Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,997
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$8,883
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,172
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
$47,880
Kept after tax
$38,997
Worth in national money
$44,172
State rank
32
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oklahoma pays this job a middle wage of $47,880, 32 of 45 states and about 8.97% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 286.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,880 the take-home is $38,997; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $44,172 would nationally. The average comes to $50,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma's $47,880 median for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers places it 32 of 45 states, about 8.97% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, audiovisual equipment installers and repairers sits at 286 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 audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in Oklahoma, on $47,880, is $38,997 — equivalent to $44,172 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 $50,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $70,340 |
| This salary | $47,880 |
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 | $38,997 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,652 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,338 |
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 | $45,821 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,828 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in Oklahoma earn under $47,880 and half over. The published range runs $33,900 at the tenth percentile to $70,340 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,997 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $47,880. 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 286 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,172 uses one figure for the whole of Oklahoma. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 286.
- Figures are distribution medians for audiovisual equipment installers and repairers in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,900 to $70,340; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $38,997, from $47,880, 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 286 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 32 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,172, worked from $47,880, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Oklahoma address, on work sitting at 286 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 $50,890, 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 $33,900 at the bottom tenth to $70,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Oklahoma is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $44,172 in national terms.
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 $38,997.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $50,890. 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 ($33,900) and the ninetieth ($70,340) 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 $44,172 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 $38,997 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.