11. Service Contract Act WD - 2015-5647 - Santa Barbara.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration for federal service contract work in California County of Santa Barbara. The wage determination (No. 2015-5647, Revision 26, dated 12/03/2025) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits required for all contractors performing services in this geographic area under the Service Contract Act.

The determination lists over 200 occupational classifications across 17 major job categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and pressing, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $15.84 per hour for Taxi Drivers to $72.66 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologists. All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $962 monthly) for health and welfare, or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 when applicable. Additional benefits include vacation (two to four weeks based on tenure), twelve paid holidays annually, and special provisions for computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous duty differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowances. The determination applies to all Service Contract Act-covered federal contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017, with Executive Order 13658 minimum wage requirements of $13.30 per hour for contracts awarded between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022.