Mechatronics technician salary in Oklahoma (2026)

How much does a mechatronics technician make in Oklahoma?

The spread in Oklahoma is tighter than the national one. From the 10th percentile ($45,150) to the 90th ($84,530), the whole range is about $39,000, where nationally the top decile alone hits $109,890. That compression tells you two things: entry pay isn't far below the middle, and there's a lower ceiling for the best-paid techs than you'd find in a bigger manufacturing state.

The middle 50% lands between $55,660 and $71,050, so if you're a few years in and running PLC-heavy maintenance work, $60,000 to $70,000 is the realistic band. Breaking past $84,530 usually means the top decile: supervisory maintenance, controls-heavy roles at aerospace or energy sites, or shift-premium work. With only 140 techs statewide and a 0.85 location quotient, demand is thin enough that the highest-paying seats don't turn over often.

Oklahoma mechatronics salary: BLS vs Salary.com vs Indeed

The three sources don't line up, and for Oklahoma the gap is wide. BLS puts the median at $65,100. Salary.com models an average of $54,284. Indeed shows $28.24 an hour, which annualizes to about $58,739. BLS is an employer wage survey and covers the actual electro-mechanical and mechatronics job code, so it's the most reliable of the three. Salary.com is modelled HR data and reads low here. Indeed's figure rests on just 8 reported salaries, which is a small sample you should treat as a rough signal, not a firm number.

When you're negotiating in Oklahoma, anchor on the BLS median of $65,100 and the middle-50% band of $55,660 to $71,050. Those come from the largest, most consistent dataset. Use the Salary.com and Indeed figures only as a floor check, and know that the low Indeed sample means it can swing month to month.

Job outlook for mechatronics technicians in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's projection is soft. The state's labor agency expects the electro-mechanical and mechatronics tech count to slip from 80 in 2024 to 70 by 2034, a 2.7% decline, while the national projection is a modest +0.7% gain. So this state is running slightly behind the country on growth, not ahead of it.

The more useful number is the 10 average annual openings the state projects. Even with a shrinking headcount, roughly 10 jobs open each year in Oklahoma, and almost all of that comes from retirements and people moving on rather than new positions being created. That means the door still opens regularly, you just have to be ready when it does. You can check the underlying data at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.

How Oklahoma compares with nearby states

Inside the South, Oklahoma sits near the bottom of the pack. Its $65,100 median trails Kentucky ($65,270) by a hair and edges out Tennessee ($64,720), so you're in a tight cluster of lower-paying Southern states. The regional leaders are a big step up: Florida pays a $75,450 median and Louisiana $75,410, both more than $10,000 ahead of Oklahoma.

Who hires mechatronics technicians in Oklahoma

Aerospace and defense drive a lot of the technician demand here. Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City is home to the Air Force Sustainment Center and hires maintenance technicians for its overhaul and expansion work. In Tulsa, American Airlines runs one of its largest base maintenance facilities, and Nordam builds and overhauls business-jet and commercial aircraft structures. AMETEK's Chandler Engineering brand, also in Tulsa, makes energy and process instrumentation.

Outside aerospace, manufacturers post steady electro-mechanical and automation roles. Solaris Paper runs a tissue plant in Oklahoma and hires electro-tech maintenance technicians to keep its mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems running, and Da Pro Rubber in Owasso has recruited automation maintenance technicians. These are the kinds of PLC-heavy maintenance jobs that pay in the upper part of the Oklahoma range.

How to earn more as a mechatronics technician in Oklahoma

Stack the certifications that get you into controls work

The Oklahoma techs earning above the $71,050 upper-quartile mark tend to be the ones running PLCs, drives, and robotics, not just wrenching. A focused certification stack (PLC programming, industrial networking, robotics) is the cheapest way to move from the middle band toward that $84,530 top decile without leaving the state.

Cross into a higher-paying neighbor state

Two nearby Southern states pay meaningfully more. Louisiana's median is $75,410 and Florida's is $75,450, both more than $10,000 above Oklahoma's $65,100. If you're mobile and mostly chasing pay, a move into either one lifts the whole percentile curve you're working against, not just the top.

Step up to the controls engineer track

The clearest ceiling-breaker is moving off the technician line entirely. A controls engineer role pays well above any technician percentile, and Oklahoma's aerospace and energy employers hire for it. Map the jump with the mechatronics salary guide so you know which skills close the gap.

Sources & methodology

Figures on this page come from four independent datasets, retrieved 2026-07-14. Where they disagree, the disagreement is shown rather than averaged away; the source-comparison section explains why each number differs.

• BLS OEWS, SOC 17-3024, May 2025 national and state estimates (state file oesm25st.zip). Employer-reported, the authoritative baseline.
• Salary.com, Mechatronics Technician in Oklahoma, as of July 01, 2026. HR-reported and modelled averages.
• Indeed, mechatronics technician salaries in Oklahoma, based on 8 reported salaries. Posting-derived.
• Projections Central, 2024–2034 state occupational projections produced by Oklahoma's labor market agency (state source).
• Oklahoma CareerTech: Aerospace and Aviation industry