Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, effective December 3, 2025 (Determination No. 2015-4281, Revision 35).

The wage determination applies to federal service contracts in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, covering specific geographic areas including the District of Columbia statewide; Charles and Prince George's counties in Maryland; and Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Loudoun, Manassas, Manassas Park, Prince William, and Stafford counties in Virginia. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for 99 occupational classifications spanning 13 major categories: Administrative Support and Clerical; Automotive Service; Food Preparation and Service; Furniture Maintenance and Repair; General Services and Support; Health; Information and Arts; Information Technology; Instructional; Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, and Pressing; Machine Tool Operation; Materials Handling and Packing; Mechanics and Maintenance; Personal Needs; Plant and System Operations; Protective Service; Recreation; Technical; and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation. Hourly wage rates range from $15.11 (Nursing Assistant I) to $60.66 (multiple pilot and instructor positions). All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month), with alternative rates under Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually; and night pay differentials, Sunday premiums, hazardous duty pay differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowances as applicable to specific positions.