Is an administrative assistant position an hourly or salary wage job?

Totally depends on the company.

Is an administrative assistant position an hourly or salary wage job?


Depends on whether they want to pay you overtime, holidays, etc. It varies and there are benefits to both.

Whether an administrative assistant is hourly (non exempt) or salaried (exempt) depends on how the job is classified according to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act).

An employer can classify any employee hourly (non exempt) with no restrictions, but in order to classify an employee as salaried (exempt) the job must meat the guidelines and rules for the specific exemption as laid out by the FLSA.

The difference in hourly (non exempt) and salaried (exempt) is as follows:

An hourly (non exempt) employee is not exempt from the FLSA which means that this employee is paid per every hour worked. It also means that if more than 40 hours are worked in any one week this employee must be paid overtime which is time and a half regular pay.

A salaried (exempt) employee is paid for the job being done. That means that hours do not mean anything in the working of this employee. They are not paid on how many hours they work, but they are paid on whether the job they have been given to do is done. They are exempt from the FLSA so no overtime is earned or paid. They also cannot be docked pay for a partial day of absence.

If the job matches the FLSA exemption it is at the companies option whether they with to make it an exempt job or pay it as an hourly job.

Shirley

Whether an administrative assistant is hourly (non exempt) or salaried (exempt) depends on how the job is classified according to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act).

An employer can classify any employee hourly (non exempt) with no restrictions, but in order to classify an employee as salaried (exempt) the job must meat the guidelines and rules for the specific exemption as laid out by the FLSA.

The difference in hourly (non exempt) and salaried (exempt) is as follows:

An hourly (non exempt) employee is not exempt from the FLSA which means that this employee is paid per every hour worked. It also means that if more than 40 hours are worked in any one week this employee must be paid overtime which is time and a half regular pay.

A salaried (exempt) employee is paid for the job being done. That means that hours do not mean anything in the working of this employee. They are not paid on how many hours they work, but they are paid on whether or not the job they have been given to do is done. They are exempt from the FLSA so no overtime is earned or paid. They also cannot be docked pay for a partial day of absence.

If the job matches the FLSA exemption it is at the companies option whether they with to make it an exempt job or pay it as an hourly job.

Shirley



And I've seen jobs restructured because the employer wants the employee to be in one category or another - it's all a matter of phrasing.

You are correct, it is how the job description is written and the duties are spelled out. Basically it is at the option of the company.

Shirley

You are correct, it is how the job description is written and the duties are spelled out. Basically it is at the option of the company.

Shirley



And once the words "mandatory overtime" entered the picture, lots of people suddenly found themselves in management! :D