Rent Affordability for A Software Developer in Oklahoma

A typical software developer in Oklahoma earns about $121,537 a year, which supports approximately $3,038 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Oklahoma city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 42 of 42 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Ponca City, OK$665/mo6.6%very comfortable
Duncan, OK$948/mo9.4%very comfortable
Muskogee, OK$1,031/mo10.2%very comfortable
Ada, OK$1,030/mo10.2%very comfortable
Tahlequah, OK$1,067/mo10.5%very comfortable
Pryor, OK$1,059/mo10.5%very comfortable
Lawton, OK$1,101/mo10.9%very comfortable
Shawnee, OK$1,117/mo11%very comfortable
Ardmore, OK$1,113/mo11%very comfortable
Enid, OK$1,122/mo11.1%very comfortable
Cushing, OK$1,200/mo11.8%very comfortable
Del City, OK$1,206/mo11.9%very comfortable
Midwest City, OK$1,245/mo12.3%very comfortable
Guthrie, OK$1,243/mo12.3%very comfortable
Coweta, OK$1,245/mo12.3%very comfortable
Sand Springs, OK$1,254/mo12.4%very comfortable
Bethany, OK$1,266/mo12.5%very comfortable
Tulsa, OK$1,273/mo12.6%very comfortable
Oklahoma City, OK$1,285/mo12.7%very comfortable
Bartlesville, OK$1,291/mo12.7%very comfortable
Sapulpa, OK$1,305/mo12.9%very comfortable
El Reno, OK$1,319/mo13%very comfortable
Stillwater, OK$1,358/mo13.4%very comfortable
Owasso, OK$1,375/mo13.6%very comfortable
Noble, OK$1,393/mo13.8%very comfortable
Norman, OK$1,407/mo13.9%very comfortable
Claremore, OK$1,458/mo14.4%very comfortable
Moore, OK$1,481/mo14.6%very comfortable
Glenpool, OK$1,516/mo15%very comfortable
Warr Acres, OK$1,529/mo15.1%very comfortable
Durant, OK$1,544/mo15.2%very comfortable
Newcastle, OK$1,544/mo15.2%very comfortable
Yukon, OK$1,564/mo15.4%very comfortable
Harrah, OK$1,564/mo15.4%very comfortable
Broken Arrow, OK$1,582/mo15.6%very comfortable
Collinsville, OK$1,598/mo15.8%very comfortable
Piedmont, OK$1,602/mo15.8%very comfortable
Edmond, OK$1,642/mo16.2%very comfortable
Mustang, OK$1,682/mo16.6%very comfortable
Jenks, OK$1,846/mo18.2%very comfortable
Elgin, OK$1,917/mo18.9%very comfortable
Bixby, OK$1,927/mo19%very comfortable
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Oklahoma. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).