Salaries in Tulsa.

522 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.83x national average. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$266,000

Distinguished Engineer

Median of All Roles

$122,000

NLP Applications Engineer

Entry Level

$26,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated April 2026.

Tulsa, OK has a cost-of-living index of 0.83x the national average. The highest-paying role is Distinguished Engineer at $266,000, while the median across all 522 roles is $122,000. Tulsa has diversified beyond energy into aerospace, healthcare, and a growing tech remote work community.

About the Tulsa market

Tulsa has diversified beyond energy into aerospace, healthcare, and a growing tech remote work community. The Tulsa Remote program has attracted thousands of remote workers with financial incentives. The extremely affordable cost of living means salaries stretch further here than almost anywhere.

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Top 50 salaries in Tulsa

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Distinguished Engineer	$266,000	$201,000 – $338,000
2	Chief AI Officer	$265,000	$197,000 – $342,000
3	VP of AI	$248,000	$188,000 – $325,000
4	CEO	$237,000	$173,000 – $328,000
5	Chief Revenue Officer	$237,000	$178,000 – $313,000
6	SVP of AI Innovation	$237,000	$178,000 – $311,000
7	Chief Technology Officer	$236,000	$175,000 – $309,000
8	Chief Data & AI Officer	$235,000	$175,000 – $307,000
9	Head of AI Research	$226,000	$168,000 – $298,000
10	Chief Algorithm Officer	$225,000	$169,000 – $294,000
11	Chief Product Officer	$224,000	$166,000 – $295,000
12	Head of AI	$220,000	$163,000 – $285,000
13	Chief Operating Officer	$220,000	$164,000 – $293,000
14	VP of Engineering	$220,000	$165,000 – $288,000
15	Principal Engineer	$220,000	$169,000 – $288,000
16	Chief Data Officer	$218,000	$163,000 – $285,000
17	VP of AI Engineering	$218,000	$164,000 – $283,000
18	Chief Marketing Officer	$216,000	$162,000 – $282,000
19	CFO	$214,000	$160,000 – $283,000
20	Head of Applied AI	$214,000	$159,000 – $281,000
21	VP of AI Product	$212,000	$158,000 – $274,000
22	VP of Product	$207,000	$157,000 – $267,000
23	Head of AI Partnerships	$203,000	$151,000 – $268,000
24	Director of Generative AI	$200,000	$151,000 – $263,000
25	AI Transformation Officer	$199,000	$149,000 – $261,000
26	Head of AI Platform	$198,000	$147,000 – $259,000
27	VP of Product Design	$197,000	$147,000 – $256,000
28	VP of Marketing	$197,000	$147,000 – $260,000
29	Chief Human Resources Officer	$195,000	$147,000 – $253,000
30	VP of Sales	$195,000	$146,000 – $260,000
31	AI Program Director	$194,000	$147,000 – $255,000
32	CTO, AI Startup	$185,000	$145,000 – $242,000
33	Foundation Model Engineer	$184,000	$137,000 – $239,000
34	Director of Engineering	$183,000	$141,000 – $237,000
35	Staff Engineer	$183,000	$145,000 – $232,000
36	Director of AI Strategy	$181,000	$137,000 – $237,000
37	Director of Data Science	$180,000	$138,000 – $235,000
38	Multi-Agent Systems Architect	$178,000	$131,000 – $235,000
39	AI Alignment Researcher	$175,000	$130,000 – $233,000
40	Transformer Architecture Engineer	$173,000	$129,000 – $226,000
41	Quantitative AI Researcher	$173,000	$129,000 – $224,000
42	AI Hardware/Chip Design Engineer	$171,000	$127,000 – $226,000
43	AI Agent Architect	$170,000	$129,000 – $220,000
44	Reinforcement Learning Engineer	$169,000	$127,000 – $220,000
45	AI Financial Engineer	$169,000	$125,000 – $217,000
46	Privacy / Data Counsel	$169,000	$130,000 – $221,000
47	Reinforcement Learning Researcher	$169,000	$127,000 – $224,000
48	AI Compiler Engineer	$169,000	$127,000 – $222,000
49	AI Safety Researcher	$168,000	$125,000 – $220,000
50	AI Solutions Architect	$168,000	$125,000 – $220,000

Tax considerations

Oklahoma's top income tax rate is 4.75%. Tulsa has no city income tax. The low rate plus extremely affordable housing create exceptional purchasing power.

Negotiating in Tulsa

Mention the Tulsa Remote program ecosystem. Employers know that remote workers are choosing Tulsa for the cost of living, and they benchmark accordingly against coastal rates.

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Salaries in Tulsa.

522 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.83x national average. Last updated April 2026.

522 roles tracked

Get your playbook

Highest Paying

$266,000

Distinguished Engineer

Median of All Roles

$122,000

NLP Applications Engineer

Entry Level

$26,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

About the Tulsa market

EnergyAerospaceHealthcareTechnologyFinancial Services

Top 50 salaries in Tulsa

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Distinguished Engineer	$266,000	$201,000 – $338,000
2	Chief AI Officer	$265,000	$197,000 – $342,000
3	VP of AI	$248,000	$188,000 – $325,000
4	CEO	$237,000	$173,000 – $328,000
5	Chief Revenue Officer	$237,000	$178,000 – $313,000
6	SVP of AI Innovation	$237,000	$178,000 – $311,000
7	Chief Technology Officer	$236,000	$175,000 – $309,000
8	Chief Data & AI Officer	$235,000	$175,000 – $307,000
9	Head of AI Research	$226,000	$168,000 – $298,000
10	Chief Algorithm Officer	$225,000	$169,000 – $294,000
11	Chief Product Officer	$224,000	$166,000 – $295,000
12	Head of AI	$220,000	$163,000 – $285,000
13	Chief Operating Officer	$220,000	$164,000 – $293,000
14	VP of Engineering	$220,000	$165,000 – $288,000
15	Principal Engineer	$220,000	$169,000 – $288,000
16	Chief Data Officer	$218,000	$163,000 – $285,000
17	VP of AI Engineering	$218,000	$164,000 – $283,000
18	Chief Marketing Officer	$216,000	$162,000 – $282,000
19	CFO	$214,000	$160,000 – $283,000
20	Head of Applied AI	$214,000	$159,000 – $281,000
21	VP of AI Product	$212,000	$158,000 – $274,000
22	VP of Product	$207,000	$157,000 – $267,000
23	Head of AI Partnerships	$203,000	$151,000 – $268,000
24	Director of Generative AI	$200,000	$151,000 – $263,000
25	AI Transformation Officer	$199,000	$149,000 – $261,000
26	Head of AI Platform	$198,000	$147,000 – $259,000
27	VP of Product Design	$197,000	$147,000 – $256,000
28	VP of Marketing	$197,000	$147,000 – $260,000
29	Chief Human Resources Officer	$195,000	$147,000 – $253,000
30	VP of Sales	$195,000	$146,000 – $260,000
31	AI Program Director	$194,000	$147,000 – $255,000
32	CTO, AI Startup	$185,000	$145,000 – $242,000
33	Foundation Model Engineer	$184,000	$137,000 – $239,000
34	Director of Engineering	$183,000	$141,000 – $237,000
35	Staff Engineer	$183,000	$145,000 – $232,000
36	Director of AI Strategy	$181,000	$137,000 – $237,000
37	Director of Data Science	$180,000	$138,000 – $235,000
38	Multi-Agent Systems Architect	$178,000	$131,000 – $235,000
39	AI Alignment Researcher	$175,000	$130,000 – $233,000
40	Transformer Architecture Engineer	$173,000	$129,000 – $226,000
41	Quantitative AI Researcher	$173,000	$129,000 – $224,000
42	AI Hardware/Chip Design Engineer	$171,000	$127,000 – $226,000
43	AI Agent Architect	$170,000	$129,000 – $220,000
44	Reinforcement Learning Engineer	$169,000	$127,000 – $220,000
45	AI Financial Engineer	$169,000	$125,000 – $217,000
46	Privacy / Data Counsel	$169,000	$130,000 – $221,000
47	Reinforcement Learning Researcher	$169,000	$127,000 – $224,000
48	AI Compiler Engineer	$169,000	$127,000 – $222,000
49	AI Safety Researcher	$168,000	$125,000 – $220,000
50	AI Solutions Architect	$168,000	$125,000 – $220,000

Tax considerations

Oklahoma's top income tax rate is 4.75%. Tulsa has no city income tax. The low rate plus extremely affordable housing create exceptional purchasing power.

Negotiating in Tulsa

Mention the Tulsa Remote program ecosystem. Employers know that remote workers are choosing Tulsa for the cost of living, and they benchmark accordingly against coastal rates.

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Salaries in Tulsa.

About the Tulsa market

Top 50 salaries in Tulsa

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Tulsa

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.

Salaries in Tulsa.

About the Tulsa market

Top 50 salaries in Tulsa

Tax considerations

Negotiating in Tulsa

Other cities

Related

Know the number. Get the offer.