Library Assistants, Clerical in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$25,162
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$4,478
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,501
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
$29,640
Kept after tax
$25,162
Worth in national money
$28,501
State rank
44
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is among the lower-paying states for library assistants, clerical. The middle earner takes $29,640, ranking 44 of 50 states — about 19.7% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Oklahoma, this one sits low: 461 of 492 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Oklahoma does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $29,640 you keep $25,162, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $28,501 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $30,320, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oklahoma ranks 44 of 50 for library assistants, clerical, with a median of $29,640 — about 19.7% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Library assistants, clerical occupies position 461 of 492 in Oklahoma's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Oklahoma income tax, retained pay for library assistants, clerical on $29,640 is $25,162. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $28,501 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 $30,320 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Library Assistants, Clerical
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $19,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $40,250 |
| This salary | $29,640 |
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 | $25,162 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,996 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,750 |
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 | $28,603 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,116 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $29,640 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $19,810 and the ninetieth is $40,250 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $25,162 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $29,640. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 461 of 492.
- Two cautions on $28,501, the adjusted value of that $29,640 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oklahoma. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 461 of 492 locally.
- The Oklahoma median of $29,640 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $19,810 to $40,250. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $25,162, from $29,640, assumes a single Oklahoma filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 461 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 44 of 50 for it.
- This $28,501 adjusted figure, worked from $29,640, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 461 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 461 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $19,810 at the bottom tenth to $40,250 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $28,501 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $25,162 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($19,810 to $40,250) 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 $28,501 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 $25,162 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.