Oklahoma minimum wage 2027: stays $7.25 an hour

Oklahoma minimum wage 2027: no increase scheduled in 2027: the federal $7.25 per hour (Oklahoma DOL Wage and Hour FAQs; U.S. DOL state table). Verified Nov 12, 2026 on two official pages.

“What is the current minimum wage? The federal and state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour”

Second official source: “Oklahoma 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. Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25” (U.S. DOL state table).

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What changes for Oklahoma employers in 2027

Minimum wage today: $7.25 per hour (U.S. DOL WHD, State Minimum Wage Laws (Oklahoma); verified Sep 27, 2026).

Who the Oklahoma minimum wage covers, in the verified rules in force now:

• Oklahoma employers with ten or more full-time employees at any one location, or with annual gross sales over $100,000, must pay at least $7.25 per hour. (U.S. DOL WHD, State Minimum Wage Laws (Oklahoma); Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour FAQs; verified Sep 27, 2026)

Other Oklahoma minimum rates

• All other employers (fewer than ten full-time employees and $100,000 or less in gross sales): “All other employers Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $2.00 The Oklahoma state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.” (U.S. DOL state table)
• Who must pay the state minimum wage: “Are all employers required to pay minimum wage? No. Unless otherwise covered by federal wage and hour laws, an Oklahoma employer must comply with state minimum wage laws if the company has at least 10 full-time employees or equivalent and/or grosses more than $100,000.00 annually.” (Oklahoma DOL Wage and Hour FAQs)

How we checked that nothing changes in 2027

• Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes as published by the Legislature (with the 2026 laws) ties the state minimum wage to the federal rate and has no new rate, step or indexing (40 O.S. § 197.2 (OK Legislature)).
• The Oklahoma State Election Board lists two state questions for November 3, 2026, SQ 845 (Legislative Referendum 379) and SQ 847 (Legislative Referendum 381); the minimum wage initiative SQ 832 is not among them (Oklahoma State Election Board).
• State Question 832, the minimum wage initiative, was on the June 16, 2026 primary ballot, not on November 3, 2026; its official result could not be stored from the State Election Board results site (Oklahoma State Election Board, SQ 832).

Paying the minimum wage in Oklahoma: paydays, final pay and breaks

• Paydays: Oklahoma employees (except exempt employees) must be paid at least twice each calendar month (semi-monthly). (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements; Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour FAQs; verified Sep 27, 2026)
• Final pay after a firing: Whether the employee is fired or quits, wages must be paid in full (less offsets and amounts in bona fide dispute) by the next regular designated payday for the pay period in which the work was performed. (40 O.S. § 165.3(A), as published by the Oklahoma Department of Labor (Wage Law compilation); Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour FAQ; verified Sep 24, 2026)
• Final pay after a resignation: Whether the employee is fired or quits, wages must be paid in full (less offsets and amounts in bona fide dispute) by the next regular designated payday for the pay period in which the work was performed. (40 O.S. § 165.3(A), as published by the Oklahoma Department of Labor (Wage Law compilation); Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour FAQ; verified Sep 24, 2026)
• Meal breaks: No state meal break requirement for adult employees in private employment. (U.S. DOL WHD, Meal Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector; Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour FAQs; verified Sep 27, 2026)
• Rest breaks: No state rest break requirement for adult employees in private employment. (U.S. DOL WHD, Minimum Paid Rest Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector; Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour FAQs; verified Sep 27, 2026)

Every verified rule for the state, with the law cited: Oklahoma employer rulebook.

Exempt salary threshold in 2027: Federal $684 a week ($35,568 a year); no higher state threshold found (U.S. DOL thresholds page; eCFR 29 CFR 541.600) Verified Oct 21, 2026

Each change with its official text: Oklahoma rules.

Oklahoma minimum wage rates: now, 2027 and next

2027 minimum wage: Oklahoma and neighboring states

Each state links to its rulebook, and to its own 2027 minimum wage page where we have one. The same rows, for every state, are in the 2027 table by state.

How to act on it

Full-time pay at the rate in 2027 (computed: hourly rate × 40 hours a week and × 2,080 hours a year, before taxes): $7.25 = $290.00 a week, $15,080 a year.

Questions about the Oklahoma minimum wage in 2027

Sources (18)

• Oklahoma DOL Wage and Hour FAQs
• U.S. DOL state table
• U.S. DOL thresholds page
• eCFR 29 CFR 541.600
• 40 O.S. § 197.2 (OK Legislature)
• Oklahoma State Election Board
• Oklahoma State Election Board, SQ 832
• U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements
• 40 O.S. § 165.3(A), as published by the Oklahoma Department of Labor (Wage Law compilation)
• U.S. DOL WHD, Meal Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector
• U.S. DOL WHD, Minimum Paid Rest Period Requirements Under State Law for Adult Employees in Private Sector
• U.S. DOL minimum wage page
• 29 U.S.C. §206 (govinfo)
• K.S.A. 44-1203 (Kansas Revisor)
• RSMo 290.502 (MO Revisor)
• Arkansas Division of Labor minimum wage
• TWC, FLSA: what it does and does not do
• CDLE press release, Aug. 13, 2026

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