Electricians salary in Tulsa, OK

Median pay for electricians in Tulsa, OK: $57,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,530 – $81,210 · about 2,090 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($60,730) by −$2,980 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Tulsa

With Tulsa's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $57,750 has the buying power of about $64,242 in an average-cost US metro.

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

Full Tulsa cost of living & taxes →

How Tulsa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tulsa, OK is 116th of the 187 metros we hold electricians wages for. Once Tulsa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 94th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Tulsa is one of the places where electricians 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 4.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,352/mo works out at 28% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where electricians 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
Kennewick, WA	$103,240	+79%	1.3×
Honolulu, HI	$102,280	+77%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$98,970	+71%	2.7×
Chicago, IL	$98,790	+71%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in OK

Metro	Median pay	vs Tulsa	Rent vs Tulsa
Oklahoma City, OK	$59,470	+3%	1×

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

Who hires electricians around Tulsa

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• ONEOK Inc. · Energy
• The Williams Companies · Energy

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