Minimum wage in Oklahoma

Oklahoma lists two basic rates: $7.25 (employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees) and $2.00 (all other employers). The rate DOL lists first equals the federal minimum wage of $7.25, in force since July 24, 2009. Employers may pay tipped employees a cash wage of $2.13 and count tips toward the rest, with a tip credit of up to $5.12. Against Oklahoma's $7.25 floor for FLSA-covered employers, among its 6 neighbors Colorado ($15.16), Missouri ($15.00), New Mexico ($12.00) and Arkansas ($11.00) are higher and Kansas ($7.25) and Texas ($7.25) are the same.

Verified against the U.S. Department of Labor on (DOL's state table updated ). Source: State Minimum Wage Laws, Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees.

At a glance

ItemValue
State minimum wage$7.25 (first of 2 listed rates; see below)
Against the federal $7.25equal to federal
Floor for FLSA-covered employers$7.25 (the higher of the state and federal rates)
Scheduled changeNone listed by DOL
Overtime threshold in state lawNone listed by DOL (the FLSA's 40-hour rule applies to covered employers)
Tipped cash wage$2.13
Maximum tip credit$5.12

Rates as DOL lists them

Rate per hourApplies to
$7.25Employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees.
$2.00All other employers

Scheduled increases

DOL lists no scheduled increase and no indexing formula for Oklahoma. A change would require new legislation or a ballot measure.

Tipped employees

Oklahoma requires a cash wage above the federal tipped minimum of $2.13; the employer may count tips toward the rest, up to the tip credit shown.

RowCombined cash and tip minimumMaximum tip creditMinimum cash wageTipped employee defined by monthly tips of
Oklahoma$7.25$5.12$2.13Not specified
  • DOL footnote 8: Oklahoma. For employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees at any one location who have gross annual sales of $100,000 or less, the basic minimum rate is $2.00 per hour. Employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or annual gross sales over $100,000 that are not covered by the FLSA can take a tip credit of no more than 50 percent ($3.62) of the applicable minimum wage of $7.25. The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

A dash means DOL left the cell blank. DOL's general footnote 1: Other additional deductions are permitted, for example for meals and lodging.

What DOL also notes

  • The Oklahoma state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.
  • The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Neighbors and the federal floor

StateState rateFloor for FLSA-covered employers
Oklahoma$7.25$7.25
Colorado$15.16$15.16
Missouri$15.00$15.00
New Mexico$12.00$12.00
Arkansas$11.00$11.00
Kansas$7.25$7.25
Texas$7.25$7.25
Federal (FLSA)$7.25$7.25

More than one law can apply

DOL states that where federal, state and local minimum wage laws all cover an employer, the employer must pay the highest applicable rate. Whether a particular job is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, by Oklahoma's law, or by a city or county ordinance depends on facts this site does not assess. City and county rates are not in DOL's table and are not shown here. This page describes published rates and is not legal advice; for how to raise an underpayment, see FastGuide.

Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Oklahoma

FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for Oklahoma. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.

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