Hourly wage vs. Monthly wage?

Question

When I past 3 months probation, my employer told me that she will keep me as hourly wage instead of monthly wage. But I get all the benefit and vacation paid. I work in San Francisco, and she told me that there is minimum monthly salary required in SF. Should I accept the hourly wage, or should I askm for monthly wage.

Thanks in advance!!

DC

Answer 1

Don't know what you should do, but the essential difference is that hourly wage employees generally are paid overtime; salaried employees generally are not.

There are very specific federal guidelines as to what is necessary for your employer to avoid paying you overtime.

Answer 2

Hourly wage is typically paid to labor, whereas monthly wage is typically paid to management. However, most hourly wage jobs provide overtime pay. (Overtime pay works like this: If you normally get paid $5.00 per hour, you get $7.50 for every hour you work past the "full-time" 40 hours.) Monthly wage jobs do not provide overtime pay.