Job title · Oklahoma

Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Human Capital Management lists 9 job classes for this work in the Oklahoma state pay plan: Administrative Hearing Officer I–IV, Administrative Law Judge I–V.

$36,784 – $364,919
state pay plan range, a year
9
classes in the state plan
$122,930
median pay in OK, all employers
90
workers in OK (SOC 23-1021)

Sources: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Human Capital Management, Oklahoma Pay Structures for State Employees (effective 08/30/2026) and OMES Job Catalog; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Oklahoma state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective August 30, 2026. These are the ranges Oklahoma sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Administrative Hearing Officer I
Class Q31A
Grade L
$36,784 – $152,428 a year
Administrative Hearing Officer II
Class Q31B
Grade M
$40,829 – $178,547 a year
Administrative Hearing Officer III
Class Q31C
Grade N
$45,321 – $186,919 a year
Administrative Law Judge I
Class Q87A
Grade N
$45,321 – $186,919 a year
Administrative Hearing Officer IV
Class Q31D
Grade O
$50,759 – $192,725 a year
Administrative Law Judge II
Class Q87B
Grade P
$57,358 – $212,290 a year
Administrative Law Judge III
Class Q87C
Grade Q
$64,815 – $253,578 a year
Administrative Law Judge IV
Class Q87D
Grade R
$73,241 – $312,578 a year
Administrative Law Judge V
Class Q87E
Grade S
$81,166 – $364,919 a year

Schedule: State Employee Pay Structure. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Human Capital Management, Oklahoma Pay Structures for State Employees (effective 08/30/2026) and OMES Job Catalog. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Oklahoma, all employers Sourced

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers (SOC 23-1021) in Oklahoma, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureOK
Workers90
10th percentile$63,630
Median$122,930
90th percentile$207,480
National median, government employers$117,860

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Oklahoma

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer page.

Administrative Law Judge / Hearing Officer in other states