The state and federal laws regarding minimum wage and overtime do not apply to salaried workers. A worker who is paid a salary accepts a regular payment for performing job duties.nIf you are salaried and can do your job duties quickly, you could earn a relatively high amount of pay for the hours that you worked. If it takes a long time to do your job duties while on a salary, you might earn less than many other workers. You even could earn less than the minimum wage.