First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,507
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$19,803
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,199
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
$85,310
Kept after tax
$65,507
Worth in national money
$74,199
State rank
22
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oklahoma is 22 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $85,310. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Oklahoma reports, this job comes in at 77 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Oklahoma does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $85,310 you keep $65,507, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $74,199 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $84,890, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Oklahoma ranks 22 of 50 for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers at $85,310. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers ranks 77 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.
- After federal, FICA and Oklahoma income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers on $85,310 is $65,507. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $74,199 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $84,890 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,770 |
| This salary | $85,310 |
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 | $65,507 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,846 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,352 |
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 | $80,565 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,630 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in Oklahoma earn under $85,310 and half over. The published range runs $55,260 at the tenth percentile to $101,770 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 $65,507, worked from $85,310. 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 77 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $74,199, the adjusted value of that $85,310 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 77 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $55,260 to $101,770; 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 $65,507, on $85,310 for work ranking 77 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 77 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $74,199 — the adjusted value of that $85,310 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 77 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $55,260 at the tenth percentile, $101,770 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 $74,199.
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, $65,507 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($55,260 to $101,770) 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 $74,199 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 $65,507 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.