Recruiter salary in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area

Pay in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area against Oklahoma and the US

The middle half of recruiters in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area earns $47,870–$84,230. The top tenth earns $105,370 or more, 2.7 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($68,750) is 11% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $36,360 wide, between the figure for Oklahoma ($32,720) and the US figure ($40,770).

What to budget for a recruiter here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $22,180 over the median, the 25th only $14,180 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $28,619 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area, and the Oklahoma statewide median of $61,630 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area

At the $62,050 median, a local hire costs about $80,065 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,015 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between project coordinators ($72,590) and office managers ($55,610). Accountant is the highest at $83,990.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #8 of the 17 roles we track in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area (-18.3%), between customer support specialists (-17.4%) and paralegals (-19.6%). The typical role here is at -19.6%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Recruiters hold 5.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area, 5.4% across Oklahoma and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Oklahoma

Across the 8 areas of Oklahoma with data for this job, the median runs from $55,550 in the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetro area to $63,490 in Tulsa, a gap of $7,940 a year. Of the 3 areas in Oklahoma with more recruiters than the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area, 1 pays less: the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetro area ($55,550).

the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area is #223 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Oklahoma, Sandusky and Grand Island pay just above the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area and Canton-Massillon and Williamsport just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, two pay more.

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