Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid

Oklahoma County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 77 counties in 2020, at $27.61 billion. Harmon County had the lowest, at $27.47 million. The median was $324.07 million and the figure for Oklahoma was $84.41 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest27,611.2Oklahoma County
Lowest27.5Harmon County
Median324.177 counties
Oklahoma84,414.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 175.9 USD millionAlfalfa County: 70.5 USD millionAtoka County: 124.5 USD millionBeaver County: 62.2 USD millionBeckham County: 427.4 USD millionBlaine County: 138.2 USD millionBryan County: 915.7 USD millionCaddo County: 345.6 USD millionCanadian County: 1,599.3 USD millionCarter County: 1,076.2 USD millionCherokee County: 689.1 USD millionChoctaw County: 162.7 USD millionCimarron County: 29.5 USD millionCleveland County: 4,059.2 USD millionCoal County: 52.2 USD millionComanche County: 2,652.1 USD millionCotton County: 60 USD millionCraig County: 214.9 USD millionCreek County: 927.5 USD millionCuster County: 608.3 USD millionDelaware County: 357.1 USD millionDewey County: 87.6 USD millionEllis County: 51.6 USD millionGarfield County: 1,242.8 USD millionGarvin County: 503.5 USD millionGrady County: 553.2 USD millionGrant County: 77.7 USD millionGreer County: 37.2 USD millionHarmon County: 27.5 USD millionHarper County: 38.5 USD millionHaskell County: 121.8 USD millionHughes County: 111.3 USD millionJackson County: 545 USD millionJefferson County: 46.1 USD millionJohnston County: 125.6 USD millionKay County: 846.7 USD millionKingfisher County: 342.8 USD millionKiowa County: 78.1 USD millionLatimer County: 105.5 USD millionLe Flore County: 534.8 USD millionLincoln County: 321.5 USD millionLogan County: 330.8 USD millionLove County: 255.5 USD millionMcClain County: 458.7 USD millionMcCurtain County: 480.6 USD millionMcIntosh County: 148.7 USD millionMajor County: 96.4 USD millionMarshall County: 194.6 USD millionMayes County: 646.7 USD millionMurray County: 200.6 USD millionMuskogee County: 1,371.7 USD millionNoble County: 234 USD millionNowata County: 84.2 USD millionOkfuskee County: 89.5 USD millionOklahoma County: 27,611.2 USD millionOkmulgee County: 438.8 USD millionOsage County: 324.1 USD millionOttawa County: 471.6 USD millionPawnee County: 148.3 USD millionPayne County: 1,554.5 USD millionPittsburg County: 741.5 USD millionPontotoc County: 961.3 USD millionPottawatomie County: 939.9 USD millionPushmataha County: 102.8 USD millionRoger Mills County: 41.9 USD millionRogers County: 1,501.8 USD millionSeminole County: 302 USD millionSequoyah County: 336.3 USD millionStephens County: 688.7 USD millionTexas County: 415.2 USD millionTillman County: 69.5 USD millionTulsa County: 20,405 USD millionWagoner County: 484.9 USD millionWashington County: 1,070.5 USD millionWashita County: 88.5 USD millionWoods County: 150.4 USD millionWoodward County: 426.8 USD million
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USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

Oklahoma County: 27,611.2 USD millionOklahoma County27,611.2Tulsa County: 20,405 USD millionTulsa County20,405Cleveland County: 4,059.2 USD millionCleveland County4,059.2Comanche County: 2,652.1 USD millionComanche County2,652.1Canadian County: 1,599.3 USD millionCanadian County1,599.3Payne County: 1,554.5 USD millionPayne County1,554.5Rogers County: 1,501.8 USD millionRogers County1,501.8Muskogee County: 1,371.7 USD millionMuskogee County1,371.7Garfield County: 1,242.8 USD millionGarfield County1,242.8Carter County: 1,076.2 USD millionCarter County1,076.2Washington County: 1,070.5 USD millionWashington County1,070.5Pontotoc County: 961.3 USD millionPontotoc County961.3Pottawatomie County: 939.9 USD millionPottawatomie County939.9Creek County: 927.5 USD millionCreek County927.5Bryan County: 915.7 USD millionBryan County915.7Kay County: 846.7 USD millionKay County846.7Pittsburg County: 741.5 USD millionPittsburg County741.5Cherokee County: 689.1 USD millionCherokee County689.1Stephens County: 688.7 USD millionStephens County688.7Mayes County: 646.7 USD millionMayes County646.7Custer County: 608.3 USD millionCuster County608.3Grady County: 553.2 USD millionGrady County553.2Jackson County: 545 USD millionJackson County545Le Flore County: 534.8 USD millionLe Flore County534.8Garvin County: 503.5 USD millionGarvin County503.5Wagoner County: 484.9 USD millionWagoner County484.9McCurtain County: 480.6 USD millionMcCurtain County480.6Ottawa County: 471.6 USD millionOttawa County471.6McClain County: 458.7 USD millionMcClain County458.7Okmulgee County: 438.8 USD millionOkmulgee County438.8Beckham County: 427.4 USD millionBeckham County427.4Woodward County: 426.8 USD millionWoodward County426.8Texas County: 415.2 USD millionTexas County415.2Delaware County: 357.1 USD millionDelaware County357.1Caddo County: 345.6 USD millionCaddo County345.6Kingfisher County: 342.8 USD millionKingfisher County342.8Sequoyah County: 336.3 USD millionSequoyah County336.3Logan County: 330.8 USD millionLogan County330.8Osage County: 324.1 USD millionOsage County324.1Lincoln County: 321.5 USD millionLincoln County321.5Oklahoma County: 27,611.2 USD millionOklahoma County27,611.2Tulsa County: 20,405 USD millionTulsa County20,405Cleveland County: 4,059.2 USD millionCleveland County4,059.2Comanche County: 2,652.1 USD millionComanche County2,652.1Canadian County: 1,599.3 USD millionCanadian County1,599.3Payne County: 1,554.5 USD millionPayne County1,554.5Rogers County: 1,501.8 USD millionRogers County1,501.8Muskogee County: 1,371.7 USD millionMuskogee County1,371.7Garfield County: 1,242.8 USD millionGarfield County1,242.8Carter County: 1,076.2 USD millionCarter County1,076.2Washington County: 1,070.5 USD millionWashington County1,070.5Pontotoc County: 961.3 USD millionPontotoc County961.3Pottawatomie County: 939.9 USD millionPottawatomie County939.9Creek County: 927.5 USD millionCreek County927.5Bryan County: 915.7 USD millionBryan County915.7Kay County: 846.7 USD millionKay County846.7Pittsburg County: 741.5 USD millionPittsburg County741.5Cherokee County: 689.1 USD millionCherokee County689.1Stephens County: 688.7 USD millionStephens County688.7Mayes County: 646.7 USD millionMayes County646.7Custer County: 608.3 USD millionCuster County608.3Grady County: 553.2 USD millionGrady County553.2Jackson County: 545 USD millionJackson County545Le Flore County: 534.8 USD millionLe Flore County534.8Garvin County: 503.5 USD millionGarvin County503.5Wagoner County: 484.9 USD millionWagoner County484.9McCurtain County: 480.6 USD millionMcCurtain County480.6Ottawa County: 471.6 USD millionOttawa County471.6McClain County: 458.7 USD millionMcClain County458.7Okmulgee County: 438.8 USD millionOkmulgee County438.8Beckham County: 427.4 USD millionBeckham County427.4Woodward County: 426.8 USD millionWoodward County426.8Texas County: 415.2 USD millionTexas County415.2Delaware County: 357.1 USD millionDelaware County357.1Caddo County: 345.6 USD millionCaddo County345.6Kingfisher County: 342.8 USD millionKingfisher County342.8Sequoyah County: 336.3 USD millionSequoyah County336.3Logan County: 330.8 USD millionLogan County330.8Osage County: 324.1 USD millionOsage County324.1Lincoln County: 321.5 USD millionLincoln County321.5
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

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Oklahoma County27,611.2-0.5%
2Tulsa County20,405-1.3%
3Cleveland County4,059.2+3.6%
4Comanche County2,652.1+1.3%
5Canadian County1,599.3-15.3%
6Payne County1,554.5-2.3%
7Rogers County1,501.8-5.7%
8Muskogee County1,371.7-1.6%
9Garfield County1,242.8-2.6%
10Carter County1,076.2-3.5%
11Washington County1,070.5-2.5%
12Pontotoc County961.3+3.5%
13Pottawatomie County939.9+2.4%
14Creek County927.5-4.1%
15Bryan County915.7+9.3%
16Kay County846.7+0.4%
17Pittsburg County741.5-9.9%
18Cherokee County689.1+12%
19Stephens County688.7-3.1%
20Mayes County646.7+1.6%
21Custer County608.3-5.9%
22Grady County553.2-9.6%
23Jackson County545+4%
24Le Flore County534.8-1.2%
25Garvin County503.5-2.6%
26Wagoner County484.9+2.2%
27McCurtain County480.6+4.9%
28Ottawa County471.6+1.4%
29McClain County458.7+3.5%
30Okmulgee County438.8+7.2%
31Beckham County427.4-15.3%
32Woodward County426.8-9.1%
33Texas County415.2+0.2%
34Delaware County357.1+3.2%
35Caddo County345.6-0.2%
36Kingfisher County342.8-11.9%
37Sequoyah County336.3-2.3%
38Logan County330.8+5.4%
39Osage County324.1+6%
40Lincoln County321.5+2.8%
41Seminole County302-3%
42Love County255.5+4.9%
43Noble County234-12%
44Craig County214.9-4.8%
45Murray County200.6-6.3%
46Marshall County194.6-0%
47Adair County175.9+3.8%
48Choctaw County162.7+2.3%
49Woods County150.4-14.5%
50McIntosh County148.7-4.6%
51Pawnee County148.3-2.8%
52Blaine County138.2-19.1%
53Johnston County125.6+0.7%
54Atoka County124.5+0.3%
55Haskell County121.8-0.3%
56Hughes County111.3-3.5%
57Latimer County105.5-6.1%
58Pushmataha County102.8+8.6%
59Major County96.4-10.3%
60Okfuskee County89.5-11.3%
61Washita County88.5-8.7%
62Dewey County87.6-18.7%
63Nowata County84.2+10.4%
64Kiowa County78.1+5.5%
65Grant County77.7-4.2%
66Alfalfa County70.5-8.3%
67Tillman County69.5-1.9%
68Beaver County62.2-25.7%
69Cotton County60-15.9%
70Coal County52.2-16.4%
71Ellis County51.6-8.8%
72Jefferson County46.1+4.9%
73Roger Mills County41.9-5.1%
74Harper County38.5-0.2%
75Greer County37.2+0.5%
76Cimarron County29.5-7.5%
77Harmon County27.5+4.3%

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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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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