Current Minimum Wage
Oklahoma minimum wage$7.25since July 24, 2009

State minimum wage

Oklahoma minimum wage

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $2.13.

  • The Oklahoma minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • No increase is currently scheduled in Oklahoma.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.13 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $5.12.
  • At $7.25 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $15,080 a year before taxes.
  • Oklahoma law bars cities and counties from setting their own minimum wage.

Tipped cash wage

$2.13
Tip credit up to $5.12

Youth / training

None
No youth or training subminimum found in the fetched statute sections or agency FAQ. 40 O.S. 197.5's $2.00 floor applies to employees 'who have reached eighteen (18) years of age'.

Next change

None scheduled
Set by statute; no indexing

Local rates

Preempted
40 O.S. 160 (SB 1023, effective 2014-07-01): no municipality or other political subdivision shall establish a mandatory minimum wage rate or minimum vacation/sick leave; such ordinances are null and...

Rate tiers

TierRateRule
Employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees and $100,000 or less in annual gross...$2.00DOL table lists $2.00 for 'other employers'; 40 O.S. 197.5 sets $2.00/hour for employees 18+. Note 197.2 as currently worded requires 'no employer within the...

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. Employers covered by the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act (40 O.S. 197.4: more than ten full-time employees or equivalent at one location, or gross business over....

Tipped employees. 40 O.S. 197.16(A): credit for tips, gratuities, meals or lodging is allowed provided the employer pays a cash wage not less than that required under 29 C.F.R. 531.50(a)(1) (the federal $2.13 tipped...

Recent history. Oklahoma adopts the federal minimum wage by reference (DOL). SQ 832 (2026) would have stepped the wage to $12 (2027), $13.50 (2028), $15 (2029) and then indexed it; it failed on 2026-06-16.

The agency FAQ contains a typo ('since July 24, 2000'); the federal $7.25 rate began July 24, 2009.

Statute. 40 O.S. 197.2 (rate), 197.4 (coverage), 197.5 ($2.00 floor), 197.16 (tip credit), 160 (preemption).

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Oklahoma?

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective July 24, 2009.

When does the Oklahoma minimum wage go up next?

No increase is scheduled.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Oklahoma?

$2.13 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $7.25.

Do any cities in Oklahoma have a higher minimum wage?

No. State law preempts local minimum wage ordinances.

Sources

  1. https://oklahoma.gov/labor/workplace-rights/wage-hour.html official
  2. https://oklahoma.gov/labor/workplace-rights/wage-hour/faqs---wage-and-hour.html official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  4. https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=77537
  5. https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=77539
  6. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Oklahoma_State_Question_832
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Oklahoma_elections
  9. https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=77551
  10. https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=77540
  11. https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=473602

Checked 2026-09-02 against Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Unit; researcher confidence 0.85.