Professional Exemption

New and Updated

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  50-State Charts

  Minimum Salary Levels for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees by State

  Updated to reflect a wage order setting the effective date of the minimum salary for health care workers in California.

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  Legal Timetable

  Washington Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Employees Increases to $1,499.40 per Week ($1,332.80 per Week for Small Employers)

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary.

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  Legal Timetable

  Washington Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Employees Is Adjusted for Inflation

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Washington

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum salary for overtime-exempt executive, administrative and professional employees and the minimum hourly wage for computer professionals. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: Colorado

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum salaries for most white-collar employees and for highly compensated employees, and to the minimum hourly pay for computer employees. 

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  Legal Timetable

  Colorado Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Increases to $1,086.25 per Week

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Colorado Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Is Adjusted for Inflation

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Maine Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Increases to Match Federal Rate

  Updated to reflect the final overtime rule updating and revising the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption requirements, effective July 1, 2024. 

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Increases to $1,320 per Week

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Classification: California

  Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum salaries for executive employees, administrative employees and professional employees.