Database Administrators in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,099
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$23,221
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$81,665
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
$95,320
Kept after tax
$72,099
Worth in national money
$81,665
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is among the lower-paying states for database administrators. The middle earner takes $95,320, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 8.89% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Oklahoma. It ranks 59 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $95,320 you keep $72,099 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $81,665 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $96,840, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oklahoma ranks 35 of 51 for database administrators, with a median of $95,320 — about 8.89% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Oklahoma, database administrators ranks 59 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $72,099 after the full tax stack, from $95,320. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $81,665 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $96,840 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Database Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,990 |
| This salary | $95,320 |
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 | $72,099 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,888 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,571 |
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 | $89,934 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,933 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $95,320 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $57,580 and the ninetieth is $134,990 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $72,099, from $95,320, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 59 of 492 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $81,665, the adjusted value of that $95,320 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oklahoma. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 59 of 492 locally.
- The Oklahoma median of $95,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $57,580 to $134,990. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $72,099 from $95,320. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 59 of 492 locally.
- This $81,665 adjusted figure, worked from $95,320, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 59 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 59 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $57,580, the highest tenth $134,990, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $81,665 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 $72,099.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($57,580) and the ninetieth ($134,990) 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 $81,665 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 $72,099 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.