Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,886
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$18,444
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,230
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
$81,330
Kept after tax
$62,886
Worth in national money
$71,230
State rank
12
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $81,330, which ranks 12 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 3.8% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Oklahoma reports, this job comes in at 87 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $81,330 the take-home is $62,886; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $71,230 would nationally. The average lands at $80,880, below the middle of the range.
- Oklahoma ranks 12 of 49 states publishing a median for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other, at $81,330 — about 3.8% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other ranks 87 of 492 occupations by median in Oklahoma, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Oklahoma, on $81,330, is $62,886 — equivalent to $71,230 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 $80,880 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $81,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,390 |
| This salary | $81,330 |
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 | $62,886 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,046 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,265 |
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 | $76,839 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,509 |
| 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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Oklahoma earn under $81,330 and half over. The published range runs $49,860 at the tenth percentile to $108,390 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oklahoma's $62,886, worked from $81,330. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 87 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,230, the adjusted value of that $81,330 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 87 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,860 to $108,390; 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.
- The Oklahoma take-home of $62,886, on $81,330 for work ranking 87 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 87 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $71,230 — the adjusted value of that $81,330 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 87 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $49,860 at the tenth percentile, $108,390 at the ninetieth.
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 $71,230.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Oklahoma's own levy, $62,886 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 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 ($49,860 to $108,390) 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 $71,230 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 $62,886 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.