Information for Employers Sponsoring and Employing Domestics with G-5 and A-3 Visas
Specific to Staff Sponsored by the World Bank, IMF, United Nations, OAS, IADB and other NGOs
N O T I C E:
The US Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification Data Center establishes the prevailing wage by occupation on an annual basis. The US Department of State requires that domestic's with G-5 and A-3 visas be paid at a minimum the prevailing wage per hour for their metropolitan statistical area under the job classification 37-2012.00 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. If the state minimum wage is higher than the prevailing wage, that automatically applies. Please note that some sponsoring organizations will establish a minimum G-5 hourly rate that exceeds the prevailing wage, typically when year over year the prevailing wage decreases slightly as it did during the 2009 - 2011 recession in some Metropolitan Areas.
| Metropolitan Area | 7/1/2012 - | 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012 |
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2011 |
9/23/2008 - 6/30/2009 |
| Washington DC Metro | $8.80 | $8.46 | $8.39 | $8.41 |
| NYC Metropolitan | $9.74 | $9.63 | $10.23 | $9.86 |
| Chicago Metro | $8.77 | $8.82 | $8.39 | $7.79 |
| San Francisco Metro | $10.89 | $10.67 | $9.80 | $9.25 |
| Boston Metro | $10.43 | $9.92 | $9.23 | $9.18 |
| Seattle Metro | $9.54 | $9.29 | $9.00 | $8.84 |
| Los Angeles Metro | $8.62 | $8.80 | $8.78 | $8.34 |
All G-5 and A-3 employment contracts are subject to automatic adjustment on the effective date. Adjustments made AFTER the effective date are subject to retroactive payroll adjustment.
Source: FLCDataCenter.Com
PLEASE NOTE: These unique rules for the G-4/G-5 employment arrangement are subject to change. The prevailing G-4 Code of Conduct of your sponsoring organization should be consulted to clarify any questions. G-4's sponsored by the World Bank, please refer to http://visa.worldbank.org. Questions may be directed either to VISA Services Office at the World Bank (202) 473-3446 or VISA Services Office at the IMF (202) 331-9450.
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