To qualify for the computer professional exemption under the FLSA, each employee must satisfy the following:
The employee must be compensated:
on a salary or fee basis at a rate at least equal to the standard salary level of $684 a week (special salary levels apply to US territories); or
on an hourly basis at a rate of at least $27.63 an hour.
The employee must be employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field.
The employee's primary duty must consist of:
the application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software, or system functional specifications;
the design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;
the design, documentation, testing, creation, or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or
a combination of these duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills.