Minimum Wage Rates ($/hr)

Industry Classification

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Government Employees

2.69

2.73

2.77

2.77

2.77

Fish Canning and Processing

3.20

3.26

3.26

3.26

3.26

Petroleum Marketing

3.78

3.82

3.85

3.85

3.85

Shipping and Transportation: Classification A

3.97

4.03

4.09

4.09

4.09

Shipping and Transportation: Classification B

3.81

3.87

3.92

3.92

3.92

Shipping and Transportation: Classification C

3.77

3.83

3.88

3.88

3.88

Construction

3.50

3.55

3.60

3.60

3.60

Retailing, Wholesaling, and Warehousing

3.01

3.06

3.10

3.10

3.10

Bottling, Brewing, and Dairy Products

3.10

3.15

3.19

3.19

3.19

Printing

3.40

3.45

3.50

3.50

3.50

Publishing

3.53

3.58

3.63

3.63

3.63

Finance and Insurance

3.88

3.94

3.99

3.99

3.99

Ship Maintenance

3.25

3.30

3.34

3.34

3.34

Hotel

2.78

2.82

2.86

2.86

2.86

Tour and Travel Services

3.22

3.27

3.31

3.31

3.31

Private Hospitals and Educational Institutions

3.24

3.29

3.33

3.33

3.33

Garment Manufacturing

2.60

2.64

2.68

2.68

2.68

Miscellaneous Activities

2.50

2.54

2.57

2.57

2.57

Sources: Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 152, August 7, 2003.

U.S. Department of Labor, Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American Samoa, 2003, Wage and Hour Division.