Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid

Oklahoma County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 77 counties in 2018, at $26.71 billion. Harmon County had the lowest, at $24.99 million. The median was $291.65 million and the figure for Oklahoma was $82.17 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest26,706.5Oklahoma County
Median291.677 counties
Oklahoma82,167.3History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 167.2 USD millionAlfalfa County: 77.4 USD millionAtoka County: 127.1 USD millionBeaver County: 90.6 USD millionBeckham County: 568.9 USD millionBlaine County: 146 USD millionBryan County: 769 USD millionCaddo County: 351.4 USD millionCanadian County: 1,884.5 USD millionCarter County: 1,125.5 USD millionCherokee County: 576.4 USD millionChoctaw County: 157 USD millionCimarron County: 28.7 USD millionCleveland County: 3,691 USD millionCoal County: 47 USD millionComanche County: 2,543.8 USD millionCotton County: 62.4 USD millionCraig County: 215.3 USD millionCreek County: 898.4 USD millionCuster County: 625.9 USD millionDelaware County: 328.1 USD millionDewey County: 95.4 USD millionEllis County: 54.5 USD millionGarfield County: 1,268.3 USD millionGarvin County: 494.3 USD millionGrady County: 579.5 USD millionGrant County: 78.1 USD millionGreer County: 40.4 USD millionHarmon County: 25 USD millionHarper County: 37.3 USD millionHaskell County: 118 USD millionHughes County: 110.2 USD millionJackson County: 496.4 USD millionJefferson County: 42.1 USD millionJohnston County: 142.2 USD millionKay County: 847.6 USD millionKingfisher County: 372.8 USD millionKiowa County: 68.6 USD millionLatimer County: 110.8 USD millionLe Flore County: 520.5 USD millionLincoln County: 290.1 USD millionLogan County: 305.1 USD millionLove County: 238.1 USD millionMcClain County: 419.8 USD millionMcCurtain County: 443.9 USD millionMcIntosh County: 136 USD millionMajor County: 111.5 USD millionMarshall County: 176.8 USD millionMayes County: 623.1 USD millionMurray County: 226.9 USD millionMuskogee County: 1,329 USD millionNoble County: 243.3 USD millionNowata County: 70.5 USD millionOkfuskee County: 87.5 USD millionOklahoma County: 26,706.5 USD millionOkmulgee County: 399.8 USD millionOsage County: 291.6 USD millionOttawa County: 434.5 USD millionPawnee County: 147.9 USD millionPayne County: 1,530.5 USD millionPittsburg County: 831.3 USD millionPontotoc County: 881.1 USD millionPottawatomie County: 876 USD millionPushmataha County: 91 USD millionRoger Mills County: 43.1 USD millionRogers County: 1,379.5 USD millionSeminole County: 305.9 USD millionSequoyah County: 287.8 USD millionStephens County: 674 USD millionTexas County: 398.4 USD millionTillman County: 71 USD millionTulsa County: 19,886.8 USD millionWagoner County: 431.7 USD millionWashington County: 1,086.5 USD millionWashita County: 87.2 USD millionWoods County: 159.4 USD millionWoodward County: 480.8 USD million
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USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

Oklahoma County: 26,706.5 USD millionOklahoma County26,706.5Tulsa County: 19,886.8 USD millionTulsa County19,886.8Cleveland County: 3,691 USD millionCleveland County3,691Comanche County: 2,543.8 USD millionComanche County2,543.8Canadian County: 1,884.5 USD millionCanadian County1,884.5Payne County: 1,530.5 USD millionPayne County1,530.5Rogers County: 1,379.5 USD millionRogers County1,379.5Muskogee County: 1,329 USD millionMuskogee County1,329Garfield County: 1,268.3 USD millionGarfield County1,268.3Carter County: 1,125.5 USD millionCarter County1,125.5Washington County: 1,086.5 USD millionWashington County1,086.5Creek County: 898.4 USD millionCreek County898.4Pontotoc County: 881.1 USD millionPontotoc County881.1Pottawatomie County: 876 USD millionPottawatomie County876Kay County: 847.6 USD millionKay County847.6Pittsburg County: 831.3 USD millionPittsburg County831.3Bryan County: 769 USD millionBryan County769Stephens County: 674 USD millionStephens County674Custer County: 625.9 USD millionCuster County625.9Mayes County: 623.1 USD millionMayes County623.1Grady County: 579.5 USD millionGrady County579.5Cherokee County: 576.4 USD millionCherokee County576.4Beckham County: 568.9 USD millionBeckham County568.9Le Flore County: 520.5 USD millionLe Flore County520.5Jackson County: 496.4 USD millionJackson County496.4Garvin County: 494.3 USD millionGarvin County494.3Woodward County: 480.8 USD millionWoodward County480.8McCurtain County: 443.9 USD millionMcCurtain County443.9Ottawa County: 434.5 USD millionOttawa County434.5Wagoner County: 431.7 USD millionWagoner County431.7McClain County: 419.8 USD millionMcClain County419.8Okmulgee County: 399.8 USD millionOkmulgee County399.8Texas County: 398.4 USD millionTexas County398.4Kingfisher County: 372.8 USD millionKingfisher County372.8Caddo County: 351.4 USD millionCaddo County351.4Delaware County: 328.1 USD millionDelaware County328.1Seminole County: 305.9 USD millionSeminole County305.9Logan County: 305.1 USD millionLogan County305.1Osage County: 291.6 USD millionOsage County291.6Lincoln County: 290.1 USD millionLincoln County290.1Oklahoma County: 26,706.5 USD millionOklahoma County26,706.5Tulsa County: 19,886.8 USD millionTulsa County19,886.8Cleveland County: 3,691 USD millionCleveland County3,691Comanche County: 2,543.8 USD millionComanche County2,543.8Canadian County: 1,884.5 USD millionCanadian County1,884.5Payne County: 1,530.5 USD millionPayne County1,530.5Rogers County: 1,379.5 USD millionRogers County1,379.5Muskogee County: 1,329 USD millionMuskogee County1,329Garfield County: 1,268.3 USD millionGarfield County1,268.3Carter County: 1,125.5 USD millionCarter County1,125.5Washington County: 1,086.5 USD millionWashington County1,086.5Creek County: 898.4 USD millionCreek County898.4Pontotoc County: 881.1 USD millionPontotoc County881.1Pottawatomie County: 876 USD millionPottawatomie County876Kay County: 847.6 USD millionKay County847.6Pittsburg County: 831.3 USD millionPittsburg County831.3Bryan County: 769 USD millionBryan County769Stephens County: 674 USD millionStephens County674Custer County: 625.9 USD millionCuster County625.9Mayes County: 623.1 USD millionMayes County623.1Grady County: 579.5 USD millionGrady County579.5Cherokee County: 576.4 USD millionCherokee County576.4Beckham County: 568.9 USD millionBeckham County568.9Le Flore County: 520.5 USD millionLe Flore County520.5Jackson County: 496.4 USD millionJackson County496.4Garvin County: 494.3 USD millionGarvin County494.3Woodward County: 480.8 USD millionWoodward County480.8McCurtain County: 443.9 USD millionMcCurtain County443.9Ottawa County: 434.5 USD millionOttawa County434.5Wagoner County: 431.7 USD millionWagoner County431.7McClain County: 419.8 USD millionMcClain County419.8Okmulgee County: 399.8 USD millionOkmulgee County399.8Texas County: 398.4 USD millionTexas County398.4Kingfisher County: 372.8 USD millionKingfisher County372.8Caddo County: 351.4 USD millionCaddo County351.4Delaware County: 328.1 USD millionDelaware County328.1Seminole County: 305.9 USD millionSeminole County305.9Logan County: 305.1 USD millionLogan County305.1Osage County: 291.6 USD millionOsage County291.6Lincoln County: 290.1 USD millionLincoln County290.1
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

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Oklahoma County26,706.5+4.4%
2Tulsa County19,886.8+4.9%
3Cleveland County3,691+4.6%
4Comanche County2,543.8+2.6%
5Canadian County1,884.5+18.9%
6Payne County1,530.5+5.5%
7Rogers County1,379.5+7.9%
8Muskogee County1,329+2.4%
9Garfield County1,268.3+1.6%
10Carter County1,125.5+4.8%
11Washington County1,086.5+2.4%
12Creek County898.4+8.5%
13Pontotoc County881.1+6.7%
14Pottawatomie County8760%
15Kay County847.6+3.9%
16Pittsburg County831.3+7.2%
17Bryan County769+6.5%
18Stephens County674+10.4%
19Custer County625.9+9.6%
20Mayes County623.1+10.7%
21Grady County579.5+14%
22Cherokee County576.4+1.7%
23Beckham County568.9+10.1%
24Le Flore County520.5+2.6%
25Jackson County496.4+4.6%
26Garvin County494.3+5.8%
27Woodward County480.8+4.5%
28McCurtain County443.9+0.9%
29Ottawa County434.5+2.5%
30Wagoner County431.7+6.9%
31McClain County419.8+11.8%
32Okmulgee County399.8+4.6%
33Texas County398.4+2.4%
34Kingfisher County372.8+17.3%
35Caddo County351.4+3.7%
36Delaware County328.1-1.1%
37Seminole County305.9+7.3%
38Logan County305.1+4.6%
39Osage County291.6+2%
40Lincoln County290.1+8.8%
41Sequoyah County287.8+0.5%
42Noble County243.3+8.4%
43Love County238.1+3.9%
44Murray County226.9+5.7%
45Craig County215.3+4.4%
46Marshall County176.8+8.2%
47Adair County167.2+1.7%
48Woods County159.4-2.4%
49Choctaw County157+5.4%
50Pawnee County147.9+4%
51Blaine County146+0.8%
52Johnston County142.2+10.4%
53McIntosh County136+4.6%
54Atoka County127.1-0.5%
55Haskell County118+2.8%
56Major County111.5+9.8%
57Latimer County110.8-6%
58Hughes County110.2+9.3%
59Dewey County95.4+26%
60Pushmataha County91-0.4%
61Beaver County90.6+14.5%
62Okfuskee County87.5+12.6%
63Washita County87.2-1.1%
64Grant County78.1+0.8%
65Alfalfa County77.4+9%
66Tillman County71-6.7%
67Nowata County70.5+8.1%
68Kiowa County68.6-12.8%
69Cotton County62.4+6.1%
70Ellis County54.5+3.5%
71Coal County47+8.5%
72Roger Mills County43.1+8.1%
73Jefferson County42.1+9.3%
74Greer County40.4+0.2%
75Harper County37.3+1.2%
76Cimarron County28.7+3.9%
77Harmon County25-2.7%

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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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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