Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§3969 Salaries of consular agents
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - FOREIGN SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - COMPENSATION › § 3969
Summary
The Secretary of State must set how much each consular agent is paid. Pay should reflect the agency’s workload and local wages, and U.S. citizen agents must get at least the federal minimum wage.
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Title 22, §3969
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The Secretary of State shall establish the salary rate for each consular agent. Such salary rate shall be established after taking into account the workload of the consular agency and the prevailing wage rates in the locality where the agency is located, except that, in the case of a consular agent who is a citizen of the United States, the salary rate may not be less than the then applicable minimum wage rate specified in section 206(a)(1) of title 29.
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22 U.S.C. § 3969
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73