Lawton, OK metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Lawton Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lawton, OK metro area

Figures describe the Lawton, OK metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lawton city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 213 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Lawton, OK metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$448,460	$215.60	80
2	Physicians, All Other	$254,300	$122.26	80
3	Pharmacists	$137,540	$66.12	110
4	Chief Executives	$137,500	$66.11	30
5	Nurse Practitioners	$132,940	$63.91	70
6	Physician Assistants	$132,220	$63.57	30
7	Industrial Production Managers	$125,510	$60.34	Not published
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$124,340	$59.78	320
9	Financial Managers	$116,340	$55.94	100
10	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$115,090	$55.33	Not published
11	Sales Managers	$109,340	$52.57	40
12	Software Developers	$107,240	$51.56	80
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,330	$51.12	210
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$104,990	$50.48	60
15	Administrative Services Managers	$100,760	$48.44	30
16	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,420	$48.28	40
17	Occupational Therapists	$98,940	$47.57	30
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,840	$47.52	40
19	Physical Therapists	$98,590	$47.40	60
20	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,890	$46.58	150
21	Computer Systems Analysts	$96,250	$46.28	70
22	Human Resources Managers	$95,180	$45.76	30
23	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$94,520	$45.44	370
24	Dental Hygienists	$92,210	$44.33	70
25	Lawyers	$92,000	$44.23	60

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Lawton metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.