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Workers in American Samoa employed in industries covered by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 will receive a 40-cent increase in their hourly wage starting September 30. The Fair Labor Standards Act generally applies to employment in American Samoa as it does to employment in the U.S. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, amended by Public Law 114-61, sets industry-specific minimum wage rates for American Samoa and mandates that these rates increase by $0.40 per hour every three years on September 30 until all minimum wages equal the federal minimum wage. The last increase was on September 30, 2021.
American Samoa's minimum wage rates are set for specific industries rather than individual occupations. Employers may choose to pay employees more than the industry-specific rate. The law also requires employers to display a poster showing the new minimum wage rates where employees can easily see it.
Effective Monday, September 30, 2024, the federal minimum wages in American Samoa by industry are as follows:
- 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 will be set at $6 .01 per hour as of September 30 under the schedule of incremental increases . However ,the government of American Samoa previously established an hourly minimum wage of $7 .25 for its employees .
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