Counties in Oklahoma by wages and salaries paid

Oklahoma County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 77 counties in 2023, at $34.01 billion. Harmon County had the lowest, at $29.73 million. The median was $400.2 million and the figure for Oklahoma was $102.32 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest34,013.1Oklahoma County
Lowest29.7Harmon County
Median400.277 counties
Oklahoma102,321.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 202.6 USD millionAlfalfa County: 74.8 USD millionAtoka County: 150 USD millionBeaver County: 78.9 USD millionBeckham County: 538.2 USD millionBlaine County: 158.6 USD millionBryan County: 1,181.3 USD millionCaddo County: 375.5 USD millionCanadian County: 2,078.8 USD millionCarter County: 1,303.9 USD millionCherokee County: 847 USD millionChoctaw County: 227.3 USD millionCimarron County: 32.1 USD millionCleveland County: 5,171.1 USD millionCoal County: 62 USD millionComanche County: 3,025 USD millionCotton County: 94.7 USD millionCraig County: 245.9 USD millionCreek County: 1,226.9 USD millionCuster County: 672.1 USD millionDelaware County: 470.5 USD millionDewey County: 148.5 USD millionEllis County: 56.8 USD millionGarfield County: 1,411.9 USD millionGarvin County: 587.4 USD millionGrady County: 713.9 USD millionGrant County: 84.8 USD millionGreer County: 40.6 USD millionHarmon County: 29.7 USD millionHarper County: 45.2 USD millionHaskell County: 158.7 USD millionHughes County: 126 USD millionJackson County: 645.5 USD millionJefferson County: 45.4 USD millionJohnston County: 162.2 USD millionKay County: 948.1 USD millionKingfisher County: 404.2 USD millionKiowa County: 92.1 USD millionLatimer County: 126.2 USD millionLe Flore County: 613.6 USD millionLincoln County: 415.6 USD millionLogan County: 428 USD millionLove County: 293.7 USD millionMcClain County: 612.7 USD millionMcCurtain County: 602.9 USD millionMcIntosh County: 185.1 USD millionMajor County: 112.7 USD millionMarshall County: 264.6 USD millionMayes County: 785.8 USD millionMurray County: 241.3 USD millionMuskogee County: 1,580.6 USD millionNoble County: 270.6 USD millionNowata County: 95.8 USD millionOkfuskee County: 109 USD millionOklahoma County: 34,013.1 USD millionOkmulgee County: 501.9 USD millionOsage County: 424.7 USD millionOttawa County: 609.3 USD millionPawnee County: 175 USD millionPayne County: 1,912.8 USD millionPittsburg County: 832.7 USD millionPontotoc County: 1,167 USD millionPottawatomie County: 1,139 USD millionPushmataha County: 116.8 USD millionRoger Mills County: 48.1 USD millionRogers County: 1,871.3 USD millionSeminole County: 364.6 USD millionSequoyah County: 400.2 USD millionStephens County: 889.2 USD millionTexas County: 520.3 USD millionTillman County: 71.4 USD millionTulsa County: 24,500.4 USD millionWagoner County: 633.4 USD millionWashington County: 1,262.5 USD millionWashita County: 104.6 USD millionWoods County: 167.1 USD millionWoodward County: 499 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Oklahoma County: 34,013.1 USD millionOklahoma County34,013.1Tulsa County: 24,500.4 USD millionTulsa County24,500.4Cleveland County: 5,171.1 USD millionCleveland County5,171.1Comanche County: 3,025 USD millionComanche County3,025Canadian County: 2,078.8 USD millionCanadian County2,078.8Payne County: 1,912.8 USD millionPayne County1,912.8Rogers County: 1,871.3 USD millionRogers County1,871.3Muskogee County: 1,580.6 USD millionMuskogee County1,580.6Garfield County: 1,411.9 USD millionGarfield County1,411.9Carter County: 1,303.9 USD millionCarter County1,303.9Washington County: 1,262.5 USD millionWashington County1,262.5Creek County: 1,226.9 USD millionCreek County1,226.9Bryan County: 1,181.3 USD millionBryan County1,181.3Pontotoc County: 1,167 USD millionPontotoc County1,167Pottawatomie County: 1,139 USD millionPottawatomie County1,139Kay County: 948.1 USD millionKay County948.1Stephens County: 889.2 USD millionStephens County889.2Cherokee County: 847 USD millionCherokee County847Pittsburg County: 832.7 USD millionPittsburg County832.7Mayes County: 785.8 USD millionMayes County785.8Grady County: 713.9 USD millionGrady County713.9Custer County: 672.1 USD millionCuster County672.1Jackson County: 645.5 USD millionJackson County645.5Wagoner County: 633.4 USD millionWagoner County633.4Le Flore County: 613.6 USD millionLe Flore County613.6McClain County: 612.7 USD millionMcClain County612.7Ottawa County: 609.3 USD millionOttawa County609.3McCurtain County: 602.9 USD millionMcCurtain County602.9Garvin County: 587.4 USD millionGarvin County587.4Beckham County: 538.2 USD millionBeckham County538.2Texas County: 520.3 USD millionTexas County520.3Okmulgee County: 501.9 USD millionOkmulgee County501.9Woodward County: 499 USD millionWoodward County499Delaware County: 470.5 USD millionDelaware County470.5Logan County: 428 USD millionLogan County428Osage County: 424.7 USD millionOsage County424.7Lincoln County: 415.6 USD millionLincoln County415.6Kingfisher County: 404.2 USD millionKingfisher County404.2Sequoyah County: 400.2 USD millionSequoyah County400.2Caddo County: 375.5 USD millionCaddo County375.5Oklahoma County: 34,013.1 USD millionOklahoma County34,013.1Tulsa County: 24,500.4 USD millionTulsa County24,500.4Cleveland County: 5,171.1 USD millionCleveland County5,171.1Comanche County: 3,025 USD millionComanche County3,025Canadian County: 2,078.8 USD millionCanadian County2,078.8Payne County: 1,912.8 USD millionPayne County1,912.8Rogers County: 1,871.3 USD millionRogers County1,871.3Muskogee County: 1,580.6 USD millionMuskogee County1,580.6Garfield County: 1,411.9 USD millionGarfield County1,411.9Carter County: 1,303.9 USD millionCarter County1,303.9Washington County: 1,262.5 USD millionWashington County1,262.5Creek County: 1,226.9 USD millionCreek County1,226.9Bryan County: 1,181.3 USD millionBryan County1,181.3Pontotoc County: 1,167 USD millionPontotoc County1,167Pottawatomie County: 1,139 USD millionPottawatomie County1,139Kay County: 948.1 USD millionKay County948.1Stephens County: 889.2 USD millionStephens County889.2Cherokee County: 847 USD millionCherokee County847Pittsburg County: 832.7 USD millionPittsburg County832.7Mayes County: 785.8 USD millionMayes County785.8Grady County: 713.9 USD millionGrady County713.9Custer County: 672.1 USD millionCuster County672.1Jackson County: 645.5 USD millionJackson County645.5Wagoner County: 633.4 USD millionWagoner County633.4Le Flore County: 613.6 USD millionLe Flore County613.6McClain County: 612.7 USD millionMcClain County612.7Ottawa County: 609.3 USD millionOttawa County609.3McCurtain County: 602.9 USD millionMcCurtain County602.9Garvin County: 587.4 USD millionGarvin County587.4Beckham County: 538.2 USD millionBeckham County538.2Texas County: 520.3 USD millionTexas County520.3Okmulgee County: 501.9 USD millionOkmulgee County501.9Woodward County: 499 USD millionWoodward County499Delaware County: 470.5 USD millionDelaware County470.5Logan County: 428 USD millionLogan County428Osage County: 424.7 USD millionOsage County424.7Lincoln County: 415.6 USD millionLincoln County415.6Kingfisher County: 404.2 USD millionKingfisher County404.2Sequoyah County: 400.2 USD millionSequoyah County400.2Caddo County: 375.5 USD millionCaddo County375.5
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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Oklahoma County34,013.1+7.5%
2Tulsa County24,500.4+6.5%
3Cleveland County5,171.1+8.6%
4Comanche County3,025+6.1%
5Canadian County2,078.8+8.6%
6Payne County1,912.8+8.1%
7Rogers County1,871.3+10.3%
8Muskogee County1,580.6+3.9%
9Garfield County1,411.9+1%
10Carter County1,303.9+6.5%
11Washington County1,262.5+6.6%
12Creek County1,226.9+13.9%
13Bryan County1,181.3+10.1%
14Pontotoc County1,167+6.4%
15Pottawatomie County1,139+5.8%
16Kay County948.1+1.7%
17Stephens County889.2+9.4%
18Cherokee County847+6.1%
19Pittsburg County832.7+5%
20Mayes County785.8+9.7%
21Grady County713.9+12.2%
22Custer County672.1+2.8%
23Jackson County645.5+7.3%
24Wagoner County633.4+17.7%
25Le Flore County613.6+2.5%
26McClain County612.7+14%
27Ottawa County609.3+5.5%
28McCurtain County602.9+4.4%
29Garvin County587.4+4.7%
30Beckham County538.2+17.1%
31Texas County520.3+8.2%
32Okmulgee County501.9+8.2%
33Woodward County499+8.7%
34Delaware County470.5+8.7%
35Logan County428+10.5%
36Osage County424.7+17.1%
37Lincoln County415.6+11.1%
38Kingfisher County404.2+5.7%
39Sequoyah County400.2+7.1%
40Caddo County375.5+4.8%
41Seminole County364.6+6.7%
42Love County293.7+10.9%
43Noble County270.6+3.9%
44Marshall County264.6+7.9%
45Craig County245.9+4.1%
46Murray County241.3+7.3%
47Choctaw County227.3+13.6%
48Adair County202.6+0.8%
49McIntosh County185.1+2.7%
50Pawnee County175+8.9%
51Woods County167.1+2.5%
52Johnston County162.2+10%
53Haskell County158.7+10.4%
54Blaine County158.6+4.5%
55Atoka County150+7%
56Dewey County148.5+18.5%
57Latimer County126.2+4%
58Hughes County126+5.5%
59Pushmataha County116.8+0.4%
60Major County112.7+4.1%
61Okfuskee County109+12.5%
62Washita County104.6+2.1%
63Nowata County95.8-2.6%
64Cotton County94.7+13%
65Kiowa County92.1+6%
66Grant County84.8+4.2%
67Beaver County78.9+11.6%
68Alfalfa County74.8+5.5%
69Tillman County71.4+1.9%
70Coal County62+8.2%
71Ellis County56.8+4%
72Roger Mills County48.1+2.1%
73Jefferson County45.4+3%
74Harper County45.2+7.3%
75Greer County40.6+4.1%
76Cimarron County32.1+1%
77Harmon County29.7+5.5%

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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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Harmon County, with $29.73 million in 2023.

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