What is Oklahoma's minimum wage? What to know about current wage and pushes for change

Oklahomans across the state are pushing for a proposition that would increase the state's minimum wage by the beginning of 2025.

State Question 832 seeks to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage, and supporters have collected nearly double the signatures needed to get the measure on a future ballot.

Here's what to know about Oklahoma's minimum wage and SQ 832.

What is the minimum wage in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma's minimum wage mirrors the federal minimum at $7.25 an hour.

Thirty states have a minimum wage set higher than the federal minimum, including neighboring states like New Mexico, Colorado, Missouri and Arkansas.

According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Living Wage Calculator , a living wage for an adult in Oklahoma with no children is $19.33 an hour. For an adult with one child, that increases to $32.68 an hour.

For two working adults in Oklahoma with two children, a living wage is $23.33 an hour, according to the calculator.

What is State Question 832?

State Question 832 would raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour in 2025. It would increase to $15 an hour in 2029. Organizers say supporters collected nearly double the needed signatures to get the measure on a future ballot.

Beginning in 2030, the state's minimum wage would rise each year at the same rate as the cost of living, as measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index.

Oklahoma law mandates that initiative petitions require 92,263 signatures to propose statutory changes, or 8% of state voter turnout during the last election for governor.

Petition organizers said they've collected nearly double the required amount, but it's unclear when the state question might go before voters.

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