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Metro Wage Data · May 2025

Delivery Driver Wages in Oklahoma City, OK

4,410 light truck and delivery drivers work in the Oklahoma City metro area. The median wage is $19.29/hour 10.6% below the national median of $21.57, ranking #48 of 50 major metros on driver pay.

Median hourly
$19.29
national $21.57
Mean hourly
$22.38
national $23.45
Annualized (median)
$40,123
median × 2,080 hrs
Drivers in metro
4,410
SOC 53-3033

What drivers earn in Oklahoma City

The spread matters as much as the median: the 10th-to-90th percentile range is what you compete against when hiring — and what your drivers see when they compare offers.

10th percentile
entry / new drivers
$12.67 · $26,354/yr
25th percentile
$16.46 · $34,237/yr
Median
the market rate
$19.29 · $40,123/yr
75th percentile
$24.06 · $50,045/yr
90th percentile
senior / specialized
$44.12 · $91,770/yr
For Fleet Operators

What a route day actually costs in Oklahoma City

Wages aren’t your labor cost. Add payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and benefits (≈27% on top of base pay) and a median-wage driver in Oklahoma City runs:

Fully-loaded hourly
$24.50
Per 8.5-hour route day
$208
Per driver, annually
$50,956

Driver pay is typically the largest single line in a last-mile P&L. Run your full cost structure — fuel, payments, maintenance, insurance, and Oklahoma City-level wages — through the forecast tool to see where your margin is headed.

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Compare driver pay in other metros

Tampa, FL
$19.47/hr median (+0.9% vs Oklahoma City)
Birmingham, AL
$19.27/hr median (-0.1% vs Oklahoma City)
Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA-NC
$20.00/hr median (+3.7% vs Oklahoma City)
Raleigh, NC
$19.16/hr median (-0.7% vs Oklahoma City)
San Antonio, TX
$20.00/hr median (+3.7% vs Oklahoma City)
Richmond, VA
$20.06/hr median (+4.0% vs Oklahoma City)
All 50 metros + national trend →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), May 2025Light Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3033), cross-industry estimates for the Oklahoma City metro area (CBSA 36420). Retrieved 2026-07-04. This occupation covers drivers of light trucks and delivery vans, including last-mile delivery. Annual figures are hourly × 2,080 hours. Fully-loaded cost assumes ≈27% burden for payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and benefits — Pexara’s standard modeling assumption; your burden varies by state and benefits package.