Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,330
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$8,670
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,416
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
$47,000
Kept after tax
$38,330
Worth in national money
$43,416
State rank
39
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,000, ranking 39 of 49 states — about 4.06% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 295.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,000 the take-home is $38,330; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $43,416 would nationally. The average comes to $48,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma ranks 39 of 49 for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders, with a median of $47,000 — about 4.06% 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.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders sits at 295 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.
- Post-tax income for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oklahoma, on $47,000, is $38,330 — equivalent to $43,416 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $48,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,670 |
| This salary | $47,000 |
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 | $38,330 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,945 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,310 |
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 | $44,991 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,794 |
| 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 mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oklahoma earn under $47,000 and half over. The published range runs $32,710 at the tenth percentile to $67,670 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $38,330, from $47,000, 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 295 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 $43,416, the adjusted value of that $47,000 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 295 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,710 to $67,670; 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 $38,330 from $47,000. 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 295 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $43,416 — the adjusted value of that $47,000 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 295 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $48,890 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $32,710 at the bottom tenth to $67,670 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 $43,416 in national terms.
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 $38,330 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 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $48,890. 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 ($32,710) and the ninetieth ($67,670) 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 $43,416 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 $38,330 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.