Table 2
Share of Oklahoma workers affected by SQ 832 minimum wage increase and wage impacts by demographic characteristics
| Group | Wage-earning workforce | Count directly affected | Share directly affected | Count indirectly affected | Share indirectly affected | Total affected directly or indirectly | Share affected directly or indirectly | Total change in annual wagebill | Average change in annual wages | Average change in hourly wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All workers | 1,757,900 | 216,000 | 12.3% | 141,700 | 8.1% | 357,700 | 20.3% | $783,003,000 | $2,322 | $1.51 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Men | 919,100 | 77,900 | 8.5% | 53,300 | 5.8% | 131,200 | 14.3% | $294,445,000 | $2,342 | $1.53 |
| Women | 838,800 | 138,000 | 16.5% | 88,400 | 10.5% | 226,500 | 27.0% | $488,559,000 | $2,310 | $1.51 |
| Teenager category | ||||||||||
| Teenager | 72,700 | 52,500 | 72.3% | 7,800 | 10.8% | 60,300 | 83.0% | $193,424,000 | $3,631 | $2.99 |
| Age 20 or older | 1,685,200 | 163,500 | 9.7% | 133,900 | 7.9% | 297,300 | 17.6% | $589,580,000 | $2,077 | $1.24 |
| Age category | ||||||||||
| Age 16 to 24 | 263,900 | 121,400 | 46.0% | 41,800 | 15.8% | 163,300 | 61.9% | $445,860,000 | $2,993 | $2.13 |
| Age 25 to 39 | 605,800 | 54,100 | 8.9% | 50,700 | 8.4% | 104,800 | 17.3% | $202,027,000 | $2,012 | $1.12 |
| Age 40 to 54 | 512,000 | 21,900 | 4.3% | 26,600 | 5.2% | 48,500 | 9.5% | $77,452,000 | $1,635 | $0.93 |
| Age 55 or older | 376,200 | 18,600 | 4.9% | 22,500 | 6.0% | 41,100 | 10.9% | $57,664,000 | $1,425 | $0.91 |
| Race / ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1,163,200 | 109,200 | 9.4% | 78,900 | 6.8% | 188,100 | 16.2% | $367,270,000 | $2,074 | $1.43 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 124,000 | 24,700 | 19.9% | 13,100 | 10.5% | 37,800 | 30.5% | $98,427,000 | $2,722 | $1.67 |
| Hispanic, any race | 193,800 | 41,100 | 21.2% | 24,000 | 12.4% | 65,100 | 33.6% | $165,464,000 | $2,710 | $1.60 |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 49,800 | 4,500 | 9.1% | 5,300 | 10.6% | 9,800 | 19.7% | $16,141,000 | $1,729 | $1.09 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 227,100 | 36,500 | 16.1% | 20,400 | 9.0% | 56,900 | 25.1% | $135,701,000 | $2,533 | $1.67 |
| Person of color | ||||||||||
| Not person of color | 1,163,200 | 109,200 | 9.4% | 78,900 | 6.8% | 188,100 | 16.2% | $367,270,000 | $2,074 | $1.43 |
| Person of color | 594,700 | 106,800 | 18.0% | 62,800 | 10.6% | 169,600 | 28.5% | $415,733,000 | $2,596 | $1.61 |
| Family status | ||||||||||
| Married parent | 458,500 | 21,600 | 4.7% | 23,100 | 5.0% | 44,600 | 9.7% | $83,859,000 | $1,918 | $1.09 |
| Single parent | 179,300 | 26,600 | 14.8% | 22,800 | 12.7% | 49,300 | 27.5% | $104,638,000 | $2,226 | $1.23 |
| Married, no children | 468,900 | 21,200 | 4.5% | 23,400 | 5.0% | 44,600 | 9.5% | $75,529,000 | $1,734 | $1.01 |
| Unmarried, no children | 651,300 | 146,600 | 22.5% | 72,500 | 11.1% | 219,100 | 33.6% | $518,977,000 | $2,558 | $1.78 |
| Usual weekly work hours category | ||||||||||
| Part time (<20 hours per week) | 88,500 | 34,300 | 38.8% | 10,300 | 11.7% | 44,700 | 50.5% | $60,809,000 | $1,508 | $2.37 |
| Mid time (20-34 hours) | 223,800 | 90,900 | 40.6% | 34,100 | 15.2% | 125,000 | 55.8% | $313,536,000 | $2,722 | $2.03 |
| Full time (35+ hours) | 1,445,600 | 90,800 | 6.3% | 97,300 | 6.7% | 188,000 | 13.0% | $408,658,000 | $2,249 | $1.00 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||||
| Less than high school | 180,100 | 63,500 | 35.3% | 24,500 | 13.6% | 88,000 | 48.9% | $253,254,000 | $3,092 | $2.14 |
| High school | 507,300 | 74,300 | 14.6% | 58,100 | 11.5% | 132,400 | 26.1% | $284,930,000 | $2,240 | $1.32 |
| Some college, no degree | 448,100 | 65,200 | 14.6% | 43,600 | 9.7% | 108,800 | 24.3% | $208,196,000 | $2,065 | $1.40 |
| Associate degree | 148,700 | 9,000 | 6.1% | 9,100 | 6.1% | 18,100 | 12.2% | $26,368,000 | $1,528 | $1.06 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 473,700 | 4,000 | 0.8% | 6,400 | 1.3% | 10,300 | 2.2% | $10,257,000 | $1,027 | $0.76 |
| Major industry | ||||||||||
| Agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining | 76,800 | 4,600 | 6.1% | 3,400 | 4.4% | 8,100 | 10.5% | $21,932,000 | $2,723 | $1.29 |
| Construction | 104,300 | 3,500 | 3.4% | 5,600 | 5.4% | 9,200 | 8.8% | $12,777,000 | $1,396 | $0.83 |
| Manufacturing | 179,300 | 6,000 | 3.3% | 8,900 | 5.0% | 14,900 | 8.3% | $23,914,000 | $1,612 | $0.87 |
| Wholesale trade | 44,500 | 3,000 | 6.6% | 2,500 | 5.6% | 5,500 | 12.3% | $12,021,000 | $2,200 | $1.25 |
| Retail trade | 212,900 | 48,000 | 22.5% | 32,900 | 15.5% | 80,900 | 38.0% | $180,234,000 | $2,230 | $1.52 |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 93,800 | 2,500 | 2.7% | 3,500 | 3.8% | 6,100 | 6.5% | $9,759,000 | $1,610 | $0.92 |
| Information | 29,400 | 2,400 | 8.1% | 1,800 | 6.2% | 4,200 | 14.3% | $8,650,000 | $2,075 | $1.60 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 91,100 | 3,700 | 4.0% | 4,900 | 5.4% | 8,600 | 9.4% | $12,600,000 | $1,467 | $0.88 |
| Professional, science, management services | 78,100 | 2,000 | 2.5% | 2,200 | 2.8% | 4,200 | 5.4% | $6,949,000 | $1,658 | $1.13 |
| Administrative, support, waste services | 55,400 | 7,900 | 14.3% | 6,800 | 12.2% | 14,700 | 26.5% | $31,225,000 | $2,122 | $1.32 |
| Educational services | 174,200 | 14,000 | 8.1% | 12,100 | 6.9% | 26,100 | 15.0% | $42,503,000 | $1,630 | $1.28 |
| Healthcare, social assistance | 240,100 | 25,900 | 10.8% | 23,000 | 9.6% | 48,800 | 20.3% | $103,434,000 | $2,134 | $1.26 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreational services | 48,600 | 9,400 | 19.4% | 5,900 | 12.2% | 15,300 | 31.6% | $32,747,000 | $2,302 | $1.52 |
| Accommodation | 15,000 | 5,900 | 39.3% | 2,500 | 16.9% | 8,400 | 56.3% | $24,870,000 | $3,043 | $1.64 |
| Restaurants | 122,600 | 62,600 | 51.0% | 14,300 | 11.6% | 76,800 | 62.7% | $202,050,000 | $3,459 | $2.40 |
| Other services | 72,100 | 11,800 | 16.4% | 7,300 | 10.2% | 19,100 | 26.6% | $45,959,000 | $2,407 | $1.57 |
| Public administration | 119,600 | 2,800 | 2.3% | 3,900 | 3.3% | 6,700 | 5.6% | $11,380,000 | $1,698 | $0.91 |
| Sector | ||||||||||
| For profit | 1,302,300 | 183,300 | 14.1% | 114,100 | 8.8% | 297,300 | 22.8% | $668,927,000 | $2,408 | $1.56 |
| Nonprofit | 130,500 | 14,700 | 11.3% | 9,600 | 7.4% | 24,400 | 18.7% | $47,384,000 | $1,992 | $1.53 |
| Government | 325,100 | 18,000 | 5.5% | 18,000 | 5.5% | 36,000 | 11.1% | $66,693,000 | $1,873 | $1.14 |
| Family income category | ||||||||||
| Less than $25,000 | 235,800 | 81,900 | 34.7% | 51,600 | 21.9% | 133,500 | 56.6% | $301,043,000 | $2,394 | $1.46 |
| $25,000– $49,999 | 380,100 | 46,300 | 12.2% | 35,800 | 9.4% | 82,100 | 21.6% | $179,004,000 | $2,283 | $1.39 |
| $50,000– $74,999 | 339,700 | 30,900 | 9.1% | 21,900 | 6.4% | 52,700 | 15.5% | $109,019,000 | $2,174 | $1.45 |
| $75,000– $99,999 | 262,500 | 17,300 | 6.6% | 12,900 | 4.9% | 30,300 | 11.5% | $61,628,000 | $2,138 | $1.50 |
| $100,000– $149,999 | 312,100 | 20,400 | 6.5% | 11,100 | 3.5% | 31,500 | 10.1% | $69,434,000 | $2,376 | $1.76 |
| $150,000 or more | 213,400 | 10,600 | 5.0% | 6,500 | 3.1% | 17,100 | 8.0% | $33,899,000 | $2,234 | $1.72 |
| NA | 14,400 | 8,500 | 59.2% | 2,000 | 13.7% | 10,500 | 72.9% | $28,976,000 | $2,992 | $2.54 |
| Family income-to-poverty status | ||||||||||
| In Poverty | 145,400 | 75,600 | 52.0% | 25,900 | 17.8% | 101,500 | 69.8% | $277,289,000 | $2,942 | $1.93 |
| 100–199% poverty | 297,600 | 57,000 | 19.1% | 53,800 | 18.1% | 110,700 | 37.2% | $217,406,000 | $2,049 | $1.20 |
| 200–399% poverty | 605,600 | 53,100 | 8.8% | 41,700 | 6.9% | 94,800 | 15.7% | $188,356,000 | $2,086 | $1.42 |
| 400%+ poverty | 709,300 | 30,300 | 4.3% | 20,300 | 2.9% | 50,600 | 7.1% | $99,953,000 | $2,147 | $1.58 |
Notes: All values in $2025. Average increase in annual earnings is for full-time workers. Some results redacted due to small sample size. Results through 2029.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model; For more details see Technical Methodology by Dave Cooper, Zane Mokhiber, and Ben Zipperer.
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