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Office Clerks, General Salary in Tulsa, OK

Office Clerks, General in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn a median $40,380 a year — 10% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $33,354 take-home, or $2,779 a month.

Median salary
$40,380
$19.41 per hour
Typical range
$24,050 – $59,190
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Tulsa, OK
8,010
1.10× national concentration
▲6.3%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Tulsa, OK rose from $37,970 (May 2024) to $40,380 (May 2025). That beat inflation (2.4%), a real raise of about 3.9%.

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Office Clerks, General in Tulsa, OK
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$33,354
per year · effective tax rate 17.4%
$2,779Monthly
$1,390Twice a month
$1,283Every 2 weeks
$16.04Hourly
  • Federal income tax$2,666
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,504
  • Medicare (1.45%)$586
  • Oklahoma income tax$1,272
  • Take-home pay$33,354

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 4.50% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Tulsa, OK

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$24,050$11.56$20,878$1,740
25th percentile$32,130$15.45$27,096$2,258
Median (50th)$40,380$19.41$33,354$2,779
75th percentile$48,550$23.34$39,551$3,296
90th percentile (top earners)$59,190$28.46$47,621$3,968

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Oklahoma resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $40,380 buys in Tulsa, OK

Prices in Tulsa, OK are 10.8% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 32% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $33,354 take-home pay has the buying power of $37,386 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$976
35% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,204
43% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,803
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Office Clerks, General jobs are about as common in Tulsa, OK as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.10).

Best-paying cities for office clerks, general, adjusted for cost of living

Tulsa, OK ranks #74 of 157 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Fargo, ND $49,060$41,600$45,779
2Duluth, MN $46,820$38,114$42,936
3San Jose, CA $58,840$47,113$42,666
4Des Moines, IA $46,540$38,458$41,939
5Denver, CO $53,990$43,894$41,495
6Reno, NV $49,230$41,736$41,317
7Santa Maria, CA $55,620$44,761$41,141
8Kansas City, MO $45,640$37,644$40,677
74Tulsa, OK$40,380$33,354$37,386

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 157 metros →

About the job: office clerks, general

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-6.0% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Tulsa, OK?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Tulsa, OK metro area is $40,380 a year, or about $19.41 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $32,130 and $48,550.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Tulsa, OK?

On the median $40,380 salary, a single filer living in Oklahoma takes home about $33,354 a year ($2,779 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $1,272 in Oklahoma taxes in 2026.

Is Tulsa, OK a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 10% below the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 10.8% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $37,386 would in a typical U.S. city. Tulsa, OK ranks #74 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Tulsa, OK?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Tulsa, OK is $976 a month ($1,204 for two bedrooms) — 35% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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