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2025 Exempt Status Salary Threshold by City and State

Updated: Nov 22

The following is a comprehensive list of the 2025 Exempt Status Salary Threshold by City and State. The list includes some special districts in states but does not include all of said districts.

2025 Exempt Status Salary Threshold by City and State

*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.



11/15/2024 IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Recently a law was passed to increase the federal threshold, starting with an increase in July 2024, which was supposed to increase again in January 2025.

However, a federal judge has blocked this ruling, which means the federal threshold was brought back down to its pre-ruling number, which is $35,568 per year. That means even the increase that already took place in July has been reverted. The changes were as follows:


1/1 to 6/30 - $35,568 (Federal)

7/1 to 11/15 - $43,888 (Federal)

11/16 - Present - $35,568 (Federal)


 The changes caused by the federal judge are reflected in the list below


2025 Exempt Status Salary Threshold by City and State

State

2024

 (Effective 1/1/25 unless otherwise noted)

2025 Change

Last Updated

DOL Website

Alabama

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Alaska

$48,796.80

1/1/25 - $49,545.60


7/1/25 - $54,080

1/1/25

Arizona

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Flagstaff, AZ

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Arkansas

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

California*

$66,560

$68,640

1/1/25

Colorado

$55,000

$56,485

1/1/25

Denver, CO

$55,000

$56,485

1/1/25

Source

Boulder County, (Unincorporated) CO

$55,000

$56,485

1/1/25

Edgewater, CO

$55,000

$56,485

1/1/25

Connecticut

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Delaware

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

District of Columbia

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Florida

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Georgia

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Hawaii

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Idaho

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Illinois

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Chicago, IL

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Cook County, IL

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Indiana

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Iowa

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

​Kansas

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Kentucky

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Louisiana

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

New Orleans, LA

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Maine

$42,450

$43,950

1/1/25

Maryland

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

​Montgomery County, MD

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Massachusetts

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Michigan

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Minnesota

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Minneapolis, MN

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

St. Paul, MN

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Mississippi

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Missouri

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Montana

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Nebraska

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Nevada

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

New Hampshire

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

New Jersey

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

New Mexico

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Santa Fe County, NM

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

New York

NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester - $62,400


All other NY Workers - $58,458.40

NYC, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester - $64,350


All other NY Workers -  $60,405.80

1/1/25

North Carolina

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

North Dakota

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Ohio

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Oklahoma

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Oregon

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Pennsylvania

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Rhode Island

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

South Carolina

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

South Dakota

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Tennessee

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Texas

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Utah

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Vermont

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Virginia

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Washington

 $67,724.80


(2 x State Minimum Wage)

Employers with 50 or fewer employees - $69,305.60


Employers with 51+ employees - $77,968.80

1/1/25

Seattle, WA

 $67,724.80


(2 x State Minimum Wage)

Employers with 50 or fewer employees - $69,305.60


Employers with 51+ employees - $77,968.80

1/1/25

​Tukwila, WA

 $67,724.80


(2 x State Minimum Wage)

Employers with 50 or fewer employees - $69,305.60


Employers with 51+ employees - $77,968.80

1/1/25

West Virginia

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Wisconsin

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24

Wyoming

$35,568 (Federal)

$35,568 (Federal)

11/15/24


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