Surgical Technologists in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,093
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$12,097
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,607
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
$61,190
Kept after tax
$49,093
Worth in national money
$55,607
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for surgical technologists is on the low side in Oklahoma. The middle earner gets $61,190. That is 35 of 51 states, and about 5.35% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Surgical technologists ranks 180 among 492 occupations Oklahoma publishes pay for.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $61,190 the take-home is $49,093; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $55,607 would nationally. The average lands at $60,450, below the middle of the range.
- For surgical technologists, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $61,190, ranking 35 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 5.35%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 180 of 492 in Oklahoma places surgical technologists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for surgical technologists in Oklahoma, on $61,190, is $49,093 — equivalent to $55,607 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 $60,450 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Surgical Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,320 |
| This salary | $61,190 |
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 | $49,093 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,346 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,768 |
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 | $58,386 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,348 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $61,190 as a midpoint for Oklahoma, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,200 and the ninetieth is $77,320 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $49,093, from $61,190, 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 180 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $55,607 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 180.
- The Oklahoma median of $61,190 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,200 to $77,320. 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 $49,093 from $61,190. 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 180 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $55,607, worked from $61,190, 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 180 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $49,200 and the top tenth $77,320, so most people doing this work in Oklahoma sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $55,607.
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, $49,093 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,200 to $77,320) 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 $55,607 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 $49,093 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.