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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Oklahoma's public employees receive from state and local government.

State employee salary information is available at Oklahoma OpenBooks.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $140,000 Brad Henry
Lieutenant Governor $109,250 Jari Askins
Secretary of State $94,500 Susan Savage
Attorney General $126,500 Drew Edmondson
Treasurer $109,250 Scott Meacham


The salary of Oklahoma's governor ranks 17th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

Oklahoma Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $147,000 James Winchester
Associate Justice $137,655 James Edmondson
Associate Justice $137,655 Rudolph Hargrave
Associate Justice $137,655 Marian Opala
Associate Justice $137,655 Yvonne Kauger
Associate Justice $137,655 Joseph Watt
Associate Justice $137,655 Steven Taylor
Associate Justice $137,655 Tom Colbert
Associate Justice $137,655 John Reif


The salary of Oklahoma's chief justice ranks 31st among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Oklahoma's associate justices ranks 32nd among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"