United States Secretary of Labor

United States Secretary of Labor
Seal of the department
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent Julie Su Acting since March 11, 2023
United States Department of Labor
Style	Madam Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	President of the United States
Seat	Frances Perkins Building, Washington, D.C.
Appointer	The President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	29 U.S.C. § 551
Precursor	Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Formation	March 4, 1913; 111 years ago (March 4, 1913)
First holder	William B. Wilson
Succession	Eleventh[1]
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Labor
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level I
Website	dol.gov

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.

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,^[2] thus earning a salary of $221,400 as of January 2021.^[3]

Julie Su has been serving as acting secretary since the resignation of Marty Walsh on March 11, 2023.