Recruiter salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Pay in Oklahoma City against Oklahoma and the US

The middle half of recruiters in Oklahoma City earns $50,590–$84,610. The top tenth earns $106,380 or more, 2.5 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.7 times. The mean ($70,500) is 12% 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 $34,020 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 $21,440 over the median, the 25th only $12,580 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $27,665 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 Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma statewide median of $61,630 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Oklahoma City

At the $63,170 median, a local hire costs about $81,510 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,340 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 Oklahoma City

Of the 17 roles we track in Oklahoma City, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between office managers ($63,310) and marketing specialists ($63,160). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,400.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Oklahoma City (-16.8%), between project coordinators (-16.5%) and payroll specialists (-17.9%). The typical role here is at -12.0%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost less in Oklahoma City than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 5.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Oklahoma City, 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. No other area in Oklahoma has as many recruiters, and 6 of the other 7 pay less.

Oklahoma City against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Oklahoma City is #45 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Oklahoma, Bay City and Tuscaloosa pay just above Oklahoma City and Springfield and Cedar Rapids just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Oklahoma City. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, all three pay more.

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