Economic Snapshot
How Many Salaried Workers in Your State Would Gain Overtime Protections under the New Proposed Threshold?: Share of salaried workers covered under current and proposed threshold*, 2014
| State | Currently covered | Covered by proposed threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11.6% | 41.5% |
| Alaska | 6.9% | 26.5% |
| Arizona | 10.0% | 33.3% |
| Arkansas | 10.4% | 45.9% |
| California | 9.5% | 30.1% |
| Colorado | 8.1% | 32.1% |
| Connecticut | 7.6% | 25.4% |
| Delaware | 7.9% | 36.2% |
| District of Columbia | 5.7% | 25.6% |
| Florida | 13.3% | 44.8% |
| Georgia | 12.7% | 40.3% |
| Hawaii | 9.2% | 43.0% |
| Idaho | 12.6% | 42.1% |
| Illinois | 8.4% | 33.8% |
| Indiana | 10.9% | 39.4% |
| Iowa | 7.8% | 32.4% |
| Kansas | 7.2% | 31.0% |
| Kentucky | 9.9% | 39.0% |
| Louisiana | 12.0% | 43.8% |
| Maine | 7.1% | 31.8% |
| Maryland | 9.9% | 31.8% |
| Massachusetts | 7.7% | 26.5% |
| Michigan | 8.3% | 33.3% |
| Minnesota | 6.8% | 29.5% |
| Mississippi | 12.5% | 39.8% |
| Missouri | 9.2% | 36.8% |
| Montana | 9.1% | 34.3% |
| Nebraska | 10.3% | 37.6% |
| Nevada | 10.6% | 41.6% |
| New Hampshire | 5.2% | 27.4% |
| New Jersey | 8.9% | 31.7% |
| New Mexico | 16.5% | 41.0% |
| New York | 9.8% | 35.6% |
| North Carolina | 12.1% | 44.3% |
| North Dakota | 8.8% | 37.6% |
| Ohio | 9.4% | 35.1% |
| Oklahoma | 12.8% | 44.7% |
| Oregon | 6.6% | 30.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 8.8% | 33.4% |
| Rhode Island | 8.6% | 29.1% |
| South Carolina | 11.5% | 40.2% |
| South Dakota | 8.4% | 35.8% |
| Tennessee | 12.1% | 42.3% |
| Texas | 11.7% | 40.1% |
| Utah | 13.4% | 39.4% |
| Vermont | 8.0% | 32.1% |
| Virginia | 8.1% | 31.1% |
| Washington | 6.3% | 26.0% |
| West Virginia | 11.9% | 41.6% |
| Wisconsin | 7.2% | 30.5% |
| Wyoming | 8.3% | 32.7% |
* The currently overtime salary threshold is $455 per week (or $23,660 per year). The Department of Labor proposed update to the salary threshold would index the salary to the 40th percentile weekly wage of full-time salaried workers. For 2014, this number would be $933 per week.
Source: EPI analysis of Department of Labor (2015) and Current Population Survey Merged Outgoing Rotation Group microdata (CPS MORG)
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