Oklahoma Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in Oklahoma is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. Oklahoma follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Use the free calculator below, check the state's wage and hour rules, and see how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
NOVEMBER 12, 2026 · BY THE CLOX TEAM
If you run an hourly crew in Oklahoma, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. Oklahoma uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Oklahoma follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. This page gives you a free Oklahoma overtime calculator, a plain summary of the state's wage and hour rules, and a look at how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
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Free Oklahoma overtime calculator
Enter the hours someone worked in a week and their pay rate to see the regular and overtime split. The math follows Oklahoma rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.
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Oklahoma wage and hour rules
Here's the short version of the rules an hourly Oklahoma employer runs into. Each figure has a source below, and the rules change over time, so confirm anything you rely on with the state.
$7.25 per hour, the federal rate, in effect since July 24, 2009. Oklahoma's Minimum Wage Act has no dollar figure of its own: it says no covered employer may pay less than the current federal minimum wage for all hours worked (40 O.S. § 197.2). The Oklahoma Department of Labor says the state act covers employers with at least 10 full-time employees or equivalent, or with gross business of more than $100,000 a year regardless of size. The statute itself says more than ten full-time employees or equivalent at any one location (40 O.S. § 197.4). It does not apply to employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act who pay the federal minimum, and those employers owe the federal $7.25 directly. All other employers must pay employees 18 and older at least $2.00 per hour (40 O.S. § 197.5). The act excludes, among others, part-time employees working under 25 hours a week, people under 18 who are not high school or vocational program graduates, and students under 22 regularly enrolled in school. Tipped employees: an employer may count tips, meals, or lodging toward the minimum as long as it pays at least the cash wage required under federal rules (40 O.S. § 197.16). For employees under federal jurisdiction, that means a cash wage of at least $2.13 per hour and a tip credit of up to $5.12. Cities may not set their own minimum wage.
1.5x the regular rate for hours over 40 in a seven-day workweek under the federal FLSA. The Oklahoma Department of Labor states that Oklahoma has no state overtime laws, and that employers required to comply with federal wage and hour law must pay non-exempt employees time and one-half for all hours worked over 40 in the workweek. Federal overtime is enforced by the US DOL Wage and Hour Division. Employers may require employees to work overtime.
None. Oklahoma has no state overtime law, so only the federal weekly standard applies (over 40 hours in a workweek). Working more than 8 hours in a day does not by itself trigger overtime.
The Oklahoma Department of Labor states that neither federal nor state law requires employers to provide breaks to employees 16 or older, and that breaks and lunch periods are benefits left to the employer's discretion. Oklahoma child labor law requires break and lunch periods for workers aged 14 and 15.
Oklahoma law does not require breaks for employees 16 or older. Rest and meal breaks are required only for 14 and 15-year-old workers under the state child labor law.
§ 165.3). The Oklahoma Department of Labor states that an employer does not have to pay immediately and may wait until that next regular payday. Wages go through the regular pay channels or, if the employee asks, by certified mail postmarked by the deadline, unless a collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise. An employer that willfully withholds undisputed final wages owes liquidated damages of 2 percent of the unpaid wages for each day the failure continues, up to the amount of the unpaid wages.
Confirm before you rely on these
Rates verified November 2026. Oklahoma's rate is the federal $7.25, in effect since July 24, 2009. The state law adopts the federal minimum by reference (40 O.S. § 197.2), so it is not indexed and no state change is scheduled. It would change only if the federal rate changes or the law is amended. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the Oklahoma labor department for the current rules, and talk to a professional for your situation.
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How long to keep time records
Federal law requires keeping time cards 2 years and payroll records 3 years, and some states go longer. The full breakdown is in how long to keep timesheets and payroll records.
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Track Oklahoma hours accurately with Clox
A calculator is only as accurate as the hours you put into it. Clox is time tracking built for field and trade crews, so your crew's hours are recorded accurately in the first place, then the overtime is figured for you.
- Your crew clocks in with one tap on their phone, and it works offline, so a dead zone on the job doesn't lose a punch.
- Lock clock-in to a geofenced worksite so it has to happen on site. It's a strong deterrent, not a foolproof guarantee, because the location comes from the phone.
- Overtime is calculated automatically on the Oklahoma weekly-40 rule, so you're not doing this math by hand every Friday.
- Export payroll-ready files for QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, and Paychex when the week is done.
If your crew moves between addresses during the day, settle how you handle drive time between job sites before you run the numbers. Those hours can count toward the weekly total, and leaving them untracked understates the overtime you owe.
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More state guides: Texas time tracking, Arkansas time tracking.