Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Tulsa, OK

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,600 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Tulsa earn between $38,240 and $93,050.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Tulsa vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Tulsa earn 7% less than the Oklahoma average ($69,860) and 31% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -26% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Tulsa

On the average salary of $65,020, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $52,043 a year, or $4,337 a month and $2,002 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

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

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Is Tulsa a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? 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 $65,020 buys what about $72,881 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Oklahoma cities

Tulsa ranks 2nd of 2 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Oklahoma City pays the most ($71,960).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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