United States Secretary of Labor
The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.
| United States Secretary of Labor | |
|---|---|
Seal of the department | |
Flag of the secretary | |
| Department of Labor | |
| Style | Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President |
| Seat | Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | 29 U.S.C. ยง 551 |
| Precursor | Secretary of Commerce and Labor |
| Formation | March 4, 1913 |
| First holder | William B. Wilson |
| Succession | Eleventh |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, Level I |
| Website | dol.gov |
Formerly, there was a Department of Commerce and Labor. That department split into two in 1913. The Department of Commerce is headed by the secretary of commerce.
Secretary of labor is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.
Julie Su has been serving as acting secretary since the resignation of Marty Walsh on March 11, 2023.
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