Psychiatrists in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$185,665
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$85,975
31.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$210,300
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
$271,640
Kept after tax
$185,665
Worth in national money
$210,300
State rank
24
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oklahoma sits in the middle of the pack for psychiatrists. The median is $271,640, ranking 24 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Oklahoma. It ranks 2 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $271,640 the take-home is $185,665; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $210,300 would nationally. The average comes to $272,510, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma occupies the middle band for psychiatrists: a median of $271,640, ranking 24 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Oklahoma, psychiatrists ranks 2 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for psychiatrists in Oklahoma, on $271,640, is $185,665 — equivalent to $210,300 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 $272,510 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Psychiatrists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $123,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $271,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $356,840 |
| This salary | $271,640 |
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 | $185,665 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $197,389 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$7,173 |
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 | $253,783 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$11,093 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $271,640 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $123,220 and the ninetieth is $356,840 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oklahoma's $185,665, worked from $271,640. 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 2 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $210,300, the adjusted value of that $271,640 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 2 of 492 in the state.
- The Oklahoma median of $271,640 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $123,220 to $356,840. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Oklahoma take-home of $185,665, on $271,640 for work ranking 2 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 2 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $210,300 — the adjusted value of that $271,640 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 2 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $123,220, the highest tenth $356,840, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $210,300 in national terms.
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, $185,665 remains.
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 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($123,220) and the ninetieth ($356,840) 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 $210,300 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 $185,665 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.