what are the requirements of being an exempt employee 
the fair labor standards act classifies exempt employees as anyone doing jobs that fall into these categories professional administrative executive outside sales stem science technology engineering and math related and computer related the flsa stipulates that employees in the above categories are exempt if they are paid by salary as opposed to hourly and if they earn a minimum of 684 per week or 35 568 annually 3 keep in mind that this may vary by state as 26 u s states increased their minimum wages in 2022 4