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Exempt vs Non-Exempt Salary Calculator
To be exempt from overtime, an employee must clear a salary threshold AND pass a duties test. Enter an annual salary to check it against the 2026 federal threshold and your state's.
The $35,568 federal salary test (and higher state thresholds)
Salary details
Salary-threshold test
Clears the salary threshold
$45,000.00 vs $35,568.00
Salary test met, but the duties test must also pass.
Federal FLSA salary threshold of $35,568.00/yr ($684/week).
Salary is only one half of the exemption. The employee must also perform exempt executive, administrative or professional duties. Salary alone never makes someone exempt.
Notes
- The federal salary threshold is $684/week = $35,568/year. The 2024 increase was struck down in court in November 2024, reverting to this level.
- Salary is only half the test. The employee must also perform exempt executive, administrative or professional duties.
- California, New York, Washington, Colorado, Alaska and Maine set higher salary thresholds.
Frequently asked questions
Does meeting the salary threshold make me exempt?
No. You must also pass the duties test. Many salaried employees are still non-exempt and owed overtime.