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2023 Exempt Status Salary Threshold by City and State

Updated: Dec 13, 2022

The following is a comprehensive list of the exempt status salary threshold by state. The list includes some special districts in states but does not include all of said districts.

The list does not include the city/county thresholds for California. The salary rates may vary depending on the city/county where an employee resides/works in California. If you live in a county with a special exempt threshold and do not see it listed, visit your district Department of Labor website to obtain accurate information.

State

DOL Website

2022 Salary Threshold

2023 Change

*Effective 1/1/2023

Last Updated

Alabama

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Alaska

​$43,014.40

$45,136

1/1/2021

Arizona

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Arkansas

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2021

California

$58,240 (employers with 25 or fewer employees)


$62,400 (employers with 26 or more employees)

$64,480 (All employers regardless of size)

1/1/2022

Colorado

$45,000

$50,000

1/1/2022

Denver, CO

$45,000

$50,000

1/1/2022

Connecticut

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/1/2022

Delaware

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

District of Columbia

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/1/2022

Florida

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

9/30/2022

Georgia

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Hawaii

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

10/1/2022

Idaho

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Illinois

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Chicago, IL

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/1/2022

Indiana

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Iowa

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Kansas

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Kentucky

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Louisiana

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

New Orleans, LA

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Maine

$38,250.68

$41,401

1/1/2022

Maryland

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Massachusetts

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Michigan

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Minnesota

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Minneapolis, MN

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/1/2022

St. Paul, MN

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

Mississippi

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Missouri

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Montana

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Nebraska

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2016

Nevada

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/1/2022

New Hampshire

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

New Jersey

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

New Mexico

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

New York

​$58,511 (NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester)


$51,480 (All other NY Workers)

$55,341 (12/31/2022 for All other NY Workers)

12/31/21

North Carolina

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

North Dakota

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Ohio

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Oklahoma

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Oregon

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/1/2022

Pennsylvania

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Rhode Island

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

South Carolina

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

South Dakota

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Tennessee

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Texas

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Utah

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

7/24/2009

Vermont

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Virgina

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2022

Washington

~$50,740 (1.75 x Minimum Wage, All Employers 2022)

~$57,293.60 (1.75 x Minimum Wage, Employers with 1-50 Employees)


~$65,478.40 (2 x Minimum Wage, Employers with 51 or more Employees).

1/1/2023

West Virginia

$35,568 (Current Federal)

N/A

1/1/2016

Wisconsin