New Exempt Salary Threshold 2024. The rule will further raise the annualized salary threshold for the exemption for “highly compensated employees” (hce) to $151,164, up from $107,432. The list includes some special districts in states but does not include.

The rule will further raise the annualized salary threshold for the exemption for “highly compensated employees” (hce) to $151,164, up from $107,432. To qualify for exemption, employees generally must be paid at not less than $684 * per week on a salary basis.