Electrical Engineer salary in Tulsa, OK

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Tulsa, OK metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bixby, Cleveland, Inola, Jenks, Owasso.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$117,000
Middle 50%$96.1k–$133k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $123,560
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,577 and $169,865.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,600
25th$96,054
50th (median)$117,000
75th$133,000
90th$152,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $101,587 (15 filings) FY2022: median $92,550 (10 filings) FY2025: median $109,987 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 3 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 15
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$101,587$77,804$112,00015
FY2021–––6
FY2022$92,550$90,085$113,48310
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––3
FY2025$109,987$94,312$120,00012
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Tulsa's median Electrical Engineer salary of $117,000 is worth about $131,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tulsa = 89.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Tulsa, OK area earned a median of $105,180 in May 2025 (710 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,000, 11% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
American Electric Powertoo few3
Bath Grouptoo few2
Uoptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.