Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,916
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$11,404
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,141
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
$58,320
Kept after tax
$46,916
Worth in national money
$53,141
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Oklahoma. The middle earner gets $58,320. That is 45 of 51 states, and about 9.44% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 204 among 492 occupations Oklahoma publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $58,320 you keep $46,916 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,141 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $56,800.
- For licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $58,320, ranking 45 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 9.44%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 204 of 492 in Oklahoma places licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $46,916 after the full tax stack, from $58,320. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,141 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $56,800 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,440 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,410 |
| This salary | $58,320 |
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 | $46,916 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,040 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,675 |
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 | $55,677 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,236 |
| 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 $58,320. The published range is $45,440 up to $66,410, 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 $46,916, worked from $58,320. 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 204 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,141, the adjusted value of that $58,320 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 204 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Oklahoma the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,440 to $66,410. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oklahoma take-home of $46,916, on $58,320 for work ranking 204 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 204 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $53,141 — the adjusted value of that $58,320 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 204 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $45,440 and the top tenth $66,410, so most people doing this work in Oklahoma sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $53,141.
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, $46,916 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,440 to $66,410) 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 $53,141 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 $46,916 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.