How much do Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors make in Tulsa, OK?

Percentile spread

For Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, the published 10th percentile is $39,330 and the 90th percentile is $57,060. The difference is $17,730, which is 35.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,620 to the 75th at $57,050, covers $16,430.

The mean annual wage is $50,190, which sits above the median of $49,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $61,540 for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,653, which is 9.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Oklahoma median of $51,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors at $55,653 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors. Tulsa, OK ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $51,840 and employment of 150. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,340, against $55,653 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $48,050 and employment of 40. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,056, against $55,653 here.