How much do Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Oklahoma City, OK?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $51,080 and the 90th percentile is $98,520. The difference is $47,440, which is 77.9% 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 $59,660 to the 75th at $76,720, covers $17,060.

The mean annual wage is $68,300, which sits above the median of $60,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oklahoma City, OK median is 18.3% lower than the national median of $74,510 for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,328, 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 1% lower than the Oklahoma median of $61,480.

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 $60,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $67,328 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 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. 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 $61,480 and employment of 260. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,913, against $67,328 here.
• Wichita, KS is 153 miles away, with a median of $50,130 and employment of 50. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,360, against $67,328 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $71,910 and employment of 350. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,755, against $67,328 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (130 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.