News Release
Minimum wages in American Samoa increase by 40 cents per hour
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa – Workers on American Samoa employed in industries covered by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 will receive a 40-cent increase in their hourly wage beginning Sept. 30.
The Fair Labor Standards Act applies generally to employment in American Samoa as it does to employment in the U.S. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, as amended by Public Law 114-61, sets industry-specific minimum wage rates for American Samoa and provides that additional increases in those minimum wage rates of $0.40 per hour will occur every three years on Sept. 30, until all minimum wage rates equal the federal minimum wage. The last increase was Sept. 30, 2021.
American Samoa's minimum wage rates are set for particular industries, not for an employee's particular occupation. The rates are minimum rates, but an employer may choose to pay an employee at a rate higher than the industry-specific rate. The law also requires employers to display a poster showing the new minimum wage rates where employees can readily see it.
Effective Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, the federal minimum wages in American Samoa by industry are as follows:
| Industry | Wage | Industry | Wage |
| Bottling, Brewing & Dairy Products | $6.29 | Publishing | $6.73 |
| Construction | $6.70 | Retailing, Wholesaling & Warehousing | $6.20 |
| Finance and Insurance | $7.09 | Ship Maintenance | $6.61 |
| Fish Canning, Processing,Can Manufacturing | $6.36 | Government Employees Industry | $6.01 |
| Garment Manufacturing | $5.78 | Shipping & Transportation: Stevedoring, Lighterage, Maritime Activities | $7.19 |
| Hotel | $6.10 | Shipping & Transportation: Unloading of Fish | $7.02 |
| Petroleum Marketing | $6.95 | Shipping & Transportation: All other activities | $6.98 |
| Printing | $6.60 | Tour and Travel | $6.58 |
| Private Hospitals and Educational Institutions | $6.43 | Miscellaneous activities (includes domestic work) | $5.80 |
The law also covers the minimum wage for government employees which, under the schedule of incremental 40-cent increases, will be $6.01 per hour as of Sept. 30. However, the government of American Samoa previously established an hourly minimum wage of $7.25 for its employees.
For more information about the FLSA and other laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, contact the agency’s toll-free helpline confidentially at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Learn more about the division, including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division. The department protects workers regardless of immigration status and can communicate with workers in more than 200 languages.
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Media Contacts:
Michael Petersen, 415-625-2630, petersen.michael.w@dol.gov
Jose Carnevali, 415-625-2631, carnevali.jose@dol.gov
Release Number: 24-2071-SAN
