Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,599
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$23,481
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,232
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
$96,080
Kept after tax
$72,599
Worth in national money
$82,232
State rank
26
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $96,080, ranking 26 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Oklahoma this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 56 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $96,080 you keep $72,599 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $82,232 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $97,760, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oklahoma occupies the middle band for postmasters and mail superintendents: a median of $96,080, ranking 26 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Oklahoma publishes a median for, postmasters and mail superintendents sits 56 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 $72,599 after the full tax stack, from $96,080. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $82,232 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $97,760 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $88,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $96,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $110,360 |
| This salary | $96,080 |
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 | $72,599 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $76,422 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,588 |
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 | $90,646 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,956 |
| 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 postmasters and mail superintendents in Oklahoma earn under $96,080 and half over. The published range runs $88,250 at the tenth percentile to $110,360 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $72,599 take-home in Oklahoma comes from $96,080. 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 56 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $82,232 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 56.
- Figures are distribution medians for postmasters and mail superintendents in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $88,250 to $110,360; 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.
- Retained pay of $72,599, from $96,080, 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 56 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $82,232, worked from $96,080, 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 56 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $88,250 and the top tenth $110,360, so most people doing this work in Oklahoma sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $82,232 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 $72,599.
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 ($88,250 to $110,360) 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 $82,232 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 $72,599 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.