Carpenters salary in Tulsa, OK

Median pay for carpenters in Tulsa, OK: $46,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,850 – $72,950 · about 1,610 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$3,000 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Tulsa

With Tulsa's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $46,990 has the buying power of about $52,272 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,784 · median home $253,725 · median rent $1,352/mo.

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How Tulsa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tulsa, OK is 138th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Tulsa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 106th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Tulsa is one of the places where carpenters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Tulsa

A median home in Tulsa, OK costs $253,725 — about 5.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,352/mo works out at 35% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Tulsa.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tulsa	Rent vs Tulsa
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+92%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+71%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+70%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+61%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in OK

Metro	Median pay	vs Tulsa	Rent vs Tulsa
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,570	+1%	1×

Staying in OK keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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