Advertising Sales Agents in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,423
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$11,247
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,583
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$57,670
Kept after tax
$46,423
Worth in national money
$52,583
State rank
28
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oklahoma is 28 of 48 states for advertising sales agents, with a middle wage of $57,670. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 209.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $57,670 the take-home is $46,423; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $52,583 would nationally. The average comes to $73,180, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma ranks 28 of 48 for advertising sales agents at $57,670. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, advertising sales agents sits at 209 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for advertising sales agents in Oklahoma, on $57,670, is $46,423 — equivalent to $52,583 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $73,180 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Advertising Sales Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $173,050 |
| This salary | $57,670 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Oklahoma | $46,423 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,518 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,654 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $55,063 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,210 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oklahoma earn less than $57,670. The published range is $27,460 up to $173,050, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $46,423 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $57,670. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 209 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,583, the adjusted value of that $57,670 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 209 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for advertising sales agents in Oklahoma the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $27,460 to $173,050. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $46,423, from $57,670, assumes a single Oklahoma filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 209 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 28 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $52,583 — the adjusted value of that $57,670 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 209 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $73,180, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $27,460 at the bottom tenth to $173,050 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Oklahoma sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $52,583 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oklahoma then takes its own share, leaving $46,423.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oklahoma is $73,180. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($27,460) and the ninetieth ($173,050) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $52,583 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,423 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.