Registered Nurses salary in Tulsa, OK

Median pay for registered nurses in Tulsa, OK: $79,060/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,540 – $101,520 · about 9,570 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$1,750 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Tulsa

With Tulsa's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $79,060 has the buying power of about $87,947 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $65,784 · median home $253,725 · median rent $1,352/mo.

Full Tulsa cost of living & taxes →

How Tulsa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tulsa, OK is 125th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Tulsa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 76th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Tulsa is one of the places where registered nurses gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Tulsa

A median home in Tulsa, OK costs $253,725 — about 3.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,352/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Tulsa.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tulsa	Rent vs Tulsa
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+137%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+129%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+127%	2.7×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+100%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in OK

Metro	Median pay	vs Tulsa	Rent vs Tulsa
Oklahoma City, OK	$79,850	+1%	1×

Staying in OK keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires registered nurses around Tulsa

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Saint Francis Hospital · Healthcare
• Tulsa Public Schools · Education
• Orthopaedic Hospital · Healthcare

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