Oklahoma School Support Staff Are Waiting for a Pay Raise. Could a State Question Give It to Them? • Oklahoma Voice

COLUMN: The pros & cons of a minimum wage increase in Oklahoma

Voters will decide State Question 832, the minimum wage increase, on June 16. If passed, the state question would boost the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $12 in 2027, to $13.50 in 2028, and to $15 in 2029, with…

Oklahoma school support staff are waiting for a pay raise. Could a state question give it to them? • Oklahoma Voice

Staff at Thelma R. Parks Elementary in Oklahoma City serve a student breakfast in the school cafeteria on Aug. 13. Many school support staff employees, including cafeteria workers, could see a pay increase if voters approve a state question that proposes a $15 hourly minimum wage in Oklahoma. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Tierra Landrum is the “hub” of her school building. She’s a school secretary in McAlester Publ…

Fact sheet for State Question 832: Increasing Oklahoma’s minimum wage

• Download a PDF of this fact sheet • Read OK Policy’s information and resources about SQ 832 State Question 832 will be on the ballot on June 16, 2026. The gist State Question 832 would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029, then starting in 2030, it would update annually based on increases to the cost of living. As written, SQ 832 would have raised the minimum wage to $9 in 2025, then gradually increased it by $1.50 each year until it …

What is State Question 832?

This measure amends the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act (“OMWA”) under the Oklahoma Statutes to increase the state minimum wage. Employers must pay employees at least $9 per hour beginning in 2025, increasing $1.50 annually for a final rate of $15 per hour in 2029. Beginning in 2030 and continuing indefinitely, the minimum wage would automatically increase annually based on the increase in the cost of living, if any, as measured by the U.S. Department…