Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid

Oklahoma County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 77 counties in 2016, at $24.61 billion. Harmon County had the lowest, at $26.19 million. The median was $275.59 million and the figure for Oklahoma was $75.71 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest24,608.8Oklahoma County
Lowest26.2Harmon County
Median275.677 counties
Oklahoma75,709.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 164.9 USD millionAlfalfa County: 68.9 USD millionAtoka County: 113.3 USD millionBeaver County: 65.6 USD millionBeckham County: 448.2 USD millionBlaine County: 124.2 USD millionBryan County: 655 USD millionCaddo County: 296.7 USD millionCanadian County: 1,390.2 USD millionCarter County: 1,057.7 USD millionCherokee County: 563.1 USD millionChoctaw County: 146.6 USD millionCimarron County: 27.1 USD millionCleveland County: 3,440.1 USD millionCoal County: 41.8 USD millionComanche County: 2,415.8 USD millionCotton County: 53 USD millionCraig County: 207.3 USD millionCreek County: 812.8 USD millionCuster County: 515.4 USD millionDelaware County: 312.5 USD millionDewey County: 75.3 USD millionEllis County: 49.2 USD millionGarfield County: 1,428.5 USD millionGarvin County: 436.4 USD millionGrady County: 493.7 USD millionGrant County: 77.8 USD millionGreer County: 40.7 USD millionHarmon County: 26.2 USD millionHarper County: 37.8 USD millionHaskell County: 114.3 USD millionHughes County: 97.3 USD millionJackson County: 466.5 USD millionJefferson County: 45.3 USD millionJohnston County: 116.4 USD millionKay County: 784.5 USD millionKingfisher County: 296.1 USD millionKiowa County: 84 USD millionLatimer County: 132.8 USD millionLe Flore County: 498.3 USD millionLincoln County: 252.5 USD millionLogan County: 275.7 USD millionLove County: 220.2 USD millionMcClain County: 352.4 USD millionMcCurtain County: 416.2 USD millionMcIntosh County: 131.5 USD millionMajor County: 92.6 USD millionMarshall County: 158.2 USD millionMayes County: 561.6 USD millionMurray County: 199.8 USD millionMuskogee County: 1,271.9 USD millionNoble County: 211.3 USD millionNowata County: 60.4 USD millionOkfuskee County: 80.9 USD millionOklahoma County: 24,608.8 USD millionOkmulgee County: 375.5 USD millionOsage County: 280.4 USD millionOttawa County: 415.4 USD millionPawnee County: 136 USD millionPayne County: 1,434.9 USD millionPittsburg County: 735.5 USD millionPontotoc County: 794.8 USD millionPottawatomie County: 852.6 USD millionPushmataha County: 95.5 USD millionRoger Mills County: 37.3 USD millionRogers County: 1,261.7 USD millionSeminole County: 269.7 USD millionSequoyah County: 275.6 USD millionStephens County: 617.7 USD millionTexas County: 377.4 USD millionTillman County: 75.7 USD millionTulsa County: 18,410.7 USD millionWagoner County: 386.6 USD millionWashington County: 1,104.2 USD millionWashita County: 75.1 USD millionWoods County: 166.2 USD millionWoodward County: 414.9 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Oklahoma County: 24,608.8 USD millionOklahoma County24,608.8Tulsa County: 18,410.7 USD millionTulsa County18,410.7Cleveland County: 3,440.1 USD millionCleveland County3,440.1Comanche County: 2,415.8 USD millionComanche County2,415.8Payne County: 1,434.9 USD millionPayne County1,434.9Garfield County: 1,428.5 USD millionGarfield County1,428.5Canadian County: 1,390.2 USD millionCanadian County1,390.2Muskogee County: 1,271.9 USD millionMuskogee County1,271.9Rogers County: 1,261.7 USD millionRogers County1,261.7Washington County: 1,104.2 USD millionWashington County1,104.2Carter County: 1,057.7 USD millionCarter County1,057.7Pottawatomie County: 852.6 USD millionPottawatomie County852.6Creek County: 812.8 USD millionCreek County812.8Pontotoc County: 794.8 USD millionPontotoc County794.8Kay County: 784.5 USD millionKay County784.5Pittsburg County: 735.5 USD millionPittsburg County735.5Bryan County: 655 USD millionBryan County655Stephens County: 617.7 USD millionStephens County617.7Cherokee County: 563.1 USD millionCherokee County563.1Mayes County: 561.6 USD millionMayes County561.6Custer County: 515.4 USD millionCuster County515.4Le Flore County: 498.3 USD millionLe Flore County498.3Grady County: 493.7 USD millionGrady County493.7Jackson County: 466.5 USD millionJackson County466.5Beckham County: 448.2 USD millionBeckham County448.2Garvin County: 436.4 USD millionGarvin County436.4McCurtain County: 416.2 USD millionMcCurtain County416.2Ottawa County: 415.4 USD millionOttawa County415.4Woodward County: 414.9 USD millionWoodward County414.9Wagoner County: 386.6 USD millionWagoner County386.6Texas County: 377.4 USD millionTexas County377.4Okmulgee County: 375.5 USD millionOkmulgee County375.5McClain County: 352.4 USD millionMcClain County352.4Delaware County: 312.5 USD millionDelaware County312.5Caddo County: 296.7 USD millionCaddo County296.7Kingfisher County: 296.1 USD millionKingfisher County296.1Osage County: 280.4 USD millionOsage County280.4Logan County: 275.7 USD millionLogan County275.7Sequoyah County: 275.6 USD millionSequoyah County275.6Seminole County: 269.7 USD millionSeminole County269.7Oklahoma County: 24,608.8 USD millionOklahoma County24,608.8Tulsa County: 18,410.7 USD millionTulsa County18,410.7Cleveland County: 3,440.1 USD millionCleveland County3,440.1Comanche County: 2,415.8 USD millionComanche County2,415.8Payne County: 1,434.9 USD millionPayne County1,434.9Garfield County: 1,428.5 USD millionGarfield County1,428.5Canadian County: 1,390.2 USD millionCanadian County1,390.2Muskogee County: 1,271.9 USD millionMuskogee County1,271.9Rogers County: 1,261.7 USD millionRogers County1,261.7Washington County: 1,104.2 USD millionWashington County1,104.2Carter County: 1,057.7 USD millionCarter County1,057.7Pottawatomie County: 852.6 USD millionPottawatomie County852.6Creek County: 812.8 USD millionCreek County812.8Pontotoc County: 794.8 USD millionPontotoc County794.8Kay County: 784.5 USD millionKay County784.5Pittsburg County: 735.5 USD millionPittsburg County735.5Bryan County: 655 USD millionBryan County655Stephens County: 617.7 USD millionStephens County617.7Cherokee County: 563.1 USD millionCherokee County563.1Mayes County: 561.6 USD millionMayes County561.6Custer County: 515.4 USD millionCuster County515.4Le Flore County: 498.3 USD millionLe Flore County498.3Grady County: 493.7 USD millionGrady County493.7Jackson County: 466.5 USD millionJackson County466.5Beckham County: 448.2 USD millionBeckham County448.2Garvin County: 436.4 USD millionGarvin County436.4McCurtain County: 416.2 USD millionMcCurtain County416.2Ottawa County: 415.4 USD millionOttawa County415.4Woodward County: 414.9 USD millionWoodward County414.9Wagoner County: 386.6 USD millionWagoner County386.6Texas County: 377.4 USD millionTexas County377.4Okmulgee County: 375.5 USD millionOkmulgee County375.5McClain County: 352.4 USD millionMcClain County352.4Delaware County: 312.5 USD millionDelaware County312.5Caddo County: 296.7 USD millionCaddo County296.7Kingfisher County: 296.1 USD millionKingfisher County296.1Osage County: 280.4 USD millionOsage County280.4Logan County: 275.7 USD millionLogan County275.7Sequoyah County: 275.6 USD millionSequoyah County275.6Seminole County: 269.7 USD millionSeminole County269.7
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Oklahoma County24,608.8-1.3%
2Tulsa County18,410.7-1.7%
3Cleveland County3,440.1-0.5%
4Comanche County2,415.8-0.2%
5Payne County1,434.9-2.1%
6Garfield County1,428.5+0.9%
7Canadian County1,390.2-1.7%
8Muskogee County1,271.9-2.7%
9Rogers County1,261.7-5.3%
10Washington County1,104.2-4.3%
11Carter County1,057.7-1.1%
12Pottawatomie County852.6-2.5%
13Creek County812.8-0.8%
14Pontotoc County794.8+6.2%
15Kay County784.5-1.2%
16Pittsburg County735.5+1.4%
17Bryan County655+7.4%
18Stephens County617.7-15.5%
19Cherokee County563.1+1.6%
20Mayes County561.6-0.9%
21Custer County515.4-9.4%
22Le Flore County498.3-3.4%
23Grady County493.7-4.6%
24Jackson County466.5+4.6%
25Beckham County448.2-16.7%
26Garvin County436.4-4.4%
27McCurtain County416.2+2.7%
28Ottawa County415.4+2%
29Woodward County414.9-12.5%
30Wagoner County386.6-4.6%
31Texas County377.4-2.4%
32Okmulgee County375.5-0.8%
33McClain County352.4+2.5%
34Delaware County312.5+2.3%
35Caddo County296.7+0.5%
36Kingfisher County296.1+6%
37Osage County280.4-2.1%
38Logan County275.7+1.1%
39Sequoyah County275.6-0.1%
40Seminole County269.7-3.3%
41Lincoln County252.5-1.3%
42Love County220.2+7.8%
43Noble County211.3+0.9%
44Craig County207.3+0.4%
45Murray County199.8-12.4%
46Woods County166.2-9.2%
47Adair County164.9+2.2%
48Marshall County158.2-0.1%
49Choctaw County146.6-3.8%
50Pawnee County136+2.6%
51Latimer County132.8-8%
52McIntosh County131.5-0.6%
53Blaine County124.2-2.7%
54Johnston County116.4+5.5%
55Haskell County114.3+0.5%
56Atoka County113.3+3%
57Hughes County97.3-6.9%
58Pushmataha County95.5+0.8%
59Major County92.6-16.3%
60Kiowa County84+3.4%
61Okfuskee County80.9-1.2%
62Grant County77.8-19%
63Tillman County75.7+2.1%
64Dewey County75.3+13.8%
65Washita County75.1-7.6%
66Alfalfa County68.9-14.2%
67Beaver County65.6-10.8%
68Nowata County60.4-0.4%
69Cotton County53-12.3%
70Ellis County49.2-7.3%
71Jefferson County45.3+3.7%
72Coal County41.8+0.7%
73Greer County40.7-3.9%
74Harper County37.8-5.2%
75Roger Mills County37.3+10.3%
76Cimarron County27.1+9.1%
77Harmon County26.2+1.2%

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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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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