State enforcement profile · #56 of 56 by penalties · ABOVE-US
Northern Mariana Islands — lower-penalty enforcement profile
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Northern Mariana Islands has 332 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 397 OSHA inspections and $1.3M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $18.6M in back wages across 280 enforcement cases.
- 332
- Employers
- 397
- Inspections
- $1.3M
- OSHA penalties
- $18.6M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Northern Mariana Islands ranks #56 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 943 violations cited across 397 inspections and $18.6M in wages recovered for workers.
- #56
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.38
- violations per inspection
- $4K
- avg penalty per employer
- 280
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 80% of the penalty dollars recorded for Northern Mariana Islands: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #56 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book MP · Northern Mariana Islands ABOVE-US · MID-PPE
#56/56 · 397 insp · $1.3M
- BOOK 332 employers
- INSP 397 inspections
- RANK #56 of 56
- PEN $1.3M
- RATE 2.38 viol/insp
- VS-US ABOVE-US
- WHD $18.6M
- PHOTO Virgin Islands
Nearest employer-book peer: Virgin Islands ($569K penalty gap)
Northern Mariana Islands ranks #56 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 943 violations cited across 397 inspections and $18.6M 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 →
Northern Mariana Islands in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- DE
Delaware
$9,428,516 penalties
- ND
North Dakota
$8,429,953 penalties
- WY
Wyoming
$4,645,862 penalties
- AS $2,919,681
American Samoa
$2,919,681 penalties
- VI $1,911,465
Virgin Islands
$1,911,465 penalties
- MP (this) $1,342,379
Northern Mariana Islands
$1,342,379 penalties
What this shows Northern Mariana Islands carries $1.3M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #56 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Northern Mariana Islands ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$4,043 Bottom 27% least affordable more affordable than 27% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions
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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 Northern Mariana Islands.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Northern Mariana Islands
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.
All employers in Northern Mariana Islands
Industries in Northern Mariana Islands
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Northern Mariana Islands.
Top Cities in Northern Mariana Islands
The 2 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Northern Mariana Islands.
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Northern Mariana Islands: 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 Northern Mariana Islands.
Similar violations per inspection
States with similarly high violations-per-inspection rates (2.38 here vs 2.26 US average).
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 →