Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid

Oklahoma County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 77 counties in 2017, at $25.58 billion. Harmon County had the lowest, at $25.67 million. The median was $285.83 million and the figure for Oklahoma was $78.21 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest25,575.3Oklahoma County
Lowest25.7Harmon County
Median285.877 counties
Oklahoma78,207.2History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 164.4 USD millionAlfalfa County: 71 USD millionAtoka County: 127.7 USD millionBeaver County: 79.1 USD millionBeckham County: 516.7 USD millionBlaine County: 144.8 USD millionBryan County: 722 USD millionCaddo County: 338.8 USD millionCanadian County: 1,584.8 USD millionCarter County: 1,073.6 USD millionCherokee County: 567 USD millionChoctaw County: 149 USD millionCimarron County: 27.7 USD millionCleveland County: 3,529.8 USD millionCoal County: 43.3 USD millionComanche County: 2,479 USD millionCotton County: 58.8 USD millionCraig County: 206.2 USD millionCreek County: 828.1 USD millionCuster County: 570.8 USD millionDelaware County: 331.9 USD millionDewey County: 75.7 USD millionEllis County: 52.7 USD millionGarfield County: 1,248.8 USD millionGarvin County: 467.1 USD millionGrady County: 508.3 USD millionGrant County: 77.5 USD millionGreer County: 40.4 USD millionHarmon County: 25.7 USD millionHarper County: 36.8 USD millionHaskell County: 114.7 USD millionHughes County: 100.8 USD millionJackson County: 474.4 USD millionJefferson County: 38.6 USD millionJohnston County: 128.9 USD millionKay County: 815.7 USD millionKingfisher County: 317.8 USD millionKiowa County: 78.7 USD millionLatimer County: 117.9 USD millionLe Flore County: 507.1 USD millionLincoln County: 266.7 USD millionLogan County: 291.6 USD millionLove County: 229.3 USD millionMcClain County: 375.4 USD millionMcCurtain County: 440.1 USD millionMcIntosh County: 130 USD millionMajor County: 101.5 USD millionMarshall County: 163.4 USD millionMayes County: 562.8 USD millionMurray County: 214.6 USD millionMuskogee County: 1,298.3 USD millionNoble County: 224.4 USD millionNowata County: 65.2 USD millionOkfuskee County: 77.7 USD millionOklahoma County: 25,575.3 USD millionOkmulgee County: 382.1 USD millionOsage County: 285.8 USD millionOttawa County: 424 USD millionPawnee County: 142.2 USD millionPayne County: 1,451.3 USD millionPittsburg County: 775.3 USD millionPontotoc County: 825.4 USD millionPottawatomie County: 875.9 USD millionPushmataha County: 91.3 USD millionRoger Mills County: 39.9 USD millionRogers County: 1,279.1 USD millionSeminole County: 285.1 USD millionSequoyah County: 286.4 USD millionStephens County: 610.6 USD millionTexas County: 389 USD millionTillman County: 76.1 USD millionTulsa County: 18,952.4 USD millionWagoner County: 403.9 USD millionWashington County: 1,061.3 USD millionWashita County: 88.2 USD millionWoods County: 163.2 USD millionWoodward County: 460.1 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Oklahoma County: 25,575.3 USD millionOklahoma County25,575.3Tulsa County: 18,952.4 USD millionTulsa County18,952.4Cleveland County: 3,529.8 USD millionCleveland County3,529.8Comanche County: 2,479 USD millionComanche County2,479Canadian County: 1,584.8 USD millionCanadian County1,584.8Payne County: 1,451.3 USD millionPayne County1,451.3Muskogee County: 1,298.3 USD millionMuskogee County1,298.3Rogers County: 1,279.1 USD millionRogers County1,279.1Garfield County: 1,248.8 USD millionGarfield County1,248.8Carter County: 1,073.6 USD millionCarter County1,073.6Washington County: 1,061.3 USD millionWashington County1,061.3Pottawatomie County: 875.9 USD millionPottawatomie County875.9Creek County: 828.1 USD millionCreek County828.1Pontotoc County: 825.4 USD millionPontotoc County825.4Kay County: 815.7 USD millionKay County815.7Pittsburg County: 775.3 USD millionPittsburg County775.3Bryan County: 722 USD millionBryan County722Stephens County: 610.6 USD millionStephens County610.6Custer County: 570.8 USD millionCuster County570.8Cherokee County: 567 USD millionCherokee County567Mayes County: 562.8 USD millionMayes County562.8Beckham County: 516.7 USD millionBeckham County516.7Grady County: 508.3 USD millionGrady County508.3Le Flore County: 507.1 USD millionLe Flore County507.1Jackson County: 474.4 USD millionJackson County474.4Garvin County: 467.1 USD millionGarvin County467.1Woodward County: 460.1 USD millionWoodward County460.1McCurtain County: 440.1 USD millionMcCurtain County440.1Ottawa County: 424 USD millionOttawa County424Wagoner County: 403.9 USD millionWagoner County403.9Texas County: 389 USD millionTexas County389Okmulgee County: 382.1 USD millionOkmulgee County382.1McClain County: 375.4 USD millionMcClain County375.4Caddo County: 338.8 USD millionCaddo County338.8Delaware County: 331.9 USD millionDelaware County331.9Kingfisher County: 317.8 USD millionKingfisher County317.8Logan County: 291.6 USD millionLogan County291.6Sequoyah County: 286.4 USD millionSequoyah County286.4Osage County: 285.8 USD millionOsage County285.8Seminole County: 285.1 USD millionSeminole County285.1Oklahoma County: 25,575.3 USD millionOklahoma County25,575.3Tulsa County: 18,952.4 USD millionTulsa County18,952.4Cleveland County: 3,529.8 USD millionCleveland County3,529.8Comanche County: 2,479 USD millionComanche County2,479Canadian County: 1,584.8 USD millionCanadian County1,584.8Payne County: 1,451.3 USD millionPayne County1,451.3Muskogee County: 1,298.3 USD millionMuskogee County1,298.3Rogers County: 1,279.1 USD millionRogers County1,279.1Garfield County: 1,248.8 USD millionGarfield County1,248.8Carter County: 1,073.6 USD millionCarter County1,073.6Washington County: 1,061.3 USD millionWashington County1,061.3Pottawatomie County: 875.9 USD millionPottawatomie County875.9Creek County: 828.1 USD millionCreek County828.1Pontotoc County: 825.4 USD millionPontotoc County825.4Kay County: 815.7 USD millionKay County815.7Pittsburg County: 775.3 USD millionPittsburg County775.3Bryan County: 722 USD millionBryan County722Stephens County: 610.6 USD millionStephens County610.6Custer County: 570.8 USD millionCuster County570.8Cherokee County: 567 USD millionCherokee County567Mayes County: 562.8 USD millionMayes County562.8Beckham County: 516.7 USD millionBeckham County516.7Grady County: 508.3 USD millionGrady County508.3Le Flore County: 507.1 USD millionLe Flore County507.1Jackson County: 474.4 USD millionJackson County474.4Garvin County: 467.1 USD millionGarvin County467.1Woodward County: 460.1 USD millionWoodward County460.1McCurtain County: 440.1 USD millionMcCurtain County440.1Ottawa County: 424 USD millionOttawa County424Wagoner County: 403.9 USD millionWagoner County403.9Texas County: 389 USD millionTexas County389Okmulgee County: 382.1 USD millionOkmulgee County382.1McClain County: 375.4 USD millionMcClain County375.4Caddo County: 338.8 USD millionCaddo County338.8Delaware County: 331.9 USD millionDelaware County331.9Kingfisher County: 317.8 USD millionKingfisher County317.8Logan County: 291.6 USD millionLogan County291.6Sequoyah County: 286.4 USD millionSequoyah County286.4Osage County: 285.8 USD millionOsage County285.8Seminole County: 285.1 USD millionSeminole County285.1
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Oklahoma County25,575.3+3.9%
2Tulsa County18,952.4+2.9%
3Cleveland County3,529.8+2.6%
4Comanche County2,479+2.6%
5Canadian County1,584.8+14%
6Payne County1,451.3+1.1%
7Muskogee County1,298.3+2.1%
8Rogers County1,279.1+1.4%
9Garfield County1,248.8-12.6%
10Carter County1,073.6+1.5%
11Washington County1,061.3-3.9%
12Pottawatomie County875.9+2.7%
13Creek County828.1+1.9%
14Pontotoc County825.4+3.9%
15Kay County815.7+4%
16Pittsburg County775.3+5.4%
17Bryan County722+10.2%
18Stephens County610.6-1.1%
19Custer County570.8+10.8%
20Cherokee County567+0.7%
21Mayes County562.8+0.2%
22Beckham County516.7+15.3%
23Grady County508.3+3%
24Le Flore County507.1+1.8%
25Jackson County474.4+1.7%
26Garvin County467.1+7%
27Woodward County460.1+10.9%
28McCurtain County440.1+5.7%
29Ottawa County424+2.1%
30Wagoner County403.9+4.5%
31Texas County389+3.1%
32Okmulgee County382.1+1.8%
33McClain County375.4+6.5%
34Caddo County338.8+14.2%
35Delaware County331.9+6.2%
36Kingfisher County317.8+7.4%
37Logan County291.6+5.8%
38Sequoyah County286.4+3.9%
39Osage County285.8+1.9%
40Seminole County285.1+5.7%
41Lincoln County266.7+5.6%
42Love County229.3+4.1%
43Noble County224.4+6.2%
44Murray County214.6+7.4%
45Craig County206.2-0.5%
46Adair County164.4-0.3%
47Marshall County163.4+3.3%
48Woods County163.2-1.8%
49Choctaw County149+1.6%
50Blaine County144.8+16.6%
51Pawnee County142.2+4.6%
52McIntosh County130-1.1%
53Johnston County128.9+10.7%
54Atoka County127.7+12.7%
55Latimer County117.9-11.3%
56Haskell County114.7+0.4%
57Major County101.5+9.6%
58Hughes County100.8+3.6%
59Pushmataha County91.3-4.4%
60Washita County88.2+17.3%
61Beaver County79.1+20.6%
62Kiowa County78.7-6.3%
63Okfuskee County77.7-4%
64Grant County77.5-0.4%
65Tillman County76.1+0.5%
66Dewey County75.7+0.5%
67Alfalfa County71+3.1%
68Nowata County65.2+8%
69Cotton County58.8+10.8%
70Ellis County52.7+7%
71Coal County43.3+3.6%
72Greer County40.4-0.7%
73Roger Mills County39.9+6.9%
74Jefferson County38.6-15%
75Harper County36.8-2.7%
76Cimarron County27.7+2.1%
77Harmon County25.7-2%

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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