Childcare Workers Salary in Tulsa, OK

Childcare Workers pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,210 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Tulsa earn between $23,190 and $36,630.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Tulsa

On the average salary of $30,780, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $26,072 a year, or $2,173 a month and $1,003 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Tulsa a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $30,780 buys what about $34,501 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Oklahoma cities

Tulsa ranks 2nd of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Lawton pays the most ($36,240).

All Childcare Workers salaries in Oklahoma

Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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