nonsalaried

Nonsalaried is an adjective used to describe a person or position for which payment is not made as a fixed salary. A nonsalaried worker is typically compensated by an hourly rate, a per diem allowance, by the project, or through commissions or bonuses tied to performance. The term is often used to distinguish such arrangements from salaried positions, where payment is a fixed annual or monthly amount and may come with different expectations regarding hours and benefits.

In practice, many organizations have both nonsalaried and salaried staff. Nonsalaried roles include part-time employees, temporary staff, contractors, consultants, and some interns who receive hourly wages rather than a salary. Volunteers, by contrast, are not compensated at all and are distinct from nonsalaried employees in policy contexts.

Legal and benefits implications vary by jurisdiction. Nonsalaried workers are usually eligible for overtime pay under wage-and-hour laws where applicable, whereas many salaried employees may be exempt from overtime. The designation can affect eligibility for benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid leave, depending on local law and organizational policy.

The term is sometimes hyphenated as non-salaried and is also used less commonly as nonsalaried or non-salaried in older texts. In contemporary HR practice, it is more common to describe compensation as hourly, wage-based, or contract-based rather than using the single adjective nonsalaried.