Wage Up OK

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About the Campaign

On June 16, 2026, Oklahomans will vote on State Question 832. This ballot measure will:

  • Gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029, with annual milestones
  • Tie the minimum wage to inflation, starting in 2030
  • Eliminate some exemptions to the minimum wage, including those for part-time employees, students, farm and feed store workers, and domestic service workers

Aside from making it easier for working Oklahomans to afford basic necessities, a higher minimum wage will:

  • Revitalize local economies: When workers have more money in their pockets, they are more likely to spend it at local small businesses. For every worker who gets a $1 raise, over $2000 goes into the local economy, so even people making above the minimum wage will see more money in their bank accounts.
  • Improve the job market for both workers and employers: Increases to the minimum wage make it easier to hire and retain workers, saving on costs associated with turnover. It also makes employees more productive without increasing unemployment. Workers do a better job when they're paid fairly.
  • Make housing more affordable: A $15 minimum wage would ease housing cost burdens on over 40,000 Oklahoman households. This would also prevent up to 550 working Oklahomans from experiencing homelessness every year, which would decrease reliance on emergency and social services.
  • Make our communities safer: Higher wages make people less likely to engage in criminal activity, and a $15 minimum wage could reduce crime in Oklahoma by almost 7,000 incidents (including 55 homicides) annually. This means it would also save Oklahoma taxpayers almost $1 billion on prisons, police, and social costs associated with crime.

The economy works best when more people can participate, and our current minimum wage prevents hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans from being able to do so. We can fix the problem, but only if we vote to help our fellow Oklahomans on June 16, 2026.

Vote YES on State Question 832 and help us build an economy that works for workers!

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