2015_5233 Houston.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 establishes prevailing wage rates for service contracts in Texas counties including Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller. Wage Determination No. 2015-5233, Revision 32, effective December 3, 2025, lists hourly rates for over 200 occupational classifications organized by occupational category codes ranging from 01000 (Administrative Support) through 99000 (Miscellaneous Occupations). Rates vary significantly by position level and specialty, from $12.26 per hour for Furniture Handlers to $56.37 per hour for Registered Nurse IV. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 weekly), vacation accrual of two to four weeks based on service tenure, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually.

The determination includes special provisions for computer professionals exempt from wage determination requirements if they meet compensation thresholds and primary duty requirements; night pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers; hazardous pay differentials of 4 to 8 percent for employees working with ordnance and explosives; and uniform allowances of $3.35 per week for cleaning and maintenance where applicable. Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 impose additional requirements including paid sick leave provisions and minimum wage rates of $13.30 per hour or higher as adjusted annually. The document provides a conformance process via Standard Form 1444 for classifying unlisted occupations, requiring contractor submission within 30 days of performing work by an unclassified position, with final wage determination by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the employee's first day of contract work.