Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$88,344
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$31,646
26.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,066
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
$119,990
Kept after tax
$88,344
Worth in national money
$100,066
State rank
3
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oklahoma pays this job a middle wage of $119,990, ranking 3 of 50 states and sitting about 17.73% above the national middle.
- Within Oklahoma this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 19 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $119,990 you keep $88,344 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $100,066 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $123,090, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oklahoma's median for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers is $119,990, about 17.73% above the national figure and 3 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Oklahoma publishes a median for, geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers sits 19 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 $88,344 after the full tax stack, from $119,990. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $100,066 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $123,090 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $119,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $197,980 |
| This salary | $119,990 |
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 | $88,344 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,243 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,112 |
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 | $113,026 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,793 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oklahoma earn less than $119,990. The published range is $43,040 up to $197,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oklahoma's $88,344, worked from $119,990. 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 19 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $100,066 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 19.
- Reported values are medians; for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers in Oklahoma the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,040 to $197,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oklahoma take-home of $88,344, on $119,990 for work ranking 19 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 19 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $100,066, worked from $119,990, 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 19 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $43,040 and the top tenth $197,980 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $100,066.
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 $88,344 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 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($43,040) and the ninetieth ($197,980) 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 $100,066 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 $88,344 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.