What is the minimum wage in Oklahoma in 2025?

Oklahoma's state minimum wage statute (40 O.S. § 197.4) sets a floor of $2.00 per hour — one of the lowest state statutory rates in the US. However, this is well below the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rate of $7.25 per hour. Under the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution, the higher federal rate prevails for most covered workers. In practice, the effective minimum wage for the vast majority of Oklahoma employees is $7.25/hr.

Does Oklahoma have its own minimum wage?

Yes, but it is lower than the federal rate. Oklahoma law sets a state minimum of $2.00/hr under 40 O.S. § 197.4. Because this is below the federal FLSA minimum of $7.25/hr, the federal rate automatically applies to all employees covered by the FLSA. Employers subject to the FLSA cannot legally pay covered workers only $2.00/hr — they must pay at least $7.25/hr. Small employers not covered by the FLSA could technically apply the state rate, though this is very uncommon.

How is overtime calculated in Oklahoma?

Federal FLSA rules govern overtime for most Oklahoma workers. Any hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek must be paid at a rate of at least 1.5 times the regular hourly rate. For example, at the $7.25/hr minimum, overtime is $10.875/hr. The calculator applies the 1.5x multiplier automatically when you enter more than 40 hours per week.

How does this calculator compute monthly and annual pay?

Monthly gross equals weekly gross multiplied by 52 then divided by 12, which gives the exact calendar-month average across months of different lengths. Annual gross equals weekly gross multiplied by 52. Both figures are before any federal income tax, state income tax, Social Security, Medicare or other deductions — they represent gross (pre-tax) pay only.

Can Oklahoma cities set a higher local minimum wage?

No. Oklahoma has a state preemption law that prevents cities, counties and municipalities from setting minimum wage rates above the state statutory level. Since Oklahoma's state statute ($2.00/hr) is itself below the federal floor, no local government can mandate a rate above $7.25/hr either. Workers cannot rely on a city ordinance for a higher minimum — only federal or state legislative action could raise the floor.

Am I covered by the federal $7.25 minimum wage?

Most Oklahoma employees are covered by the FLSA if their employer has annual gross sales of $500,000 or more, or if the business is involved in interstate commerce. Tipped employees may receive a direct cash wage as low as $2.13/hr under federal rules, provided tips bring total compensation to at least $7.25/hr in each workweek. If tips fall short, the employer is legally required to make up the difference. Agricultural workers, certain domestic workers and some small-business employees may fall outside FLSA coverage and be subject only to the lower Oklahoma state rate.

Oklahoma Minimum Wage Calculator

Oklahoma is one of the few US states where the state minimum wage statute is actually lower than the federal floor. Under 40 O.S. § 197.4, Oklahoma sets a minimum of $2.00 per hour — a figure that has not been updated in decades and sits well below any meaningful living-wage standard. In practice, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rate of $7.25 per hour supersedes it for the vast majority of covered workers, meaning that $7.25/hr is the effective legal minimum for most people working in Oklahoma today. This calculator lets you convert that rate — or any wage above it — into the figures that matter for real budgeting: weekly gross pay, monthly gross and annual salary, with FLSA overtime factored in automatically.

How it works

Enter your hourly wage and your average hours per week. The calculator splits hours into two buckets:

Regular time — the first 40 hours at your straight-time rate.
Overtime — any hours beyond 40, rated at 1.5 times your regular rate as required by FLSA Section 7(a)(1).

Weekly gross = (regular hours x wage) + (overtime hours x wage x 1.5).

Monthly gross is derived as weekly gross x 52 / 12, capturing the precise calendar average across short and long months. Annual gross is weekly gross x 52. All arithmetic runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded or stored anywhere.

Worked example

Suppose you work 45 hours per week at the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour:

Metric	Calculation	Result
Regular pay	40h x $7.25	$290.00
Overtime pay	5h x $10.875 (1.5x)	$54.38
Weekly gross	$290.00 + $54.38	$344.38
Monthly gross	$344.38 x 52 / 12	$1,492.31
Annual gross	$344.38 x 52	$17,907.76

At a straight 40 hours per week with no overtime, the $7.25/hr minimum yields a weekly gross of $290.00, a monthly gross of $1,256.67, and an annual gross of $15,080.00 — all before federal income tax, Oklahoma state income tax, Social Security or Medicare withholdings.

The tool also displays a federal minimum comparison panel, so you can see instantly how much more (or less) per year your actual wage produces relative to the $7.25 federal floor.

Oklahoma minimum wage in context

Oklahoma’s $2.00/hr state statute is largely a historical relic — it has not been updated to track either inflation or successive federal increases. Because the FLSA preempts it for most covered employees, the practical significance of the state figure is limited to a narrow group of workers whose employers are genuinely exempt from federal jurisdiction (typically very small businesses not engaged in interstate commerce).

For the overwhelming majority of Oklahoma workers in retail, food service, healthcare, logistics and office roles, the only floor that matters is the federal $7.25/hr, unchanged since July 24, 2009. In inflation-adjusted terms, $7.25 in 2025 has significantly less purchasing power than it did in 2009, a fact regularly cited in debates about raising the federal minimum.

Tipped workers are a special category: federal rules allow a direct cash wage as low as $2.13 per hour for employees who receive tips, provided their total hourly earnings (cash wage plus tips) reach at least $7.25 in every workweek. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference. Oklahoma does not supplement or alter these federal tipped-wage rules.

Use this calculator to model any wage scenario — what $10/hr, $12/hr or $15/hr would mean annually — so you can compare job offers, negotiate a raise or plan a household budget with confidence.