First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,154
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$12,116
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,676
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
$61,270
Kept after tax
$49,154
Worth in national money
$55,676
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $61,270, ranking 30 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 179.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $61,270 you keep $49,154 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $55,676 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $64,090, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oklahoma occupies the middle band for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling: a median of $61,270, ranking 30 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling sits at 179 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.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $49,154 after the full tax stack, from $61,270. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $55,676 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $64,090 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $94,340 |
| This salary | $61,270 |
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 | $49,154 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,410 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,771 |
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 | $58,461 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,351 |
| 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 transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in Oklahoma earn under $61,270 and half over. The published range runs $37,810 at the tenth percentile to $94,340 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $49,154, from $61,270, 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 179 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $55,676, the adjusted value of that $61,270 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 179 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,810 to $94,340; 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.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,154 from $61,270. 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 179 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $55,676 — the adjusted value of that $61,270 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 179 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $64,090, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,810 at the bottom tenth to $94,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $55,676 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 $49,154.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $64,090. 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 ($37,810) and the ninetieth ($94,340) 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 $55,676 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 $49,154 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.