Oklahoma Minimum Wage Calculator

💡 Oklahoma Wage Law Essentials

• Baseline Minimum Rate: Under the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act (40 O.S. § 197.2), the state rate matches the federal FLSA baseline of $7.25/hour. Municipalities (including OKC and Tulsa) are barred by state law from setting higher local rates.
• Tipped Minimum Cash Wage: Employers may pay a direct cash wage of $2.13/hour and claim up to a $5.12/hour tip credit for workers who regularly receive more than $30/month in tips.
• Tip Shortfall Guarantee: If direct cash wages ($2.13/hr) plus tips average less than $7.25/hr across all weekly hours worked, the employer must cover the entire shortfall.
• Small Business Exemption: Employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees and less than $100,000 in gross annual sales that are not engaged in interstate commerce have a legacy state statutory floor of $2.00/hour (FLSA takes precedence where applicable).
• Youth & Student Rates: Workers under 20 may be paid an opportunity training wage of $4.25/hour for their initial 90 consecutive calendar days. Full-time students may receive 85% ($6.16/hour).
• Overtime Pay: Non-exempt hours exceeding 40 in a workweek must be paid at 1.5× regular pay. For tipped workers, the direct cash overtime rate is $(1.5 \times \text{Base Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit} = (1.5 \times \$7.25) - \$5.12 = \$10.875 - \$5.12 = \$5.755 \approx \$5.76/\text{hour}$.