Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,894
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$9,486
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,320
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
$50,380
Kept after tax
$40,894
Worth in national money
$46,320
State rank
28
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Oklahoma pays this job around $50,380 at the midpoint, 28 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Oklahoma reports figures for, this is number 245.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $50,380 you keep $40,894 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $46,320 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $51,680, since top earners drag the number up.
- For structural metal fabricators and fitters the Oklahoma median is $50,380, ranking 28 of 47 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Oklahoma's occupational distribution, structural metal fabricators and fitters sits at 245 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.
- Retained pay in Oklahoma is $40,894 after the full tax stack, from $50,380. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $46,320 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $51,680 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,770 |
| This salary | $50,380 |
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 | $40,894 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,660 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,419 |
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 | $48,181 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,926 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $50,380 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,990 and the ninetieth is $65,770 — 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 $40,894, worked from $50,380. 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 245 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $46,320 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 245.
- The Oklahoma median of $50,380 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,990 to $65,770. 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 $40,894, on $50,380 for work ranking 245 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 245 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $46,320, worked from $50,380, 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 245 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,990 at the tenth percentile, $65,770 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Oklahoma sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $46,320 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $40,894.
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 47 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 ($38,990 to $65,770) 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 $46,320 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 $40,894 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.
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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.