Current Overtime Salary Threshold (2025)
As of 2025, the minimum salary threshold for most white-collar FLSA overtime exemptions is $684/week ($35,568/year). This is the threshold set by the 2019 DOL final rule that went into effect January 1, 2020. The 2024 DOL rule that would have raised this to $1,128/week ($58,656/year) was blocked by a federal judge in November 2024 and remains enjoined.
Overtime salary threshold history and 2025 status
| Threshold Year | Weekly Minimum | Annual Equivalent | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 (prior rule) | $455/week | $23,660/year | Superseded |
| 2020 (current rule) | $684/week | $35,568/year | In effect as of 2025 |
| 2024 DOL rule | $1,128/week | $58,656/year | Blocked by court in Nov 2024 |
| 2025 expected | $684/week | $35,568/year | Until court or legislative change |
State-Level Overtime Laws to Know in 2025
States can and do provide overtime protections beyond federal minimums. Workers covered by both federal and state law receive whichever provides greater benefit.
- California: daily overtime (after 8 hrs/day, double time after 12), double time on 7th consecutive day, higher exempt salary threshold
- Colorado: daily overtime after 12 hours/day; higher exempt salary threshold ($1,057.69/week in 2025)
- Nevada: daily overtime after 8 hours if daily wage < 1.5× state minimum wage; after 40 hours weekly
- Washington: higher exempt salary threshold ($1,128.13/week in 2025 for large employers)
- New York: higher exempt salary threshold ($1,124.20/week in 2025 in NYC/Long Island/Westchester)
- Alaska, Maine, Pennsylvania: higher state exempt salary thresholds than federal
The DOL final rule (effective July 1, 2024, now blocked) would have raised the minimum salary for white-collar exemptions from $684/week to $844/week (July 2024), then to $1,128/week (January 2025). Under the blocked rule, approximately 4 million additional workers would have become entitled to overtime. The rule’s legal status is uncertain — it may be reconsidered or appealed.
What To Do With Current Overtime Rule Uncertainty
For workers: the $684/week threshold remains in force in 2025. If you earn under $35,568/year and your duties aren’t genuinely executive, administrative, or professional: you are entitled to overtime now. For employers with workers earning $684–$1,128/week who were reclassified to non-exempt during 2024: consult employment counsel about your obligations under the blocked rule’s interim status.
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