Attachment 6 Wage Determination 2015-5657 Tulare County.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, for California County of Tulare (Wage Determination No. 2015-5657, Revision 25, effective 12/03/2025).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for all occupations performed under federal service contracts in the specified geographic area. It lists over 200 occupation codes and titles across multiple categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Each occupation lists a specific hourly wage rate ranging from approximately $14.15 to $66.73 per hour. All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week or $962.00 per month), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for Service Contract Act-covered contracts also subject to Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years; a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually; and various differentials for hazardous work (4-8 percent), night and Sunday pay premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and uniform allowances. The document includes special provisions for computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and procedures for requesting authorization of additional classifications through Standard Form 1444.