カラムに NULL 値も格納されている場合、MySQL COUNT() 関数は何を返しますか?

mysql> Select * from Employee;
+----+--------+--------+
| ID | Name   | Salary |
+----+--------+--------+
| 1  | Gaurav | 50000  |
| 2  | Rahul  | 20000  |
| 3  | Advik  | 25000  |
| 4  | Aarav  | 65000  |
| 5  | Ram    | 20000  |
| 6  | Mohan  | 30000  |
| 7  | Aryan  | NULL   |
| 8  | Vinay  | NULL   |
+----+--------+--------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> Select COUNT(salary) from employee568;
+---------------+
| COUNT(salary) |
+---------------+
| 6             |
+---------------+
1 row in set (0.15 sec)