Skilled Wages

Elevator mechanic salary in Oklahoma

Median $50.69 an hour for 140 elevator and escalator installers and repairers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$50.69/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$105,430/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.36 – $58.8010th to 90th percentilehourly range
140Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Elevator mechanic pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrOklahoma: 10th $17.36 · 25th $27.56 · median $50.69 · 75th $58.04 · 90th $58.80Oklahoma$50.69$17.36$58.80United States: 10th $28.49 · 25th $38.12 · median $52.84 · 75th $65.25 · 90th $76.39United States$52.84
Hourly wage percentiles for elevator and escalator installers and repairers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 21st of 37 states for median elevator mechanic pay, and 16th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $57.73). 140 elevator and escalator installers and repairers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$17.36 – $27.56$36,110 – $57,330roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$27.56 – $58.04$57,330 – $120,710the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$58.04 – $58.80$120,710 – $122,310the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Elevator mechanic pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrTulsa: $51.65Tulsa$51.65Oklahoma City: $29.66Oklahoma City$29.66
Median hourly wage for elevator and escalator installers and repairers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$18.53$51.65$58.82902% above
Oklahoma City$16.96$29.66$58.314041% below

Elevator mechanic wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$20$40$602000200520202025$52.84United States$50.69Oklahoma
Median hourly wage for elevator and escalator installers and repairers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$19.81$38.28$22.38—
2000$20.31$37.97$22.78—
2001$20.86$37.92$24.82—
2002$21.76$38.94$25.99300
2003$22.26$38.95$26.90210
2004$24.61$41.94$28.23150
2005$15.47$25.50$28.46150
2007$22.93$35.60$32.69200
2008$24.37$36.44$33.35170
2017$37.36$49.07$38.21—
2018$37.66$48.28$38.36—
2019$38.79$48.85$40.86240
2020$40.72$50.65$42.57260
2021$20.04$23.81$47.0570
2022$44.28$48.71$47.60240
2023$44.97$47.51$49.24270
2024$49.34$50.64$51.24100
2025$50.69$50.69$52.84140

Union scale and prevailing wage for elevator mechanics in Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay elevator mechanics at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 25 of the 25 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $89.68 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $50.69.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $89.68 (union)Alfalfa: —Atoka: —Beaver: —Beckham: —Blaine: —Bryan: —Caddo: —Canadian: $89.55 (union)Carter: —Cherokee: $89.68 (union)Choctaw: —Cimarron: —Cleveland: $89.55 (union)Coal: —Comanche: —Cotton: —Craig: $89.68 (union)Creek: $89.68 (union)Custer: —Delaware: $89.68 (union)Dewey: —Ellis: —Garfield: —Garvin: —Grady: $89.55 (union)Grant: —Greer: —Harmon: —Harper: —Haskell: —Hughes: —Jackson: —Jefferson: —Johnston: —Kay: —Kingfisher: —Kiowa: —Latimer: —Le Flore: —Lincoln: $89.55 (union)Logan: $89.55 (union)Love: —McClain: $89.55 (union)McCurtain: —McIntosh: $89.68 (union)Major: —Marshall: —Mayes: $89.68 (union)Murray: —Muskogee: $89.68 (union)Noble: —Nowata: $89.68 (union)Okfuskee: $89.68 (union)Oklahoma: $89.55 (union)Okmulgee: $89.68 (union)Osage: $89.68 (union)Ottawa: $89.68 (union)Pawnee: $89.68 (union)Payne: —Pittsburg: —Pontotoc: —Pottawatomie: —Pushmataha: —Roger Mills: —Rogers: $89.68 (union)Seminole: —Sequoyah: —Stephens: —Texas: —Tillman: —Tulsa: $89.68 (union)Wagoner: $89.68 (union)Washington: $89.68 (union)Washita: —Woods: —Woodward: —Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for elevator mechanics by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdairUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260067
CherokeeUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260067
CraigUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260072
CreekUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260044
DelawareUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260072
McIntoshUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260072
MayesUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260059
MuskogeeUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260061
NowataUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260072
OkfuskeeUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260072
OkmulgeeUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260055
OsageUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260050
OttawaUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260062
PawneeUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260051
RogersUnion ELEV0083-003 2025-01-01$51.24$38.44$89.68OK20260052

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Oklahoma prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

92.9kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-08
+2.9%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202593kAug 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do elevator mechanics make in Oklahoma?

The median elevator mechanic in Oklahoma earned $50.69 an hour ($105,430 a year) in May 2025, 4% below the national median of $52.84. The middle half earn $27.56–$58.04; the top 10% earn more than $58.80.

Where does Oklahoma rank for elevator mechanic pay?

Oklahoma ranks 21st of 37 states for elevator mechanic pay, with a median of $50.69 an hour, and 16th after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union elevator mechanic rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for elevator mechanics in 25 counties, with a typical package of $89.68 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many elevator mechanics work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted 140 elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.55; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma and metro areas, SOC 47-4021.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.