County: 819 USDCaddo County: 821 USDCanadian County: 839 USDCarter County: 866 USDCherokee County: 777 USDChoctaw County: 666 USDCimarron County: 687 USDCleveland County: 840 USDCoal County: 695 USDComanche County: 822 USDCotton County: 641 USDCraig County: 726 USDCreek County: 874 USDCuster County: 868 USDDelaware County: 672 USDDewey County: 934 USDEllis County: 754 USDGarfield County: 824 USDGarvin County: 925 USDGrady County: 782 USDGrant County: 964 USDGreer County: 659 USDHarmon County: 729 USDHarper County: 735 USDHaskell County: 615 USDHughes County: 639 USDJackson County: 841 USDJefferson County: 668 USDJohnston County: 730 USDKay County: 859 USDKingfisher County: 945 USDKiowa County: 708 USDLatimer County: 773 USDLe Flore County: 748 USDLincoln County: 798 USDLogan County: 717 USDLove County: 747 USDMcClain County: 772 USDMcCurtain County: 731 USDMcIntosh County: 592 USDMajor County: 760 USDMarshall County: 794 USDMayes County: 916 USDMurray County: 740 USDMuskogee County: 855 USDNoble County: 932 USDNowata County: 789 USDOkfuskee County: 665 USDOklahoma County: 1,080 USDOkmulgee County: 798 USDOsage County: 775 USDOttawa County: 692 USDPawnee County: 766 USDPayne County: 843 USDPittsburg County: 870 USDPontotoc County: 906 USDPottawatomie County: 751 USDPushmataha County: 688 USDRoger Mills County: 780 USDRogers County: 925 USDSeminole County: 759 USDSequoyah County: 615 USDStephens County: 861 USDTexas County: 832 USDTillman County: 704 USDTulsa County: 1,044 USDWagoner County: 855 USDWashington County: 1,056 USDWashita County: 748 USDWoods County: 810 USDWoodward County: 912 USD
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  • 690 to 750
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  • 830 to 880
  • 880 and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Oklahoma County: 1,080 USDOklahoma County1,080Washington County: 1,056 USDWashington County1,056Tulsa County: 1,044 USDTulsa County1,044Grant County: 964 USDGrant County964Kingfisher County: 945 USDKingfisher County945Dewey County: 934 USDDewey County934Noble County: 932 USDNoble County932Garvin County: 925 USDGarvin County925Rogers County: 925 USDRogers County925Mayes County: 916 USDMayes County916Woodward County: 912 USDWoodward County912Pontotoc County: 906 USDPontotoc County906Beckham County: 881 USDBeckham County881Creek County: 874 USDCreek County874Pittsburg County: 870 USDPittsburg County870Custer County: 868 USDCuster County868Carter County: 866 USDCarter County866Stephens County: 861 USDStephens County861Kay County: 859 USDKay County859Muskogee County: 855 USDMuskogee County855Wagoner County: 855 USDWagoner County855Payne County: 843 USDPayne County843Jackson County: 841 USDJackson County841Cleveland County: 840 USDCleveland County840Canadian County: 839 USDCanadian County839Alfalfa County: 835 USDAlfalfa County835Texas County: 832 USDTexas County832Garfield County: 824 USDGarfield County824Comanche County: 822 USDComanche County822Caddo County: 821 USDCaddo County821Bryan County: 819 USDBryan County819Woods County: 810 USDWoods County810Blaine County: 808 USDBlaine County808Beaver County: 803 USDBeaver County803Lincoln County: 798 USDLincoln County798Okmulgee County: 798 USDOkmulgee County798Marshall County: 794 USDMarshall County794Nowata County: 789 USDNowata County789Grady County: 782 USDGrady County782Roger Mills County: 780 USDRoger Mills County780Oklahoma County: 1,080 USDOklahoma County1,080Washington County: 1,056 USDWashington County1,056Tulsa County: 1,044 USDTulsa County1,044Grant County: 964 USDGrant County964Kingfisher County: 945 USDKingfisher County945Dewey County: 934 USDDewey County934Noble County: 932 USDNoble County932Garvin County: 925 USDGarvin County925Rogers County: 925 USDRogers County925Mayes County: 916 USDMayes County916Woodward County: 912 USDWoodward County912Pontotoc County: 906 USDPontotoc County906Beckham County: 881 USDBeckham County881Creek County: 874 USDCreek County874Pittsburg County: 870 USDPittsburg County870Custer County: 868 USDCuster County868Carter County: 866 USDCarter County866Stephens County: 861 USDStephens County861Kay County: 859 USDKay County859Muskogee County: 855 USDMuskogee County855Wagoner County: 855 USDWagoner County855Payne County: 843 USDPayne County843Jackson County: 841 USDJackson County841Cleveland County: 840 USDCleveland County840Canadian County: 839 USDCanadian County839Alfalfa County: 835 USDAlfalfa County835Texas County: 832 USDTexas County832Garfield County: 824 USDGarfield County824Comanche County: 822 USDComanche County822Caddo County: 821 USDCaddo County821Bryan County: 819 USDBryan County819Woods County: 810 USDWoods County810Blaine County: 808 USDBlaine County808Beaver County: 803 USDBeaver County803Lincoln County: 798 USDLincoln County798Okmulgee County: 798 USDOkmulgee County798Marshall County: 794 USDMarshall County794Nowata County: 789 USDNowata County789Grady County: 782 USDGrady County782Roger Mills County: 780 USDRoger Mills County780
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

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Oklahoma County1,080+3.8%
2Washington County1,056+3.2%
3Tulsa County1,044+4.1%
4Grant County964-6.1%
5Kingfisher County945-2.4%
6Dewey County934-6.5%
7Noble County932-6.1%
8Garvin County925+0.7%
8Rogers County925+0.9%
10Mayes County916+5%
11Woodward County912-3.6%
12Pontotoc County906+5.8%
13Beckham County881-5.8%
14Creek County874-0.1%
15Pittsburg County870-2.6%
16Custer County868+1.8%
17Carter County866+2.5%
18Stephens County861+1.8%
19Kay County859+4.1%
20Muskogee County855+3.4%
20Wagoner County855+1.5%
22Payne County843+2.7%
23Jackson County841+6.7%
24Cleveland County840+5.5%
25Canadian County839-4.7%
26Alfalfa County835-0.8%
27Texas County832+2.7%
28Garfield County824+0.7%
29Comanche County822+4.8%
30Caddo County821+3.5%
31Bryan County819+7.1%
32Woods County810-12.5%
33Blaine County808-7.7%
34Beaver County803-8.5%
35Lincoln County798+4.9%
35Okmulgee County798+8.1%
37Marshall County794+6.1%
38Nowata County789+11.6%
39Grady County782-1.3%
40Roger Mills County780+0.1%
41Cherokee County777+10.7%
42Osage County775+3.5%
43Latimer County773-3.1%
44McClain County772+2.9%
45Pawnee County766+4.5%
46Major County760-6.3%
47Seminole County759+4%
48Ellis County754-5%
49Pottawatomie County751+6.5%
50Le Flore County748+2%
50Washita County748-3.9%
52Love County747+6.9%
53Murray County740+2.9%
54Harper County735-0.1%
55McCurtain County731+3.4%
56Johnston County730+3.8%
57Harmon County729+9.3%
58Craig County726+1.1%
59Logan County717+3.2%
60Kiowa County708+6.5%
61Tillman County704+4.5%
62Coal County695-10.7%
63Ottawa County692+4.5%
64Pushmataha County688+7.5%
65Cimarron County687+2.1%
66Delaware County672+5.2%
67Adair County671+6.2%
68Jefferson County668+6.5%
69Choctaw County666+4.1%
70Okfuskee County665-2.9%
71Greer County659+7.7%
72Cotton County641-11.6%
73Hughes County639+2.1%
74Atoka County6360%
75Haskell County615+4.2%
75Sequoyah County615+1.3%
77McIntosh County592-2.5%

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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.

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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/2020/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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/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), 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/oklahoma-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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