Oklahoma Minimum Wage 2026: $7.25/hr Calculator

The Oklahoma Minimum Wage Calculator is a free browser tool that converts an hourly rate into weekly, monthly, and annual gross pay at Oklahoma's 2026 wage floor of $7.25 per hour. It handles tipped work at the $2.13 cash wage, and shows how your yearly total compares against the federal minimum. Nothing is uploaded and no sign-up is needed.

How Oklahoma Minimum Wage Compares to the Federal Rate

Oklahoma's 2026 minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is equal to the $7.25 federal minimum. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not changed since 2009, meaning workers in states like Oklahoma rely on state law for meaningful wage floors.

At $7.25/hr working full-time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year), an Oklahoma worker earns $15,080.00 gross annually. That equals $290.00 per week and roughly $1,256.67 per month.

These figures are gross (before taxes). Your take-home pay will be lower after federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) deductions. Use our Oklahoma Income Tax Calculator for a net-pay estimate.

Last updated: August 2026. Rates sourced from the Oklahoma Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.

Tipped Workers in Oklahoma

The tipped minimum wage in Oklahoma is $2.13 per hour in 2026. Employers may pay tipped employees as little as $2.13/hr, but total compensation including tips must reach $7.25/hr. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Tipped workers covered by Oklahoma law include restaurant servers, bartenders, valets, and other service workers who regularly receive tips. Always check your pay stub to ensure your employer is meeting the full minimum wage requirement.

One Oklahoma detail catches servers out: the $2.13 cash wage is only lawful if your tips actually close the $5.12 gap every workweek. The test is applied per workweek, not per shift, so a slow Tuesday can be offset by a busy Saturday — but a whole slow week must be topped up by the employer to $7.25/hr for every hour worked.

Who Is Exempt from Oklahoma's Minimum Wage

Oklahoma's own Minimum Wage Act carves out more workers than most states. Under 40 O.S. §197.4, the state wage floor does not reach employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees at any one location or gross annual sales under $100,000, and it also excludes agricultural workers, domestic workers in a private home, newspaper carriers, and most federal or volunteer positions. That exemption matters less than it sounds, because the federal Fair Labor Standards Act still covers most of those same employees through interstate-commerce or enterprise coverage, and where both laws apply the higher rate wins. The gap is genuinely open only for a small employer with no interstate commerce — a single-location shop under $100,000 in sales. If your employer claims an exemption, ask which one, then check it against the U.S. Department of Labor coverage rules before accepting a sub-$7.25 rate.

Oklahoma Wage Increase Schedule

Oklahoma has no scheduled increase and no CPI indexing, which is what separates it from the roughly 20 states that raise their floor automatically every January. The state rate is written to track the federal minimum, so it moves only when Congress acts — and Congress has not raised $7.25 since July 2009. That leaves two realistic paths to a higher Oklahoma wage: federal legislation, or a citizen-initiated state question put to a statewide vote. Neither produces the predictable annual step-ups that workers in Colorado, Arizona, or Washington plan around, so budget against $7.25/hr until a change is actually enacted.

Employers must post the current Oklahoma minimum wage notice at their place of business. Violations can result in back-pay orders and civil penalties. Workers who believe they are being underpaid can file a complaint with the Oklahoma Department of Labor or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Bookmark this page — we update Oklahoma wage data each time the state announces a new rate, including CPI-indexed adjustments.