C04_Wage Determination 2015-4427 Rev 35.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. The document applies to service contracts in South Carolina counties of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester, with Wage Determination No. 2015-4427, Revision 35, dated August 27, 2026.

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for 200+ occupational classifications across multiple job categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, and transportation roles. Wage rates range from $9.74 per hour for waiter/waitress positions to $49.66 per hour for flight instructors and maintenance test pilots. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $236.80 per week) or $1,026.13 per month under standard provisions, with enhanced fringe benefits of $5.42 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $216.80 per week) or $939.46 per month under Executive Order 13786 for certain contracts. The determination mandates a minimum of 11 paid holidays annually, vacation accrual based on length of service (ranging from 2 to 4 weeks), and uniform allowance provisions where applicable. Special provisions include night pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials at 8% or 4% rates for ordnance and explosives work, and exemptions for certain computer professionals earning specified threshold salaries.