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Tulsa: $2,561/mo left
- Rent under 30% of pay
- 227 sunny days
From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$135/mo versus Chicago.
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Versus Chicago.
Left each month
$2,561
Versus Chicago
+$135/mo
+$1,620 a year
Local pay
$84,429
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$2,561 / mo left
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
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- Taxes$1,681
- Rent$967
- Other living costs$1,827
- Left over$2,561
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $84,429
- Federal income tax
- −$10,188
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,459
- State income tax (OK)
- −$3,520
- Take-home pay
- $64,262
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $967
- Groceries
- $356
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $401
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $312
- Total spending
- $2,794
Left over each month
$7,036 gross, minus $1,681 in tax and $2,794 in living costs.
$2,561
County by county
7 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa CountyOK | 674k66% | $1,060 | $1,072 | $213,500 | $67,317 | 20 min |
| Rogers CountyOK | 97k9% | $1,018 | $977 | $222,200 | $77,688 | 26 min |
| Wagoner CountyOK | 84k8% | $1,050 | $940 | $216,000 | $78,520 | 26 min |
| Creek CountyOK | 72k7% | $910 | $869 | $170,900 | $61,849 | 25 min |
| Osage CountyOK | 46k4% | $786 | $742 | $172,300 | $60,482 | 24 min |
| Okmulgee CountyOK | 37k4% | $811 | $749 | $114,600 | $53,123 | 26 min |
| Pawnee CountyOK | 16k2% | $872 | $797 | $125,700 | $57,551 | 29 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,503 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $967.
- Work from home
- 9.4% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 70.7% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- Tulsa Remote · $10,000
Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation here
23 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Supervisory Staff Administrator
377th Theater Sustainment Command (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $74,678–$97,087 a year
Okmulgee, OK · Tulsa, OK · Closes October 21, 2026
- Civil Engineer
Southwestern Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $125,776–$197,200 a year
Little Rock AFB, AR · Corona, CA · El Monte, CA · +24 more · Little Rock, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Bakersfield, CA +16 · Closes October 22, 2026
- POWERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS MECHANIC (Title 32)
138th MSX, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Air National Guard Units) · $30.79–$35.94 an hour
Tulsa, OK · Tulsa, OK · Closes December 30, 2026
- Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)
Various locations within the Agency (Indian Health Service) · $110,727–$164,017 a year
Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +99 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +24 · Closes December 31, 2026
- Advanced Practice Nurse (Psychiatric)
Various locations within the Agency (Indian Health Service) · $110,727–$164,017 a year
Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +99 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +24 · Closes December 31, 2026
18 more on the full list.
The place
227 sunny days. July high 94°F. January nights 27°F. 22 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- 227 sunny days, 94°F in July, 27°F January nights
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 22 minutes each way
- Size
- 1.0M people
- Buying instead
- Median home $204,400. About $1,390/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Oklahoma income tax. Sales tax 9.0%, property tax 0.99%.
Fit
- Money left over
- 66
- Sun and mild weather
- 71
- Being in a big city
- 52
Public school districts in Tulsa
12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.
| District | City | Students | Schools | Pupils / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 33,617 | 69 | 18.1 |
| Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow | 19,882 | 26 | 17.6 |
| Union | Tulsa | 14,950 | 17 | 17.7 |
| Jenks | Jenks | 12,527 | 8 | 16.7 |
| Owasso | Owasso | 9,761 | 13 | 18.1 |
| Bixby | Bixby | 8,374 | 10 | 17.9 |
| Sand Springs | Sand Springs | 4,983 | 8 | 17.1 |
| Claremore | Claremore | 3,925 | 6 | 14.9 |
| Sapulpa | Sapulpa | 3,714 | 7 | 17.3 |
| Coweta | Coweta | 3,668 | 8 | 16.9 |
| Collinsville | Collinsville | 3,201 | 6 | 16.8 |
| Glenpool | Glenpool | 2,826 | 5 | 16.7 |
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Take-home by job in Tulsa
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Tulsa calculated?
Tulsa is in Oklahoma, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.
What does rent cost in Tulsa?
About $967 for a one-bedroom and $1,151 for a two-bedroom in Tulsa, OK.
How do I compare Tulsa with another city?
Put Tulsa next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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