Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,732
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$24,068
24.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,515
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
$97,800
Kept after tax
$73,732
Worth in national money
$83,515
State rank
34
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Oklahoma. The middle earner gets $97,800. That is 34 of 48 states, and about 5.07% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Oklahoma this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 51 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $97,800 you keep $73,732 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $83,515 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $98,950, since top earners drag the number up.
- For electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $97,800, ranking 34 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 5.07%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Oklahoma publishes a median for, electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay sits 51 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $73,732 after the full tax stack, from $97,800. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $83,515 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $98,950 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $70,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,950 |
| This salary | $97,800 |
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 | $73,732 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,632 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,626 |
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 | $92,256 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,008 |
| 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 electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Oklahoma earn under $97,800 and half over. The published range runs $70,570 at the tenth percentile to $128,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $73,732, from $97,800, 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 51 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $83,515 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 51.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $70,570 to $128,950; 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.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $73,732 from $97,800. 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 51 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $83,515, worked from $97,800, 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 51 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $70,570 at the bottom tenth to $128,950 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $83,515.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Oklahoma adds its own income tax on top — which is why $73,732 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($70,570 to $128,950) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
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 $83,515 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 $73,732 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.