Residential Advisors in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,524
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$5,866
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,441
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
$35,390
Kept after tax
$29,524
Worth in national money
$33,441
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oklahoma pays residential advisors a middle wage of $35,390, 43 of 51 states and about 16.22% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Oklahoma this is lower-paid work. Of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, residential advisors ranks 429. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,390 you keep $29,524 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $33,441 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $35,270.
- Oklahoma's $35,390 median for residential advisors places it 43 of 51 states, about 16.22% 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.
- Against every occupation Oklahoma reports, residential advisors ranks 429 of 492, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $29,524 after the full tax stack, from $35,390. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,441 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,270 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Residential Advisors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,150 |
| This salary | $35,390 |
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 | $29,524 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,616 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,935 |
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 | $34,031 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,340 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oklahoma earn less than $35,390. The published range is $22,690 up to $46,150, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Oklahoma's $29,524, worked from $35,390. 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 429 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,441, the adjusted value of that $35,390 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 429 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for residential advisors in Oklahoma the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $22,690 to $46,150. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Oklahoma take-home of $29,524, on $35,390 for work ranking 429 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 429 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $33,441 — the adjusted value of that $35,390 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 429 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $22,690 at the tenth percentile, $46,150 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 $33,441.
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 $29,524.
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 ($22,690 to $46,150) 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 $33,441 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 $29,524 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.