Non-Immigrant Domestic Workers (G-5 and A-3 Visa holders) Minimum Wage Increase

The US State Department permits certain foreign diplomatic personnel (United Nations staff for example) and foreign staff members of certain Non-Governmental Organizations (World Bank, International Monetary Fund, etc.) to bring their household's domestic staff (nannies, maids, housekeepers) to work in the United States in a nonimmigrant status.

The US State Department strictly regulates the terms of employment between the diplomat and the domestic worker.

Effective September 23, 2008, the minimum hourly wage for G-5 and A-3 domestic workers is as follows:

Washington DC Area: $8.41
New York/New Jersey Metro Area: $9.86
Miami: $7.21
Chicago: $7.79
Los Angeles: $8.34
San Francisco: $9.25
Houston: $6.55
Atlanta: $6.78
Boston: $9.18
Seattle: $8.84

All current contracts with G-5 and A-3 domestics must be updated immediately to reflect the updated amounts above.