SOC 25-3041 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tutors make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tutors in Tulsa, OK is $30,230. The 10th percentile is $22,520 and the 90th percentile is $50,290. Employment is 370.

Median annual wage

$30,230

10th percentile
$22,520
25th percentile
$28,320
Median
$30,230
75th percentile
$43,330
90th percentile
$50,290
Mean
$36,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tutors, the published 10th percentile is $22,520 and the 90th percentile is $50,290. The difference is $27,770, which is 91.9% 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 $28,320 to the 75th at $43,330, covers $15,010.

The mean annual wage is $36,520, which sits above the median of $30,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 30.3% lower than the national median of $43,350 for Tutors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,885, which is 21.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% lower than the Oklahoma median of $34,510.

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 $30,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tutors at $33,885 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tutors. Tulsa, OK ranks 7th of 10 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 $36,870 and employment of 430. That median is 22% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,782, against $33,885 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $52,000 and employment of 30. That median is 72% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,664, against $33,885 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $35,300 and employment of 130. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,687, against $33,885 here.

Employment share

Tutors accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (370 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (175,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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 Tutors make in Tulsa, OK?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tutors in Tulsa, OK is $30,230. The 10th percentile is $22,520 and the 90th percentile is $50,290. Employment is 370.

How does that compare with the national median for Tutors?

The local median is 30.3% lower than the national median of $43,350.

What is Tutors pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $30,230 is $33,885. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Tutors?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $36,870. Tulsa, OK ranks 7th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.