Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $231,420. The second highest-paying jobs are those of dermatologist, with an average salary of $206,120.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Oklahoma City, OK has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Oklahoma City, OK in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$231,420	$58,050	1,100
2	Dermatologists	$206,120	$117,540	230
3	Psychiatrists	$191,990	$159,140	60
4	General Pediatricians	$176,480	$51,410	30
5	General Dentists	$157,480	$66,310	420
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,900	$97,940	880
7	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$136,700	$76,700	250
8	Petroleum Engineers	$136,560	$82,290	570
9	Mining and Geological Engineers	$129,640	$93,770	110
10	Pharmacists	$128,350	$76,570	1,550
11	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$126,380	$87,240	110
12	Air Traffic Controllers	$125,200	$80,420	130
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,430	$77,150	1,590
14	Computer Hardware Engineers	$124,430	$58,040	120
15	Chief Executives	$123,920	$50,130	1,280
16	Financial Managers	$121,570	$63,600	2,280
17	Nurse Practitioners	$121,380	$86,040	1,250
18	Physician Assistants	$119,600	$37,490	680
19	Marketing Managers	$118,420	$61,580	620
20	Database Architects	$117,800	$67,810	190
21	Chemical Engineers	$116,390	$81,640	60
22	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$116,380	$81,990	110
23	Sales Managers	$112,830	$48,610	1,230
24	Other Physical Scientists	$110,080	$79,350	40
25	Purchasing Managers	$107,360	$76,380	160
26	Commercial Pilots	$106,960	$53,630	80
27	All Other Managers	$106,950	$53,780	910
28	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$106,190	$48,160	70
29	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$105,980	$44,840	30
30	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$104,670	$71,990	70
31	Human Resources Managers	$104,590	$64,770	560
32	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$103,660	$60,520	50
33	Public Relations Managers	$103,400	$62,280	140
34	Training and Development Managers	$103,200	$58,830	90
35	Administrative Services Managers	$102,130	$56,900	1,880
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,780	$62,790	910
37	Software Developers	$101,350	$60,840	3,780
38	Industrial Production Managers	$100,770	$62,550	380
39	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$100,650	$66,480	1,100
40	Engineers, All Other	$100,340	$42,890	660
41	Civil Engineers	$100,010	$60,570	980
42	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,370	$61,620	2,840
43	Electrical Engineers	$99,260	$69,710	810
44	Sales Engineers	$97,760	$43,870	250
45	Veterinarians	$97,630	$54,750	390
46	Lawyers	$97,340	$41,870	3,630
47	Physical Therapists	$97,080	$64,250	830
48	Natural Sciences Managers	$94,370	$64,520	90
49	Other Education Administrators	$92,580	$40,200	90
50	Occupational Therapists	$92,390	$63,190	420
51	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$91,810	$58,360	430
52	Chiropractors	$91,770	$39,200	150
53	Facilities Managers	$91,350	$43,960	240
54	Computer Network Architects	$90,590	$41,210	700
55	Dental Hygienists	$90,250	$61,090	1,040
56	Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,940	$55,850	1,510
57	Information Security Analysts	$89,490	$55,870	500
58	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$88,500	$61,210	370
59	Operations Research Analysts	$88,480	$58,050	310
60	Computer Programmers	$88,260	$60,770	350
61	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$87,710	$75,340	40
62	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$86,820	$62,410	200
63	Materials Engineers	$86,280	$62,350	70
64	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$85,820	$50,840	1,100
65	Power Plant Operators	$85,020	$62,520	70
66	Personal Financial Advisors	$84,990	$40,660	1,010
67	Other Social Workers	$84,640	$66,210	120
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,830	$36,980	1,430
69	Mechanical Engineers	$83,280	$62,580	770
70	Management Analysts	$82,680	$51,690	2,310
71	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$82,460	$47,990	30
72	Construction Managers	$82,210	$50,040	990
73	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$82,200	$65,220	1,220
74	Labor Relations Specialists	$82,120	$40,780	70
75	Other Financial Specialists	$81,990	$42,830	280
76	Physicians, Pathologists	$81,990	$50,520	80
77	Other Business Operations Specialists	$81,880	$50,800	4,020
78	Speech-Language Pathologists	$81,860	$48,300	820
79	Industrial Engineers	$81,760	$62,800	690
80	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$81,660	$66,210	70
81	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$81,600	$52,720	70
82	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$81,420	$37,060	370
83	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$80,850	$52,550	40
84	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,610	$58,600	450
85	Project Management Specialists	$80,520	$44,840	3,150
86	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,280	$53,040	1,040
87	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$80,030	$64,810	400
88	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,810	$45,200	520
89	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$79,730	$47,230	60
90	Logisticians	$79,440	$44,720	2,490
91	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$79,440	$66,210	90
92	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$78,900	$67,980	80
93	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$78,840	$51,630	250
94	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$78,730	$58,410	120
95	General and Operations Managers	$78,720	$31,410	15,410
96	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$78,520	$53,250	540
97	Transportation Inspectors	$78,350	$46,110	170
98	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,300	$64,230	170
99	Financial Analysts	$78,290	$47,890	580
100	Registered Nurses	$78,290	$60,850	12,430

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$192,330
2	Mining and Geological Engineers	$162,720
3	General Dentists	$154,070
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,310
5	Petroleum Engineers	$131,100
6	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$130,030
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$129,130
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$128,460
9	Chief Executives	$127,510
10	Physician Assistants	$127,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$180,220
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$159,270
3	General Dentists	$152,510
4	Petroleum Engineers	$141,880
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,630
6	Chief Executives	$129,460
7	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$129,310
8	Computer Hardware Engineers	$124,460
9	Pharmacists	$123,960
10	Marketing Managers	$122,090

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$152,850
2	Chief Executives	$152,140
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$134,960
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,210
5	Petroleum Engineers	$129,810
6	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$122,310
7	Pharmacists	$119,820
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$114,740
9	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$113,420
10	Computer Hardware Engineers	$112,210

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