You've got it backwards. It's not a ceiling on nonexempt jobs it's a floor for overtime exempt jobs. You're required to pay X in salary in order to categorize s

You've got it backwards. It's not a ceiling on nonexempt jobs it's a floor for overtime exempt jobs. You're required to pay X in salary in order to categorize someone as a salaried employee as well as the other requirement on the type of work being performed.