THE CNMI Department of Commerce, Central Statistics Division, will begin data collection activities for the 2024 CNMI Prevailing Wage Study or PWS that will be used to produce the CNMI hourly wage statistics for 2024.
All private businesses, public agencies, and organizations, regardless of number of employees, are urged to participate in the 2024 PWS survey. The survey data collection period began on March 1, 2024, and ends on March 15, 2024.
Like the 2023 PWS, the 2024 PWS data is submitted through a web portal. Businesses and organizations can access the portal through http://cnmidata.commerce.gov.mp/dev1/.
Individuals who registered and participated in the 2023 PWS survey can use their username and password that they used in 2023 to log in to the portal and update their business/agency/organization information and submit their employee data for 2024. First time users of the portal will be asked to create an account.
The 2018 NMI U.S. Workforce Act requires the CNMI to publish a prevailing wage report annually for CW1 visa determination and approval by the U.S. Department of Labor. Additionally, the 2024 PWS data will be used to publish a separate report detailing the survey methodology with more detailed occupational wage statistics for PERM, H-1B and H-2B determination and approval by the U.S. Department of Labor.
“We ask all businesses, agencies, and organizations to complete this important survey,” Gov. Arnold I. Palacios said. “I also want to extend my appreciation to the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs for its support in funding this project.”
Acting Secretary of Commerce Remedio C. Mafnas emphasized the importance of completing the survey. She stated, “I thank our private business partners, and stakeholders, and the public agencies on Saipan, Rota, and Tinian for putting the word out to promote the successful completion of this important survey. I humbly ask all businesses, agencies, and organizations in the CNMI to take time to complete the 2024 PWS survey.”
Questions and inquiries for the 2024 PWS should be directed to the Prevailing Wage Study project at (670) 322-3005 / 3007 or email cnmi.csd@commerce.gov.mp/.
