Chaplain Salary in Oklahoma

How much does a Chaplain make in Oklahoma?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chaplain in Oklahoma is $60,762 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, a Chaplain's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,319
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,173 to $65,241
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,174

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Chaplain Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,241	$5,437	$1,255	$31
Average	$60,762	$5,064	$1,169	$29
25th Percentile	$54,173	$4,514	$1,042	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Chaplain Salaries

A Chaplain's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Chaplain Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Chaplains. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,762.
California: $72,486.
Massachusetts: $71,520.

District of Columbia $72,762 California $72,486 Massachusetts $71,520 Washington $71,257 New Jersey $71,231 Alaska $71,139 Connecticut $70,232 New York $69,864

Hawaii $68,688 Rhode Island $68,136 Maryland $67,761 Minnesota $67,249 Colorado $67,052 Illinois $66,986 Oregon $66,736 Delaware $66,552

New Hampshire $66,436 Virginia $66,178 Pennsylvania $65,422 Nevada $65,041 North Dakota $64,916 Michigan $64,719 Wisconsin $64,646 Vermont $64,502

Texas $64,101 Maine $64,075 Arizona $64,035 Ohio $63,989 Georgia $63,385 Indiana $63,082 Wyoming $63,023 Utah $62,931

Iowa $62,892 Kansas $62,576 Louisiana $62,484 North Carolina $62,451 Missouri $62,438 Florida $62,182 Montana $62,044 Nebraska $61,912

Kentucky $61,840 South Carolina $61,577 Tennessee $61,413 Idaho $61,347 New Mexico $60,868 Oklahoma $60,762 Alabama $60,375 South Dakota $59,724

Arkansas $59,369 West Virginia $59,179 Mississippi $58,607

Top Paying Cities for Chaplains

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Ardmore: $57,643
Countyline: $57,583
Burneyville: $57,743

Ardmore, OK $57,643 Countyline, OK $57,583 Burneyville, OK $57,743 Coleman, OK $57,555 Elmore City, OK $57,714 Foster, OK $57,551 Fox, OK $57,657 Gene Autry, OK $57,732

Graham, OK $57,409 Healdton, OK $57,553 Kingston, OK $58,586 Lebanon, OK $58,304 Leon, OK $57,678 Loco, OK $57,484 Lone Grove, OK $57,611 Hennepin, OK $57,505

Madill, OK $57,611 Mannsville, OK $57,532 Marietta, OK $58,046 Mead, OK $58,222 Milburn, OK $57,540 Overbrook, OK $57,483 Ravia, OK $57,641 Ringling, OK $57,542

Springer, OK $57,467 Thackerville, OK $59,070 Tishomingo, OK $57,590 Wapanucka, OK $57,533 Wilson, OK $57,502 Ratliff City, OK $57,503 Tatums, OK $57,520 Tussy, OK $57,519

Velma, OK $57,645 Lawton, OK $55,604 Fort Sill, OK $55,612 Addington, OK $57,345 Altus, OK $55,728 Altus Afb, OK $55,728 Blair, OK $55,940 Cache, OK $55,813

Chattanooga, OK $56,346 Comanche, OK $56,848 Davidson, OK $56,987 Duke, OK $56,101 Duncan, OK $56,961 Eldorado, OK $56,397 Elgin, OK $55,755 Elmer, OK $56,041

Faxon, OK $55,880 Fletcher, OK $56,107 Frederick, OK $56,882 Geronimo, OK $55,680 Gould, OK $56,417 Grandfield, OK $57,316 Granite, OK $56,293 Hastings, OK $57,203

Headrick, OK $55,920 Hollis, OK $56,901 Hollister, OK $56,961 Indiahoma, OK $56,115 Loveland, OK $56,775 Mangum, OK $56,269 Manitou, OK $56,415 Martha, OK $55,835

Medicine Park, OK $55,669 Meers, OK $55,832 Mountain Park, OK $56,229 Olustee, OK $55,935 Oscar, OK $57,841 Randlett, OK $57,548 Roosevelt, OK $56,214 Ryan, OK $57,793

Snyder, OK $56,340 Sterling, OK $56,006 Temple, OK $56,948 Terral, OK $58,026 Tipton, OK $56,123 Vinson, OK $56,919 Walters, OK $56,150 Waurika, OK $57,404

Clinton, OK $57,439 Arapaho, OK $57,404 Bessie, OK $57,235 Burns Flat, OK $57,478 Butler, OK $57,389 Canute, OK $57,315 Carter, OK $56,945 Cheyenne, OK $57,448

Cordell, OK $57,195 Crawford, OK $57,481 Custer City, OK $57,408 Dill City, OK $57,122 Durham, OK $57,530 Elk City, OK $57,459 Erick, OK $57,284 Fay, OK $57,611

Foss, OK $57,244 Hammon, OK $57,409 Hobart, OK $56,757 Leedey, OK $57,480 Lone Wolf, OK $56,261 Oakwood, OK $57,469 Putnam, OK $57,414 Reydon, OK $57,483

Rocky, OK $56,998 Bristow, OK $59,920 Broken Arrow, OK $61,020 Catoosa, OK $61,050 Hopeton, OK $57,852 Isabella, OK $57,696 Jet, OK $57,604 Kingfisher, OK $59,004

Kremlin, OK $57,603 Lahoma, OK $57,756 Longdale, OK $57,599 Loyal, OK $58,322 Lucien, OK $58,180 Manchester, OK $57,900 Medford, OK $58,082 Meno, OK $57,638

Nash, OK $57,564 Okarche, OK $59,189 Okeene, OK $57,910 Omega, OK $58,340 Pond Creek, OK $57,624 Ringwood, OK $57,641 Southard, OK $57,764 Wakita, OK $57,939

Watonga, OK $58,044 Waukomis, OK $58,113 Woodward, OK $58,023 Arnett, OK $57,573 Buffalo, OK $57,847 Camargo, OK $57,520 Chester, OK $57,615 Fargo, OK $57,805

Fort Supply, OK $57,960 Freedom, OK $57,791 Gage, OK $57,735 Gate, OK $57,727 Laverne, OK $57,749 May, OK $57,736 Mooreland, OK $57,773 Mutual, OK $57,687

Rosston, OK $57,769 Sharon, OK $57,794 Shattuck, OK $57,726 Vici, OK $57,713 Waynoka, OK $57,668 Adams, OK $57,983 Balko, OK $57,625 Beaver, OK $57,705

Boise City, OK $57,779 Felt, OK $57,722 Forgan, OK $57,787 Goodwell, OK $57,699 Guymon, OK $57,808 Hardesty, OK $57,610 Hooker, OK $57,781 Kenton, OK $57,953

Keyes, OK $57,791 Texhoma, OK $57,705 Turpin, OK $57,806 Tyrone, OK $57,833 Avant, OK $60,560 Barnsdall, OK $60,191 Bartlesville, OK $59,423 Bixby, OK $60,930

Sayre, OK $57,376 Fittstown, OK $57,551 Fitzhugh, OK $57,567 Francis, OK $57,983 Hanna, OK $57,843 Holdenville, OK $57,719 Konawa, OK $58,195 Lamar, OK $57,534

Mcloud, OK $59,441 Macomb, OK $58,934 Maud, OK $58,422 Meeker, OK $59,155 Mill Creek, OK $57,456 Newalla, OK $59,622 Okemah, OK $58,466 Paden, OK $58,427

Prague, OK $58,731 Roff, OK $57,592 Saint Louis, OK $58,453 Sasakwa, OK $57,825 Sparks, OK $58,745 Stonewall, OK $57,544 Stratford, OK $58,085 Tecumseh, OK $59,049

Tryon, OK $58,880 Wanette, OK $58,786 Weleetka, OK $58,399 Wellston, OK $59,317 Wetumka, OK $57,742 Wewoka, OK $58,159 Arkoma, OK $57,411 Pocola, OK $57,422

Bokoshe, OK $57,487 Bunch, OK $57,890 Cameron, OK $57,451 Fanshawe, OK $57,603 Gans, OK $57,526 Heavener, OK $57,620 Hodgen, OK $57,586 Howe, OK $57,507

Keota, OK $57,507 Leflore, OK $57,736 Lequire, OK $57,789 Mccurtain, OK $57,594 Marble City, OK $57,742 Moffett, OK $57,405 Seiling, OK $57,624 Sentinel, OK $56,939

Sweetwater, OK $57,391 Taloga, OK $57,533 Texola, OK $57,474 Thomas, OK $57,523 Willow, OK $56,693 Enid, OK $57,985 Aline, OK $57,590 Alva, OK $57,865

Ames, OK $57,914 Amorita, OK $57,795 Bison, OK $58,175 Burlington, OK $57,733 Canton, OK $57,561 Carmen, OK $57,630 Carrier, OK $57,597 Cherokee, OK $57,689

Cleo Springs, OK $57,628 Covington, OK $58,145 Dacoma, OK $57,644 Douglas, OK $58,144 Dover, OK $58,843 Drummond, OK $57,958 Fairmont, OK $58,009 Fairview, OK $57,659

Garber, OK $57,857 Goltry, OK $57,620 Helena, OK $57,685 Hennessey, OK $58,420 Hillsdale, OK $57,819 Monroe, OK $57,489 Muldrow, OK $57,457 Muse, OK $57,549

Panama, OK $57,465 Poteau, OK $57,482 Roland, OK $57,408 Sallisaw, OK $57,612 Shady Point, OK $57,500 Smithville, OK $57,551 Spiro, OK $57,464 Stilwell, OK $58,207

Vian, OK $57,756 Watson, OK $57,591 Watts, OK $58,758 Westville, OK $58,737 Wister, OK $57,588 Fairland, OK $57,939 Lexington, OK $59,056 Lindsay, OK $58,090

Lookeba, OK $57,722 Luther, OK $59,530 Marlow, OK $56,719 Marshall, OK $58,358 Maysville, OK $58,259 Meridian, OK $59,278 Minco, OK $58,876 Morrison, OK $58,094

Mountain View, OK $56,894 Mulhall, OK $58,822 Mustang, OK $59,823 Newcastle, OK $59,783 Nicoma Park, OK $59,986 Ninnekah, OK $57,664 Noble, OK $59,356 Orlando, OK $58,436

Paoli, OK $58,323 Pauls Valley, OK $58,126 Perry, OK $58,206 Piedmont, OK $59,649 Pocasset, OK $58,673 Purcell, OK $59,140 Rush Springs, OK $57,129 Spencer, OK $60,007

Yukon, OK $59,864 Sulphur, OK $57,614 Tuttle, OK $59,562 Union City, OK $59,378 Verden, OK $58,102 Washington, OK $59,407 Washita, OK $57,425 Wayne, OK $58,765

Weatherford, OK $57,551 Wheatland, OK $60,033 Wynnewood, OK $57,825 Oklahoma City, OK $60,033 Kiowa, OK $57,551 Krebs, OK $57,827 Lane, OK $57,548 Lehigh, OK $57,625

Moyers, OK $57,475 Nashoba, OK $57,536 Panola, OK $57,669 Pittsburg, OK $57,453 Quinton, OK $57,657 Rattan, OK $57,536 Red Oak, OK $57,618 Savanna, OK $57,679

Snow, OK $57,520 Stringtown, OK $57,434 Stuart, OK $57,522 Talihina, OK $57,614 Tupelo, OK $57,563 Tuskahoma, OK $57,561 Wardville, OK $57,446 Whitesboro, OK $57,572

Wilburton, OK $57,634 Ponca City, OK $57,908 Billings, OK $57,682 Blackwell, OK $58,230 Braman, OK $58,560 Burbank, OK $58,195 Deer Creek, OK $58,098 Fairfax, OK $58,738

Hunter, OK $57,562 Kaw City, OK $58,032 Lamont, OK $57,574 Marland, OK $57,684 Nardin, OK $58,113 Newkirk, OK $58,461 Ralston, OK $58,706 Red Rock, OK $57,661

Shidler, OK $58,131 Tonkawa, OK $57,708 Durant, OK $57,960 Achille, OK $59,063 Albany, OK $58,462 Battiest, OK $57,609 Bennington, OK $57,552 Bethel, OK $57,566

Bokchito, OK $57,902 Boswell, OK $57,580 Broken Bow, OK $57,643 Caddo, OK $57,565 Calera, OK $58,586 Cartwright, OK $59,011 Colbert, OK $59,169 Eagletown, OK $57,551

Fort Towson, OK $57,554 Garvin, OK $57,617 Golden, OK $57,711 Grant, OK $57,659 Haworth, OK $57,619 Hendrix, OK $58,959 Hugo, OK $57,679 Idabel, OK $57,720

Kemp, OK $59,206 Kenefic, OK $57,550 Millerton, OK $57,795 Pickens, OK $57,602 Platter, OK $58,826 Ringold, OK $57,551 Rufe, OK $57,569 Sawyer, OK $57,607

Soper, OK $57,579 Spencerville, OK $57,593 Swink, OK $57,684 Valliant, OK $57,615 Wright City, OK $57,640 Shawnee, OK $59,129 Seminole, OK $58,442 Ada, OK $57,984

Agra, OK $58,763 Allen, OK $57,559 Asher, OK $58,437 Atwood, OK $57,554 Boley, OK $58,415 Bowlegs, OK $58,446 Byars, OK $58,358 Carney, OK $59,082

Castle, OK $58,687 Kiamichi Christian Mission, OK $57,488 Kinta, OK $57,742 Chandler, OK $59,052 Connerville, OK $57,539 Cromwell, OK $58,339 Dustin, OK $57,861 Chelsea, OK $59,294

Ochelata, OK $60,048 Oilton, OK $59,836 Oologah, OK $60,539 Osage, OK $60,716 Owasso, OK $61,205 Pawhuska, OK $58,851 Pawnee, OK $58,843 Perkins, OK $58,856

Prue, OK $61,005 Ramona, OK $60,362 Ripley, OK $58,571 Sand Springs, OK $61,281 Sapulpa, OK $61,069 Shamrock, OK $59,513 Skiatook, OK $60,902 Slick, OK $60,040

S Coffeyville, OK $58,455 Sperry, OK $61,381 Stillwater, OK $58,767 Stroud, OK $58,667 Talala, OK $60,169 Terlton, OK $60,369 Vera, OK $60,697 Wann, OK $58,733

Wynona, OK $60,015 Yale, OK $59,005 Tulsa, OK $61,459 Claremore, OK $60,316 Cleveland, OK $60,462 Collinsville, OK $60,925 Copan, OK $58,718 Cushing, OK $58,857

Davenport, OK $58,875 Delaware, OK $58,785 Depew, OK $59,392 Dewey, OK $59,127 Drumright, OK $59,732 Foyil, OK $60,041 Glencoe, OK $58,504 Glenpool, OK $61,099

Hallett, OK $59,984 Hominy, OK $60,291 Inola, OK $60,373 Jenks, OK $61,317 Jennings, OK $59,938 Kellyville, OK $60,613 Kiefer, OK $61,033 Lenapah, OK $58,576

Leonard, OK $60,793 Mannford, OK $60,613 Maramec, OK $59,035 Milfay, OK $58,919 Mounds, OK $60,682 Nowata, OK $59,232 Earlsboro, OK $58,694 Albert, OK $57,543

Alex, OK $58,378 Edmond, OK $59,875 Amber, OK $59,177 Anadarko, OK $57,250 Apache, OK $56,248 Arcadia, OK $59,697 Bethany, OK $60,033 Binger, OK $57,716

Blanchard, OK $59,143 Bradley, OK $57,687 Calumet, OK $58,945 Carnegie, OK $57,151 Cashion, OK $59,455 Cement, OK $57,034 Chickasha, OK $58,190 Norman, OK $59,663

Choctaw, OK $59,847 Colony, OK $57,286 Concho, OK $59,269 Corn, OK $57,284 Coyle, OK $58,957 Crescent, OK $59,023 Cyril, OK $56,560 Davis, OK $57,587

Dibble, OK $58,918 Dougherty, OK $57,746 Eakly, OK $57,529 El Reno, OK $59,411 Fort Cobb, OK $57,371 Geary, OK $58,137 Gotebo, OK $56,759 Gracemont, OK $57,817

Greenfield, OK $58,083 Guthrie, OK $59,326 Harrah, OK $59,575 Hinton, OK $58,207 Hydro, OK $57,697 Jones, OK $59,826 Langston, OK $59,039 Grove, OK $58,454

Jay, OK $58,512 Kansas, OK $58,748 Ketchum, OK $58,354 Langley, OK $58,472 Locust Grove, OK $58,959 Miami, OK $58,031 North Miami, OK $58,208 Oaks, OK $58,747

Eucha, OK $58,291 Vinita, OK $58,480 Adair, OK $58,965 Afton, OK $57,969 Big Cabin, OK $58,931 Bluejacket, OK $57,952 Cardin, OK $57,896 Chouteau, OK $59,851

Colcord, OK $58,764 Commerce, OK $58,147 Disney, OK $58,407 Picher, OK $57,895 Pryor, OK $59,326 Quapaw, OK $58,059 Rose, OK $58,472 Salina, OK $58,564

Spavinaw, OK $58,430 Strang, OK $58,581 Twin Oaks, OK $58,640 Welch, OK $57,891 Wyandotte, OK $58,135 Muskogee, OK $59,090 Beggs, OK $60,298 Boynton, OK $59,204

Braggs, OK $58,238 Canadian, OK $57,764 Checotah, OK $58,282 Cookson, OK $58,293 Council Hill, OK $58,769 Coweta, OK $60,493 Crowder, OK $57,727 Dewar, OK $58,916

Eufaula, OK $57,956 Fort Gibson, OK $58,459 Gore, OK $58,266 Haskell, OK $60,211 Henryetta, OK $58,746 Hitchita, OK $58,880 Hoyt, OK $57,952 Hulbert, OK $58,650

Indianola, OK $57,609 Moodys, OK $58,431 Morris, OK $59,673 Okay, OK $59,099 Okmulgee, OK $59,813 Oktaha, OK $58,610 Park Hill, OK $58,339 Peggs, OK $58,540

Porter, OK $59,892 Porum, OK $58,006 Preston, OK $60,083 Proctor, OK $58,436 Redbird, OK $60,202 Rentiesville, OK $58,483 Schulter, OK $59,081 Stidham, OK $58,218

Stigler, OK $57,914 Taft, OK $59,775 Tahlequah, OK $58,439 Wagoner, OK $59,848 Wainwright, OK $58,952 Warner, OK $58,140 Webbers Falls, OK $58,076 Welling, OK $58,320

Whitefield, OK $57,930 Mcalester, OK $57,678 Albion, OK $57,789 Alderson, OK $57,625 Antlers, OK $57,590 Atoka, OK $57,575 Blanco, OK $57,501 Blocker, OK $57,722

Bromide, OK $57,510 Calvin, OK $57,542 Caney, OK $57,569 Centrahoma, OK $57,513 Clarita, OK $57,559 Clayton, OK $57,508 Coalgate, OK $57,524 Daisy, OK $57,487

Finley, OK $57,479 Gowen, OK $57,793 Haileyville, OK $57,781 Hartshorne, OK $57,631 Hitchcock, OK $58,080 Oakhurst, OK $61,459 Devol, OK $57,595

Chaplain Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chaplain roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Chaplain positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Chaplain as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Chaplain

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$72,915	$35.0	20%

Chaplain Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chaplain's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$54,173

Average $60,762/year

$65,241

$4,514

Average $5,064/month

$5,437

$1,042

Average $1,169/week

$1,255

$26

Average $29/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,241	$5,437	$1,255	$31
Average	$60,762	$5,064	$1,169	$29
25th Percentile	$54,173	$4,514	$1,042	$26

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