Receptionists and Information Clerks in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,894
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$5,666
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,728
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
$34,560
Kept after tax
$28,894
Worth in national money
$32,728
State rank
46
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 $34,560. That is 46 of 51 states, and about 9.08% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 492 occupations Oklahoma publishes, this job lands at 437. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Oklahoma does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $34,560 you keep $28,894, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,728 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $34,000, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For receptionists and information clerks, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $34,560, ranking 46 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 9.08%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Oklahoma, this work ranks 437 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Oklahoma income tax, retained pay for receptionists and information clerks on $34,560 is $28,894. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,728 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 $34,000 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,760 |
| This salary | $34,560 |
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 | $28,894 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,949 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,908 |
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 | $33,247 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,308 |
| 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 receptionists and information clerks in Oklahoma earn under $34,560 and half over. The published range runs $24,700 at the tenth percentile to $44,760 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oklahoma's $28,894, worked from $34,560. 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 437 of 492.
- Two cautions on $32,728, the adjusted value of that $34,560 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oklahoma. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 437 of 492 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for receptionists and information clerks in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $24,700 to $44,760; 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.
- The Oklahoma take-home of $28,894, on $34,560 for work ranking 437 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 437 of 492 in the state.
- This $32,728 adjusted figure, worked from $34,560, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 437 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 437 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $24,700 at the tenth percentile, $44,760 at the ninetieth.
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 $32,728.
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 $28,894.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($24,700 to $44,760) 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 $32,728 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 $28,894 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.