An exempt employee is an employee who is exempt from receiving overtime pay and minimum wage, based on the type of work they perform. Exempt employees are paid a salary rather than by the hour, and they work in professional, administrative, executive, outside sales, and computer-related fields. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classifies exempt employees as anyone doing jobs that fall into these categories. To be considered exempt, employees must be paid a salary of at least $684 per week or $35,568 annually. Exempt employees must be paid on a salary or fee basis, which means that they typically must receive their predetermined salary each workweek regardless of the quality or quantity of work performed. Exempt employees typically must receive their full salary in any workweek in which they perform work, regardless of the total number of hours actually worked.