Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,933
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$11,727
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,292
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
$59,660
Kept after tax
$47,933
Worth in national money
$54,292
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Oklahoma pays this job a middle wage of $59,660, 44 of 51 states and about 19.66% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 192.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,660 the take-home is $47,933; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,292 would nationally. The average comes to $60,070, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma's $59,660 median for special education teachers, secondary school places it 44 of 51 states, about 19.66% 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.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, special education teachers, secondary school sits at 192 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 special education teachers, secondary school in Oklahoma, on $59,660, is $47,933 — equivalent to $54,292 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 $60,070 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,480 |
| This salary | $59,660 |
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 | $47,933 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,117 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,719 |
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 | $56,942 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,288 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $59,660 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,730 and the ninetieth is $75,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $47,933, from $59,660, 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 192 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 $54,292, the adjusted value of that $59,660 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 192 of 492 in the state.
- The Oklahoma median of $59,660 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,730 to $75,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,933 from $59,660. 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 192 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $54,292 — the adjusted value of that $59,660 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 192 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $44,730 at the tenth percentile, $75,480 at the ninetieth.
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 $54,292 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 $47,933.
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 ($44,730 to $75,480) 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 $54,292 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 $47,933 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.