How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Oklahoma City, OK?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,660 and the 90th percentile is $48,580. The difference is $20,920, which is 59.2% 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 $30,470 to the 75th at $39,430, covers $8,960.

The mean annual wage is $36,100, which sits above the median of $35,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oklahoma City, OK median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,078, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the Oklahoma median of $36,240.

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 $35,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $39,078 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 6th of 8 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 $36,810 and employment of 830. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,260, against $39,078 here.
• Wichita Falls, TX is 128 miles away, with a median of $34,630 and employment of 70. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,687, against $39,078 here.
• Sherman-Denison, TX is 133 miles away, with a median of $35,480 and employment of 180. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,837, against $39,078 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (540 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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.