Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,725
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$12,935
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,588
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
$64,660
Kept after tax
$51,725
Worth in national money
$58,588
State rank
43
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oklahoma pays this job a middle wage of $64,660, 43 of 48 states and about 19.11% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 149.
- Here is where Oklahoma does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $64,660 you keep $51,725, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $58,588 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $64,180, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Oklahoma's $64,660 median for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary places it 43 of 48 states, about 19.11% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, mathematical science teachers, postsecondary sits at 149 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.
- After federal, FICA and Oklahoma income tax, retained pay for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary on $64,660 is $51,725. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $58,588 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 $64,180 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $95,400 |
| This salary | $64,660 |
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 | $51,725 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $54,134 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,880 |
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 | $61,662 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,717 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $64,660 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,290 and the ninetieth is $95,400 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $51,725 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $64,660. 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 149 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $58,588, the adjusted value of that $64,660 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 149 of 492 in the state.
- The Oklahoma median of $64,660 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,290 to $95,400. 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 $51,725, from $64,660, 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 149 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 43 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $58,588 — the adjusted value of that $64,660 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 149 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $34,290 at the bottom tenth to $95,400 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Oklahoma is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $58,588 in national terms.
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 $51,725.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 ($34,290) and the ninetieth ($95,400) 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 $58,588 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 $51,725 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.