How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Oklahoma City, OK?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $51,630 and the 90th percentile is $144,990. The difference is $93,360, which is 112.7% 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 $61,220 to the 75th at $107,280, covers $46,060.

The mean annual wage is $93,630, which sits above the median of $82,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oklahoma City, OK median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,618, which is 7.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Oklahoma median of $79,950.

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 $82,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $91,618 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 Biological Scientists, All Other. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 1st 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).).

• Tulsa, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $78,850 and employment of 80. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,383, against $91,618 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $79,000 and employment of 610. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,632, against $91,618 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (70 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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.