University of Oklahoma
Academic Medical Center · Oklahoma City, OK
- 5
- open roles, live count
- $56k–$87k/yr
- posted pay across 5 roles
- 4.3
- Google rating
About University of Oklahoma
You are weighing University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. The city runs about 10% below the national cost of living, and most people drive—typical one-way trips fall around 20 to the mid-20-minute range.
- Academic Medical Center · Oklahoma City
- Hiring days
More about University of Oklahoma
Midtown and Paseo draw interest for walkability and apartments; quieter neighborhoods farther north are the usual pick when you want a shorter hop to work. Oklahoma is a compact-license state with a graduated state income tax. Other systems in the same metro include OU Health, SSM Health, INTEGRIS Health, ONECORE HEALTH, the VA, and GlobalHealth Holdings. Pay ranges, ratios, residency, benefits, and day-to-day unit detail are not in the current validated facts, so those are questions to bring when you reach out. Public transit is limited and centered on downtown corridors, which is why a car is the practical default.
Day-to-day nursing
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 4
What stands out
Moving here
You move into a metro where the cost of living sits about 10% below the national price level.
Moving here
Oklahoma is a compact-license state, so a compact RN license can come with you.
Experienced nurses
Most people drive, and a typical one-way trip lands around 20 to the mid-20-minute range.
More about working here
New graduates
Midtown and Paseo give you walkable blocks with condos and apartments if you want life near the core.
Moving here
Quieter neighborhoods a bit farther north are realistic options when a short or near-zero commute matters most.
Experienced nurses
OU Health, SSM Health, INTEGRIS Health, and the VA sit in the same metro if you ever compare systems side by side.
Travel nurses
You will plan on a car here; public transit is limited and centered on downtown corridors.
Living in Oklahoma City, OK
Anchored by the massive OU Health campus, Oklahoma City pairs major medical center careers with a cost of living roughly 10% below the national average. Commute seamlessly from historic craftsman homes in the Paseo Arts District, decompressing post-shift along Scissortail Park’s lawns or catching Bricktown canal water taxis on your days off.
Browse roles in Oklahoma City- Metro price level · Oklahoma City area
- 10% below the national average
- BEA index 90.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,130/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $68,656/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Cost of living about 10% below the national price level
- Compact-license state for easier multi-state mobility
- Typical commute in the 20- to mid-20-minute range for drivers
- Midtown and Paseo offer walkable housing options near the core
- Quieter northern neighborhoods available for short or near-zero commutes
The hard parts
- Public transit is limited and centered on downtown corridors
- Midtown is described as no longer cheap despite the walkability
- No usable pay figures from our postings for this employer yet
- Scheduling, float, residency, and benefits details are not in the current facts
What to weigh
Public transit is limited and centered on downtown corridors, so most nurses drive.
Current openings at University of Oklahoma
Roles last seen active Sep 17, 2026.
- RN
- ADN accepted
Sr. Oncology Research Nurse - CTO - Early Phase
$67,000–$87,000/year
- RN
- Day shift
Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator
Up to $70,000/year
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
- RN
- 8-hour days
- ADN accepted
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