Hourly & Salary? Is this even possible?

Question

Can you be paid both hourly and salary and when questioned, the employer just skimmed around it?? ADVICE!!!!

Answer 1

It is referred to as exempt, or none exempt. You can be salary but still get paid at time and a half for over 40 hours if you are none exempt, actually a good place to be. If you are salary exempt then you get paid the same no matter how many hours you work.

Answer 2

Yes, you can be paid as salaried, yet be an hourly employee. Some employers will have a standard salary rate for a position. They will call it "salaried" and refer to it that way. But if you miss work and don't have paid time off they will deduct from it.

Sounds like it is an hourly position and they have a standard weekly salary amount they will pay for it. Ask them to clarify the position and how it is classified before you accept any job. Ask them "is this position exempt from overtime?" that will pin the question down to salaried or hourly.

Answer 3

It's usually either one or the other. Unless you are a salaried employee eligible for overtime and then you get paid hourly for the overtime worked.

Did the employer say this to you? If so and you don't understand what it means, give him/her a call back and ask to clarify it.

You need to know exactly how you will be paid if hired for this position so don't be shy about asking for full details and disclosure. Maybe say something like "I've never worked in a position before that was paid in this manner. How exactly does this work?"

Answer 4

Yes...you can make a salary but be a non-exempt employee, which means you get paid for any extra hour over 40 hours you work. So, it means you have a salary but you do get paid for overtime.