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State enforcement profile · #49 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US

Guam — lower-penalty enforcement profile

According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Guam has 783 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,642 OSHA inspections and $4.6M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $10.9M in back wages across 214 enforcement cases.

783
Employers
1,642
Inspections
$4.6M
OSHA penalties
$10.9M
Back wages

The state in one line

Guam ranks #49 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,356 violations cited across 1,642 inspections and $10.9M in wages recovered for workers.

#49
of 56 states by penalties
2.04
violations per inspection
$6K
avg penalty per employer
214
WHD wage-theft cases

OSHA citation docket

State IMIS book GU · Guam AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE

#49/56 · 1,642 insp · $4.6M

  • BOOK 783 employers
  • INSP 1,642 inspections
  • RANK #49 of 56
  • PEN $4.6M
  • RATE 2.04 viol/insp
  • VS-US AT/BELOW-US
  • WHD $10.9M
  • PHOTO Vermont

Nearest employer-book peer: Vermont ($30K penalty gap)

Guam ranks #49 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,356 violations cited across 1,642 inspections and $10.9M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →

Guam in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood

Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers

penalties

What this shows Guam carries $4.6M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #49 of 56 jurisdictions.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts As of 2026

Where Guam ranks nationally

Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$5,864 Top 50% most affordable more affordable than 50% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions

$0–$2,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Below this entry. $2,000–$4,000: 9 U.S. jurisdictions (16%). Below this entry. $4,000–$6,000: 17 U.S. jurisdictions (30%). This entry sits in this band. $6,000–$8,000: 10 U.S. jurisdictions (18%). Above this entry. $8,000–$10,000: 5 U.S. jurisdictions (9%). Above this entry. $10,000–$12,000: 4 U.S. jurisdictions (7%). Above this entry. $12,000–$14,000: 2 U.S. jurisdictions (4%). Above this entry. $14,000–$16,000: 3 U.S. jurisdictions (5%). Above this entry. $16,000–$18,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $18,000–$20,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. $20,000–$22,000: 1 U.S. jurisdictions (2%). Above this entry. $22,000–$24,000: 0 U.S. jurisdictions (0%). Above this entry. Guam $0 $24,000 every U.S. jurisdiction, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026

Do more violations mean harsher penalties?

Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Guam.

High volume, high penaltyLow volume, high penaltyHigh volume, low penaltyBelow median on both020897.041793.962690.983587.9$26.7$1330.4$2634.1$3937.8$5241.6Total violations citedAverage penalty per violationCalifornia, Total violations cited: 62917 · Average penalty per violation: $1931.91New Jersey, Total violations cited: 51588 · Average penalty per violation: $2257.14Texas, Total violations cited: 37481 · Average penalty per violation: $3006.51Ohio, Total violations cited: 33085 · Average penalty per violation: $3209.32Illinois, Total violations cited: 38576 · Average penalty per violation: $2518.72Pennsylvania, Total violations cited: 34307 · Average penalty per violation: $2124.18New York, Total violations cited: 79647 · Average penalty per violation: $851.4Wisconsin, Total violations cited: 23614 · Average penalty per violation: $2667.32Florida, Total violations cited: 20137 · Average penalty per violation: $2911.21Georgia, Total violations cited: 23607 · Average penalty per violation: $2424.16Virginia, Total violations cited: 29121 · Average penalty per violation: $1651.15Michigan, Total violations cited: 67640 · Average penalty per violation: $671.06Alabama, Total violations cited: 14683 · Average penalty per violation: $2955.54Nevada, Total violations cited: 18844 · Average penalty per violation: $1778.2Missouri, Total violations cited: 12358 · Average penalty per violation: $2481.04Massachusetts, Total violations cited: 12091 · Average penalty per violation: $2401.87Connecticut, Total violations cited: 23647 · Average penalty per violation: $1188.05Kansas, Total violations cited: 9514 · Average penalty per violation: $2852.86Tennessee, Total violations cited: 38865 · Average penalty per violation: $633.23Colorado, Total violations cited: 11833 · Average penalty per violation: $1925.51Iowa, Total violations cited: 10267 · Average penalty per violation: $1892.75Nebraska, Total violations cited: 4514 · Average penalty per violation: $3581.2Oklahoma, Total violations cited: 5020 · Average penalty per violation: $2618.51Maryland, Total violations cited: 24360 · Average penalty per violation: $537.35Hawaii, Total violations cited: 9120 · Average penalty per violation: $1397.7Washington, Total violations cited: 28812 · Average penalty per violation: $424.16Alaska, Total violations cited: 11441 · Average penalty per violation: $1050.89Mississippi, Total violations cited: 4912 · Average penalty per violation: $2280.7North Carolina, Total violations cited: 18017 · Average penalty per violation: $593.13Arkansas, Total violations cited: 3343 · Average penalty per violation: $3153.71Maine, Total violations cited: 8054 · Average penalty per violation: $1235.73Puerto Rico, Total violations cited: 11369 · Average penalty per violation: $851.43Delaware, Total violations cited: 1884 · Average penalty per violation: $5004.52Louisiana, Total violations cited: 3408 · Average penalty per violation: $2525.26North Dakota, Total violations cited: 1761 · Average penalty per violation: $4787.03New Hampshire, Total violations cited: 3281 · Average penalty per violation: $2336.7Idaho, Total violations cited: 3829 · Average penalty per violation: $1867.02West Virginia, Total violations cited: 3289 · Average penalty per violation: $2142.24Utah, Total violations cited: 6414 · Average penalty per violation: $1044.66Rhode Island, Total violations cited: 3528 · Average penalty per violation: $1806.54Indiana, Total violations cited: 4225 · Average penalty per violation: $1430.22South Dakota, Total violations cited: 1901 · Average penalty per violation: $3123.16Oregon, Total violations cited: 21930 · Average penalty per violation: $263.72Kentucky, Total violations cited: 3171 · Average penalty per violation: $1801.2Montana, Total violations cited: 2718 · Average penalty per violation: $2076Minnesota, Total violations cited: 9173 · Average penalty per violation: $604.31New Mexico, Total violations cited: 2690 · Average penalty per violation: $1987.11Wyoming, Total violations cited: 2936 · Average penalty per violation: $1582.38Guam, Total violations cited: 3356 · Average penalty per violation: $1368.12Vermont, Total violations cited: 3044 · Average penalty per violation: $1498.54Arizona, Total violations cited: 8689 · Average penalty per violation: $523.14District of Columbia, Total violations cited: 2002 · Average penalty per violation: $1600.22South Carolina, Total violations cited: 5382 · Average penalty per violation: $551.38American Samoa, Total violations cited: 829 · Average penalty per violation: $3521.93Virgin Islands, Total violations cited: 2592 · Average penalty per violation: $737.45Northern Mariana Islands, Total violations cited: 943 · Average penalty per violation: $1423.52
Guam cites 3,356 total violations at an average current penalty of $1368.12 per violation. The crosshair marks the median jurisdiction on both axes. Across this dataset, citing more violations is mildly ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER average penalty per violation, not a higher one -- the opposite of what volume alone might suggest.

Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Guam

Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.

#EmployerInspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1Guam Department of CorrectionsHagatna00$2.1M
2Department of Corrections, Government of GuamHagatna00$1.5M
3Guam Police DepartmentBarrigada00$1.4M
4PacseaBarrigada00$962K
5Giant Construction CorporationBarrigada216$503K
6Cabras MarineSanta Rita00$493K
7Ian ConstructionBarrigada00$306K
8Pepsi Guam BottlingTamuning420$249K
9Global Pacific Design Builders (GPDB JV)Barrigada00$229K
10Cabras Marine CorporationPiti1051$209K
11Asian Construction Development CorporationTamuning13$208K
12Guam Industrial Services, INC.Santa Rita772$191K
13Able Industries of the PacificTamuning00$191K
14GC Gozum ConstructionHagatna00$184K
15Pacific RimBarrigada00$165K
16SubwayBarrigada00$162K
17MVP (Mark V. Pangilinan)Tamuning00$156K
18Guam Dry CleanersBarrigada00$150K
19Citi Development & Construction, INC.Tamuning44$147K
20RMV GarciaDededo00$118K

All employers in Guam

EmployerCityInspectionsPenalty
Kaelas MarketBarrigada0$0
Hilton Guam Resort & SpaTamuning4$8K
Allied Pacific Environmental Consulting(APEC)Hagatna0$0
Ab KonYigo2$8K
Han's Construction CorporationTamuning3$8K
Chowon Korean RestaurantBarrigada0$0
Guam Cablevision, LLCTamuning3$8K
General Services Agency (GSA/GovGuam)Piti0$0
BME & SonsBarrigada0$0
Canton Construction CorporationHagatna2$8K
Tsang Brothers Corporation (Guam)Dededo9$8K
Golden Dragon Construction CompanyMerizo2$8K
Pia Marine HotelTamuning2$8K
Taco Bell (Hagatna)Hagatna0$0
Hotel Nikko GuamTamuning2$8K
Join CorporationHagatna2$8K
Mobil - HagatnaYigo0$0
Bank of HawaiiBarrigada0$0
Tommy HilfigerTamuning0$0
Holiday Resort GuamTamuning3$8K
CQL ConstructionTamuning2$8K
HG Northeast, INC.Barrigada6$8K
JMC EquipmentSanta Rita0$0
Cargo Express, INC.Tamuning3$7K
Li Gao CorporationDededo2$7K
Victor GarciaBarrigada4$7K
Guam General Construction, INC.Mangilao2$7K
American BakeryTamuning3$7K
Toh-LeeTamuning0$0
Leading Tech Construction CompanyTamuning2$7K
Lusmik ConstructionPiti2$7K
Road Side Service and TowingHagatna0$0
Propacific Builder CorporationMangilao2$7K
Giant Construction CorporationTamuning4$7K
Guam Fire DepartmentHagatna0$0
JWG Construction, LLCTamuning5$7K
Black Construction CorporationTamuning3$7K
Grand Plaza HotelTamuning3$7K
Xiang Wang Construction CorporationDededo2$7K
Mid-Guam CorporationInarajan2$7K
Royal Orchid Guam HotelTamuning4$7K
Excell ConstructorsMangilao2$7K
J-Yong ConstructionChalan Pago2$7K
Verona Resort & SpaTamuning2$7K
SM4 ConstructionHagatna2$6K
Kingdom Enterprise, INC.Tamuning3$6K
Pacific Federal Management, Inc.Barrigada0$0
Super MartTamuning0$0
Chamorro Island BBQ - TumonTumon0$0
Canton Construction CORP.Tamuning2$6K
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Industries in Guam

Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Guam.

Accommodation & Food ServicesAdministrative & Waste ServicesArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionHealthcare & Social AssistanceManufacturingOtherOther ServicesProfessional & Technical ServicesPublic AdministrationReal Estate & RentalRetail TradeTransportation & WarehousingWholesale Trade

Top Cities in Guam

The 19 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Guam.

Tamuning (248)Barrigada (120)Yigo (75)Dededo (65)Hagatna (51)Santa Rita (41)Tumon (29)Piti (24)Mangilao (24)Andersen Afb (11)Maite (10)Mongmong (8)Agana (8)Harmon (7)Andersen Air Force Base (7)Nimitz Hill (6)Agat (5)Agana Heights (5)Naval Base (5)

Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates

Two enforcement-record peer sets for Guam: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.

Similar total OSHA penalties

Lower-penalty jurisdictions nationwide with similar inspection-weighted violation rates to Guam.

Vermont $4.6M Arizona $4.5M Wyoming $4.6M New Mexico $5.3M

Similar violations per inspection

Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.04 here).

Massachusetts 2.04/insp Nebraska 2.06/insp Texas 2.01/insp Minnesota 2.00/insp

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →