Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 411 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#OccupationMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployment
1Physicians, All Other$257,490$123.79160
2Family Medicine Physicians$244,640$117.61250
3Dentists, General$159,290$76.5890
4Physician Assistants$150,590$72.40130
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,490$68.5090
6Pharmacists$134,420$64.63360
7Petroleum Engineers$131,760$63.3580
8Nurse Practitioners$131,140$63.05300
9Sales Managers$127,180$61.14180
10Chief Executives$126,890$61.01200
11Electrical Engineers$121,200$58.27140
12Managers, All Other$119,150$57.2850
13Environmental Engineers$111,260$53.4930
14Industrial Production Managers$109,210$52.50270
15Marketing Managers$109,010$52.4160
16Financial Managers$107,650$51.75470
17Computer and Information Systems Managers$105,640$50.79180
18Computer Network Architects$105,300$50.6360
19Purchasing Managers$104,740$50.3630
20Occupational Therapists$102,840$49.4470
21Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$101,760$48.9260
22Engineers, All Other$100,420$48.2840
23Dental Hygienists$100,120$48.14180
24Software Developers$99,990$48.07170
25Lawyers$99,880$48.02200

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan 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.