Section 541.200 - General rule for administrative employees(a) The term "employee employed in a bona fide administrative capacity" in section 13(a)(1) of the Act shall mean any employee:(1) Compensated on a salary or fee basis pursuant to § 541.600 at a rate of not less than $684 per week (or $455 per week if employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands by employers other than the Federal government, or $380 per week if employed in American Samoa by employers other than the Federal government), exclusive of board, lodging or other facilities;(2) Whose primary duty is the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer's customers; and(3) Whose primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.(b) The term "salary basis" is defined at § 541.602 ; "fee basis" is defined at § 541.605 ; "board, lodging or other facilities" is defined at § 541.606 ; and "primary duty" is defined at § 541.700 .69 FR 22260, Apr. 23, 2004, as amended at 81 FR 32549, May 23, 2016; 84 FR 51306, Sept. 27, 2019