Oklahoma runs on federal overtime law, so the FLSA decides your pay. Enter your rate and hours for an accurate Oklahoma paycheck estimate: 1.5x after 40 hours a week, no daily overtime rule.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Oklahoma Department of Labor
By Mudassir Khan
Oklahoma has no overtime rule beyond the federal Fair Labor Standards Act: nonexempt workers earn 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no daily overtime rule. The 2026 minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, and wage claims go to the Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Unit.
Federal FLSA rules, Oklahoma framing. Each workweek stands alone.
Oklahoma wage claims go to the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Unit. Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
Oklahoma lets federal law set most overtime rules. Nonexempt employees earn at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no daily overtime rule anywhere in the state.
Voters rejected State Question 832 in June 2026, which would have raised the wage to $15 by 2029. The floor stays $7.25, with a $2.00 tier for very small employers outside FLSA coverage, and cities cannot set a higher rate.
The Oklahoma Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Unit investigates wage claims, including unpaid overtime. Oklahoma's wage law sets no specific claim deadline, but the federal overtime clock of 2 years, 3 if willful, still runs.
Gross = (40 × rate) + (hours over 40 × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | Federal FLSA only: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours in a workweek |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $7.25 an hour (tipped cash wage $2.13; $2.00 tier for very small employers outside FLSA coverage) |
| State income tax | Four brackets, top 4.5% in 2026 (HB 2764) |
| Claim agency | Oklahoma Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Unit |
| Claim deadline | No specific state deadline (general civil suits 5 years); federal overtime claims 2 years, 3 if willful |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $7.25/hr, 52 hours | $290.00 + $130.50 | $420.50 |
| $23/hr, 46 hours | $920 + 6 × $34.50 | $1,127.00 |
| $17/hr, 54 hours | $680 + 14 × $25.50 | $1,037.00 |
| $7.25/hr, 40 hours | 40 × $7.25, no overtime | $290.00 |
Example 1 runs off the $7.25 floor: 52 hours pays $290 in regular pay plus 12 overtime hours at $10.88. The rejected $15 measure would have changed this math, but voters said no in June 2026, so the federal floor stands.
The pay timing rules are specific. Oklahoma requires regular pay dates within 11 days after the end of a pay period, and employers get 3 more days after the scheduled date to issue payment. If wages still have not arrived after that window, the wage claim route opens.
The tax code got simpler in 2026. HB 2764 replaced six brackets with four and cut the top rate from 4.75% to 4.5%. Overtime pay is taxed like any other wage income, so the cut leaves a little more of every premium hour in the paycheck.
Willful withholding carries liquidated damages. An employer that willfully withholds wages can owe 2% of the unpaid amount for each day the failure continues, up to 100% of the wages. That penalty sits on top of the back pay itself.
Like Oklahoma, Kansas runs on federal overtime law alone: our Kansas overtime calculator shows the same math in a different state, and the Texas overtime calculator covers another no state tax neighbor. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
No stricter one. Oklahoma follows the federal FLSA for overtime: 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for nonexempt employees, with no daily overtime rule.
With the Wage and Hour Unit of the Oklahoma Department of Labor, or in court. Federal overtime claims keep the FLSA 2 year window, 3 if the violation was willful.
$7.25 an hour, the federal floor. Voters rejected a $15 increase in June 2026, and cities cannot set a higher rate.
No. Oklahoma has no daily overtime rule. Only the weekly line matters: hours over 40 in a workweek earn 1.5 times the regular rate, no matter how long any single day was.
Yes, as ordinary wage income. HB 2764 set four brackets for 2026 with a top rate of 4.5%.
Yes, if nonexempt. A salary alone does not remove overtime rights in Oklahoma. Only employees who pass the FLSA exempt duties and salary tests can be denied overtime pay.
Rates and rules checked against these sources in November 2026.
Want the same math without the Oklahoma framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Want the same math without the Oklahoma framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Curious what the no tax on overtime deduction does to an Oklahoma paycheck? Try the deduction calculator, with a 4.5% top state rate the federal deduction is easy to model.