Myth: Salaried Employees Aren't Entitled to Overtime

FACT: Most salaried employees are entitled to overtime

We repeat. Most salaried employees are entitled to overtime.

In fact, there are only limited circumstances in which salaried employees are not entitled to overtime.

Salaried employees who earn at least $455 per week, are paid on a salary basis, and perform certain job duties are not entitled to overtime. These are called "exempt" employees.

The types of employees who are exempt, meaning they are not entitled to overtime pay, including the following:

• executives who can hire and fire employees
• administrative employees who set policies and advise management
• professional employees like doctors and lawyers
• computer employees who write computer code
• and outside sales employees who make door to door sales

If you did not fit within any of these exemptions, you are "non-exempt" and entitled to overtime pay.