Skilled Wages

Construction manager salary in Oklahoma

Median $48.41 an hour for 1,980 construction managers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$48.41/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$100,690/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$28.99 – $84.6610th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,980Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Construction manager pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80$100/hrOklahoma: 10th $28.99 · 25th $39.00 · median $48.41 · 75th $64.21 · 90th $84.66Oklahoma$48.41$28.99$84.66United States: 10th $33.50 · 25th $42.57 · median $55.28 · 75th $72.91 · 90th $91.08United States$55.28
Hourly wage percentiles for construction managers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 44th of 51 states for median construction manager pay, and 26th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $55.14). 1,980 construction managers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$28.99 – $39.00$60,310 – $81,130roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$39.00 – $64.21$81,130 – $133,560the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$64.21 – $84.66$133,560 – $176,080the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction manager pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrTulsa: $50.94Tulsa$50.94Oklahoma City: $48.41Oklahoma City$48.41Fort Smith: $39.88Fort Smith$39.88
Median hourly wage for construction managers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$34.31$50.94$57.11$80.527005% above
Oklahoma City$28.99$48.41$53.55$86.10820about the same as
Fort Smith$27.86$39.88$46.43$55.2613018% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction manager wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$60200020052010201520202025$55.28United States$48.41Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for construction managers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$21.03$40.64$26.752,430
2000$21.50$40.20$28.001,660
2001$22.66$41.19$29.351,700
2002$25.15$45.01$30.531,650
2003$27.68$48.43$31.961,620
2004$28.43$48.45$33.591,850
2005$27.72$45.70$34.741,670
2006$26.68$42.61$35.432,050
2007$27.38$42.51$36.652,050
2008$28.18$42.14$38.392,130
2009$29.29$43.95$39.581,940
2010$30.41$44.90$40.321,970
2011$32.76$46.89$40.502,070
2012$31.66$44.39$39.803,080
2013$32.03$44.26$40.583,740
2014$32.50$44.20$41.173,800
2015$34.21$46.47$42.023,340
2016$35.55$47.69$42.932,930
2017$36.19$47.53$43.932,900
2018$38.55$49.42$44.892,480
2019$39.07$49.20$45.802,710
2020$40.14$49.93$46.722,560
2021$43.61$51.81$47.552,940
2022$43.86$48.25$48.792,210
2023$47.68$50.38$50.431,830
2024$46.30$47.52$51.432,000
2025$48.41$48.41$55.281,980

In today's dollars, the median construction manager wage in Oklahoma changed by +4.2% over the last ten years of data and by -1.6% since 2019.

Are there more construction manager jobs in Oklahoma?

1.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.5× the US share, 44th of 49 states

BLS counted 1,980 construction managers in Oklahoma in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 15%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for construction managers in Oklahoma

+8.6%Projected growth in Oklahoma2024–2034, state agency
270Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
3,190Jobs in 20243,470 projected for 2034
+9.1%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects the number of construction managers in the state to change by +8.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 3,190 to 3,470, with about 270 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +9.1% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 1,980 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction managers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 59 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 46,195 in 2015 to 53,001 in 2025, +14.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Coal County15104$100,427$1,931
Alfalfa County1154$98,584$1,896
Caddo County47661$89,493$1,721
Mayes County1241,305$86,750$1,668
McCurtain County67678$85,079$1,636
Lincoln County97863$79,027$1,520
Garvin County91613$78,752$1,514
Johnston County28102$77,699$1,494
Wagoner County2082,006$76,798$1,477
Beckham County411,630$76,005$1,462
Woodward County69712$74,879$1,440
Cotton County8215$74,450$1,432

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction managers make in Oklahoma?

The median construction manager in Oklahoma earned $48.41 an hour ($100,690 a year) in May 2025, 12% below the national median of $55.28. The middle half earn $39.00–$64.21; the top 10% earn more than $84.66.

Where does Oklahoma rank for construction manager pay?

Oklahoma ranks 44th of 51 states for construction manager pay, with a median of $48.41 an hour, and 26th after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union construction manager rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction manager classification for most Oklahoma counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction managers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 1,980 construction managers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 1.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.47; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction manager work growing in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma's labor market agency projects +8.6% growth for construction managers between 2024 and 2034, from 3,190 to 3,470 jobs.

How many construction manager openings a year are there in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma projects about 270 openings a year for construction managers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 49,700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma and metro areas, SOC 11-9021. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Oklahoma labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.