Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid

Oklahoma County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 77 counties in 2015, at $24.92 billion. Cimarron County had the lowest, at $24.83 million. The median was $275.82 million and the figure for Oklahoma was $76.96 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest24,922.8Oklahoma County
Lowest24.8Cimarron County
Median275.877 counties
Oklahoma76,957.8History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 161.3 USD millionAlfalfa County: 80.3 USD millionAtoka County: 110 USD millionBeaver County: 73.5 USD millionBeckham County: 538 USD millionBlaine County: 127.7 USD millionBryan County: 609.9 USD millionCaddo County: 295.1 USD millionCanadian County: 1,414.7 USD millionCarter County: 1,069 USD millionCherokee County: 554.1 USD millionChoctaw County: 152.4 USD millionCimarron County: 24.8 USD millionCleveland County: 3,457 USD millionCoal County: 41.5 USD millionComanche County: 2,421.3 USD millionCotton County: 60.5 USD millionCraig County: 206.4 USD millionCreek County: 819 USD millionCuster County: 568.8 USD millionDelaware County: 305.4 USD millionDewey County: 66.2 USD millionEllis County: 53.1 USD millionGarfield County: 1,416 USD millionGarvin County: 456.7 USD millionGrady County: 517.5 USD millionGrant County: 96 USD millionGreer County: 42.3 USD millionHarmon County: 25.9 USD millionHarper County: 39.9 USD millionHaskell County: 113.8 USD millionHughes County: 104.6 USD millionJackson County: 446.1 USD millionJefferson County: 43.7 USD millionJohnston County: 110.4 USD millionKay County: 793.7 USD millionKingfisher County: 279.4 USD millionKiowa County: 81.3 USD millionLatimer County: 144.5 USD millionLe Flore County: 516.1 USD millionLincoln County: 255.9 USD millionLogan County: 272.7 USD millionLove County: 204.4 USD millionMcClain County: 343.8 USD millionMcCurtain County: 405.2 USD millionMcIntosh County: 132.2 USD millionMajor County: 110.7 USD millionMarshall County: 158.5 USD millionMayes County: 566.9 USD millionMurray County: 228.1 USD millionMuskogee County: 1,307.1 USD millionNoble County: 209.3 USD millionNowata County: 60.7 USD millionOkfuskee County: 81.9 USD millionOklahoma County: 24,922.8 USD millionOkmulgee County: 378.4 USD millionOsage County: 286.5 USD millionOttawa County: 407.4 USD millionPawnee County: 132.5 USD millionPayne County: 1,466.4 USD millionPittsburg County: 725.5 USD millionPontotoc County: 748.5 USD millionPottawatomie County: 874.3 USD millionPushmataha County: 94.8 USD millionRoger Mills County: 33.8 USD millionRogers County: 1,332.9 USD millionSeminole County: 279 USD millionSequoyah County: 275.8 USD millionStephens County: 731.3 USD millionTexas County: 386.7 USD millionTillman County: 74.2 USD millionTulsa County: 18,734.4 USD millionWagoner County: 405.4 USD millionWashington County: 1,153.5 USD millionWashita County: 81.4 USD millionWoods County: 183 USD millionWoodward County: 474.4 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Oklahoma County: 24,922.8 USD millionOklahoma County24,922.8Tulsa County: 18,734.4 USD millionTulsa County18,734.4Cleveland County: 3,457 USD millionCleveland County3,457Comanche County: 2,421.3 USD millionComanche County2,421.3Payne County: 1,466.4 USD millionPayne County1,466.4Garfield County: 1,416 USD millionGarfield County1,416Canadian County: 1,414.7 USD millionCanadian County1,414.7Rogers County: 1,332.9 USD millionRogers County1,332.9Muskogee County: 1,307.1 USD millionMuskogee County1,307.1Washington County: 1,153.5 USD millionWashington County1,153.5Carter County: 1,069 USD millionCarter County1,069Pottawatomie County: 874.3 USD millionPottawatomie County874.3Creek County: 819 USD millionCreek County819Kay County: 793.7 USD millionKay County793.7Pontotoc County: 748.5 USD millionPontotoc County748.5Stephens County: 731.3 USD millionStephens County731.3Pittsburg County: 725.5 USD millionPittsburg County725.5Bryan County: 609.9 USD millionBryan County609.9Custer County: 568.8 USD millionCuster County568.8Mayes County: 566.9 USD millionMayes County566.9Cherokee County: 554.1 USD millionCherokee County554.1Beckham County: 538 USD millionBeckham County538Grady County: 517.5 USD millionGrady County517.5Le Flore County: 516.1 USD millionLe Flore County516.1Woodward County: 474.4 USD millionWoodward County474.4Garvin County: 456.7 USD millionGarvin County456.7Jackson County: 446.1 USD millionJackson County446.1Ottawa County: 407.4 USD millionOttawa County407.4Wagoner County: 405.4 USD millionWagoner County405.4McCurtain County: 405.2 USD millionMcCurtain County405.2Texas County: 386.7 USD millionTexas County386.7Okmulgee County: 378.4 USD millionOkmulgee County378.4McClain County: 343.8 USD millionMcClain County343.8Delaware County: 305.4 USD millionDelaware County305.4Caddo County: 295.1 USD millionCaddo County295.1Osage County: 286.5 USD millionOsage County286.5Kingfisher County: 279.4 USD millionKingfisher County279.4Seminole County: 279 USD millionSeminole County279Sequoyah County: 275.8 USD millionSequoyah County275.8Logan County: 272.7 USD millionLogan County272.7Oklahoma County: 24,922.8 USD millionOklahoma County24,922.8Tulsa County: 18,734.4 USD millionTulsa County18,734.4Cleveland County: 3,457 USD millionCleveland County3,457Comanche County: 2,421.3 USD millionComanche County2,421.3Payne County: 1,466.4 USD millionPayne County1,466.4Garfield County: 1,416 USD millionGarfield County1,416Canadian County: 1,414.7 USD millionCanadian County1,414.7Rogers County: 1,332.9 USD millionRogers County1,332.9Muskogee County: 1,307.1 USD millionMuskogee County1,307.1Washington County: 1,153.5 USD millionWashington County1,153.5Carter County: 1,069 USD millionCarter County1,069Pottawatomie County: 874.3 USD millionPottawatomie County874.3Creek County: 819 USD millionCreek County819Kay County: 793.7 USD millionKay County793.7Pontotoc County: 748.5 USD millionPontotoc County748.5Stephens County: 731.3 USD millionStephens County731.3Pittsburg County: 725.5 USD millionPittsburg County725.5Bryan County: 609.9 USD millionBryan County609.9Custer County: 568.8 USD millionCuster County568.8Mayes County: 566.9 USD millionMayes County566.9Cherokee County: 554.1 USD millionCherokee County554.1Beckham County: 538 USD millionBeckham County538Grady County: 517.5 USD millionGrady County517.5Le Flore County: 516.1 USD millionLe Flore County516.1Woodward County: 474.4 USD millionWoodward County474.4Garvin County: 456.7 USD millionGarvin County456.7Jackson County: 446.1 USD millionJackson County446.1Ottawa County: 407.4 USD millionOttawa County407.4Wagoner County: 405.4 USD millionWagoner County405.4McCurtain County: 405.2 USD millionMcCurtain County405.2Texas County: 386.7 USD millionTexas County386.7Okmulgee County: 378.4 USD millionOkmulgee County378.4McClain County: 343.8 USD millionMcClain County343.8Delaware County: 305.4 USD millionDelaware County305.4Caddo County: 295.1 USD millionCaddo County295.1Osage County: 286.5 USD millionOsage County286.5Kingfisher County: 279.4 USD millionKingfisher County279.4Seminole County: 279 USD millionSeminole County279Sequoyah County: 275.8 USD millionSequoyah County275.8Logan County: 272.7 USD millionLogan County272.7
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Oklahoma County24,922.8+3.1%
2Tulsa County18,734.4+3.1%
3Cleveland County3,457+3.5%
4Comanche County2,421.3+2.6%
5Payne County1,466.4-2.1%
6Garfield County1,416-0.8%
7Canadian County1,414.7-1.6%
8Rogers County1,332.9-2.2%
9Muskogee County1,307.1+4.3%
10Washington County1,153.5-0.6%
11Carter County1,069+2.8%
12Pottawatomie County874.3+5%
13Creek County819+0.6%
14Kay County793.7-1.7%
15Pontotoc County748.5+5%
16Stephens County731.3-4.1%
17Pittsburg County725.5+3.8%
18Bryan County609.9+6.3%
19Custer County568.8-6%
20Mayes County566.9+5.9%
21Cherokee County554.1+3.2%
22Beckham County538-12.7%
23Grady County517.5-3.5%
24Le Flore County516.1-4.9%
25Woodward County474.4-15.8%
26Garvin County456.7-5.4%
27Jackson County446.1+1%
28Ottawa County407.4+5.2%
29Wagoner County405.4+7.1%
30McCurtain County405.2+4%
31Texas County386.7-2.5%
32Okmulgee County378.4+2.1%
33McClain County343.8+1.4%
34Delaware County305.4+6.4%
35Caddo County295.1+5.6%
36Osage County286.5-0.4%
37Kingfisher County279.4-6.4%
38Seminole County279-1.4%
39Sequoyah County275.8+3.2%
40Logan County272.7+0.1%
41Lincoln County255.9-3.7%
42Murray County228.1+4.9%
43Noble County209.3+2.4%
44Craig County206.4+2.5%
45Love County204.4+13.1%
46Woods County183+4.1%
47Adair County161.3+0.2%
48Marshall County158.5-5.3%
49Choctaw County152.4+3.4%
50Latimer County144.5-3.9%
51Pawnee County132.5-2.6%
52McIntosh County132.2+1%
53Blaine County127.7-3.3%
54Haskell County113.8+0.7%
55Major County110.7-13.1%
56Johnston County110.4+10%
57Atoka County110-3.8%
58Hughes County104.6-8.7%
59Grant County96-7.2%
60Pushmataha County94.8+3.5%
61Okfuskee County81.9-0.7%
62Washita County81.4-11.7%
63Kiowa County81.3-4.9%
64Alfalfa County80.3-7.3%
65Tillman County74.2-1.6%
66Beaver County73.5-10.3%
67Dewey County66.2-3.3%
68Nowata County60.7+4.1%
69Cotton County60.5+19.8%
70Ellis County53.1-12.2%
71Jefferson County43.7-6.2%
72Greer County42.3-2.6%
73Coal County41.5-1.8%
74Harper County39.9-9.5%
75Roger Mills County33.8-5.6%
76Harmon County25.9-3.9%
77Cimarron County24.8-4.6%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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 Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/oklahoma-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Oklahoma County, with $24.92 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Cimarron County, with $24.83 million in 2015.

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