Concrete slab cost in Oklahoma City, OK

Extras that change the Oklahoma City total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Oklahoma City by the average of the local wage index (0.82) and goods index (0.94), a factor of 0.88. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.

What nearby projects cost in Oklahoma City

Because every project leans on different trades, Oklahoma City's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, asphalt driveway runs −10% and concrete driveway −14%.

Specs and site conditions that change a Oklahoma City bid

• Finish

  A broom finish is the baseline. Stamped, stained, or exposed-aggregate finishes are priced as add-ons on top of the slab.

• Thickness and mix

  A 4-inch slab uses about 1.23 cubic yards of concrete per 100 sq ft; a 6-inch slab uses about 1.85. Stepping up from a 3,000 PSI to a 4,000-4,500 PSI mix adds $10-$40 per cubic yard (Estimators.us).

• Base and reinforcement

  A compacted gravel base, vapor barrier, and wire mesh or rebar are priced separately by some contractors and bundled by others. Ask which one your quote does.

Pick a size, pick a tier: concrete slab pricing in Oklahoma City

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Oklahoma City wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 5 common sizes.

How Oklahoma City compares

Of the five closest metros, 1 is cheaper than Oklahoma City. Fort Smith is the lowest at about $3,200 (midpoint, 400 sq ft), 170 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Oklahoma City comes in at #266 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $5,300; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $3,200 (midpoints, 400 sq ft). Statewide, Oklahoma City is 1% above the Oklahoma figure.

Other Oklahoma metros

Cities with a workforce like Oklahoma City's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Oklahoma City against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Oklahoma City labor market for concrete slab

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 4 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Oklahoma City is 0.82 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 50%) the local median is $22.57 an hour, which is 18% below the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $19.44 and $24.44 an hour. BLS counts 1,210 of them working in the area, 17.9 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $18.96 an hour, 16% below the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $17.79 and $22.89 an hour. About 5,570 work in the metro. That is 82.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $23.41 an hour, which is 19% below the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $20.11 and $27.82 an hour. BLS counts 2,250 of them working in the area, 33.2 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is about average.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 10%) the local median is $23.53 an hour, which is 19% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $21.13 and $27.60 an hour. BLS counts 1,420 of them working in the area, 21.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($24.44 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $55. At the 25th percentile ($19.44) it shrinks by about $90. The total moves by 1.6% or 2.7%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 677,680 jobs in the Oklahoma City area. That makes it the 44th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.44% of US employment.

Climate in Oklahoma City: timing your concrete slab job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Oklahoma City Will Rogers Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

April through June and September through October are the stretches where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Oklahoma City (5 of 12 months). January, February, March, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below; July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Heat matters for concrete as well. With average highs of 90°F or more in July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Oklahoma City gets about 36 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 7 inches of snow. The wettest months are May, June and September (5.3 inches in May). Inside the workable window, April and October are the driest, at 3.6 and 3.3 inches. The station averages about 74 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.