SOC 43-3021 · Lawton, OK metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Lawton, OK

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Lawton, Oklahoma is $42,000 a year ($20.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,710: half of the 80 people in this job in the Lawton, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

$42,000average per year

$20.19 / hourMedian $40,710Take-home ≈ $34,582

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Oklahoma metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Lawton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,920 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Lawton earn between $37,800 and $45,050.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,000$3,500$20.19
Median$40,710$3,392$19.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,800$3,150$18.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,050$3,754$21.66

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Lawton vs. Oklahoma and the U.S.

Billing and posting clerks in Lawton earn 8% less than the Oklahoma average ($45,690) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($51,070). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $48,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lawton$42,000$40,710$33,960$52,92080
Oklahoma$45,690$45,120$33,630$59,6404,460
United States$51,070$48,500$37,290$67,710404,060

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Lawton

On the average salary of $42,000, a single filer in Lawton takes home about $34,582 a year, or $2,882 a month and $1,330 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Lawton a good place for billing and posting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lawton area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $42,000 buys what about $48,871 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawton ($42,090). A typical home costs $154,345, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Oklahoma cities

Lawton ranks 4th of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job; Tulsa pays the most ($47,600).

All Billing and Posting Clerks salaries in Oklahoma

Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Lawton: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Lawton?

$20.19 an hour on average, and $19.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Lawton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Lawton?

About $34,582 a year ($2,882 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,000.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Lawton than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3021; area Lawton, OK (30020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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