SOC 51-2011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers make in Oklahoma City, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers in Oklahoma City, OK is $49,070. The 10th percentile is $38,800 and the 90th percentile is $71,520. Employment is 190.

Median annual wage

$49,070

10th percentile
$38,800
25th percentile
$40,810
Median
$49,070
75th percentile
$59,910
90th percentile
$71,520
Mean
$52,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, the published 10th percentile is $38,800 and the 90th percentile is $71,520. The difference is $32,720, which is 66.7% 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 $40,810 to the 75th at $59,910, covers $19,100.

The mean annual wage is $52,940, which sits above the median of $49,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oklahoma City, OK median is 24.9% lower than the national median of $65,380 for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,276, which is 17% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Oklahoma median of $49,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers at $54,276 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $47,840 and employment of 120. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,624, against $54,276 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 153 miles away, with a median of $59,850 and employment of 9,460. That median is 22% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,288, against $54,276 here.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $86,520 and employment of 2,450. That median is 76.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,927, against $54,276 here.

Employment share

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (190 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (34,020 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers make in Oklahoma City, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers in Oklahoma City, OK is $49,070. The 10th percentile is $38,800 and the 90th percentile is $71,520. Employment is 190.

How does that compare with the national median for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers?

The local median is 24.9% lower than the national median of $65,380.

What is Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers pay in Oklahoma City, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,070 is $54,276. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oklahoma City, OK compare with nearby metros for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $47,840. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.