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Oklahoma minimum wage 2026

Official

The Oklahoma rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.

From Oklahoma Legislature and IRS 
Minimum wage
$2 to $7.25
an hour, by area
Next rate
none scheduled
Full time, after tax
$13,793
a year
Rank
#32 of 51
by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)

What is the minimum wage in Oklahoma in 2026?

The Oklahoma minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum.

Will the Oklahoma minimum wage go up in 2027?

No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.

  1. $7.25 an hour

  2. Today, November 1, 2026

How much is minimum wage a year in Oklahoma?

Full time, an Oklahoma minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.

A year
$15,080
A month
$1,256.67
Every two weeks
$580.00
A week
$290.00
How this is calculated
  1. The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.

How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Oklahoma?

After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Oklahoma takes home $13,793 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $530.63. It takes 150.8 hours of work to take home $1,000.

Take-home per year
$13,793
Every two weeks
$530.63
Per hour after tax
$6.63
In national prices
$15,702
How this is calculated
  1. Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Oklahoma taxes for 2026.
  2. The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.

Is $20 an hour good pay in Oklahoma?

It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 43% of Oklahoma workers earn, but less than half of them. The Oklahoma median wage is $21.92 an hour.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$20.00

Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Oklahoma?

Tipped workers in Oklahoma can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.

The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.

How has the Oklahoma minimum wage changed?

It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose. It was $1 in 1968.

$0$2$4$6$5.15
Oklahoma minimum wage on January 1 of selected years (DOL), with the current rate.

How does the Oklahoma minimum wage compare with other states?

Oklahoma is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.

What percent of Oklahoma workers earn minimum wage?

1.7% of hourly workers in Oklahoma earned the federal minimum of $7.25 or less in 2024.

At or below $7.25
1.7%
of hourly workers, 2024
Hourly-paid workers
997K
At or below the federal rate
17K

Workers paid less than the minimum are mostly tipped or exempt from the law.

Questions people ask

How much is minimum wage per week in Oklahoma?

Full time, an Oklahoma minimum wage job takes home $265.26 a week after taxes.

Is the Oklahoma minimum wage worth more in local prices?

Yes. After taxes and Oklahoma prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $15,702 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,793 take-home.