Tradespeople Wage Trends (1993–2025) Wages for construction tradespeople in Oklahoma have roughly doubled in nominal terms since the early 1990s. In 1995, the average annual pay for construction workers in Oklahoma was about $22,500 ( bls.govbls.gov ), equivalent to roughly $10–11 per hour  for full-time work. By 2024, Oklahoma’s construction and extraction occupations had a median wage around $23–24 per hour , with mean hourly earnings over $26 ( oklahoma.gov ). As of 2025,