Oklahoma · BLS May 2025

Janitor Salary in Oklahoma

Also called custodian, cleaner. BLS records this occupation as Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners” (SOC 37-2011).

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 23,620 janitors and cleaners working in Oklahoma. Here is what they are paid, what the median leaves after federal, state and FICA tax, and what that is worth against local prices.

Median pay · Oklahoma

$31,110A year, or $14.96 an hour.
Take-home a month$2,194After federal, state and FICA tax at 15.4%
Worth at national prices$35,415Prices here sit at 87.8 against 100
Against the nation15.6% belowNational median $36,840
What janitors and cleaners earn in Oklahoma, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid$23,120$11.12
25th percentile$28,180$13.55
MedianHalf earn more, half less$31,110$14.96
75th percentile$35,770$17.20
90th percentileMost experienced and senior$40,860$19.64
MeanThe average, pulled up by the top$32,280$15.52
How we got this
  1. Median wage in OklahomaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of janitors and cleaners earned more than this, half less.$31,110
  2. Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$14.96
  3. Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$2,194 a month at an effective rate of 15.4%.$26,322 a year
  4. Worth at national average pricesPrices in Oklahoma sit at 87.8 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$35,415
  5. Against the national medianThe national median is $36,840.15.6% below
  6. Jobs countedA concentration of 0.97 against the nation's 1.00.23,620
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

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What lands in the bank

A $31,110 salary in Oklahoma, for one single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026.

  • Federal income tax. $1,553 a year.
  • State income tax. $854 a year.
  • Social Security and Medicare. $2,380 a year.
  • Left over. $26,322 a year, $2,194 a month, an effective rate of 15.4%.

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What $31,110 is worth in Oklahoma

Prices in Oklahoma sit at 87.8 against a national average of 100, so $31,110 earned here buys what $35,415 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 62.8 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in Oklahoma takes in $65,039, so this occupation's median is 0.48 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 3% less concentrated in Oklahoma than in the country as a whole.

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Common questions

Janitor pay in Oklahoma, answered

How much does a janitor make in Oklahoma?

The median wage for janitors in Oklahoma is $31,110 a year, or $14.96 an hour.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the take-home pay for a janitor in Oklahoma?

On the median wage of $31,110, one filer taking the standard deduction keeps about $26,322 a year, or roughly $2,194 a month.

That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 15.4%.

Oklahoma takes $854 of it in state income tax.

Do janitors earn more in Oklahoma than in the rest of the country?

No. The median in Oklahoma is 15.6% below the national median of $36,840.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Oklahoma sit at 87.8 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $31,110 a good salary in Oklahoma?

It is 0.48 times the median household income of $65,039. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in Oklahoma run at 87.8 against a national average of 100, with rents at 62.8, so $31,110 here buys about what $35,415 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid janitors earn in Oklahoma?

The top tenth earn $40,860 a year or more, against $23,120 at the bottom tenth.

Experience, specialism, employer and the part of Oklahoma someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many janitors are there in Oklahoma?

The survey counted 23,620 of these jobs in Oklahoma for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 3% less concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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