3. SCA WD.pdf

This document is a Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Determination issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for Texas counties, specifically Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller. The wage determination provides detailed hourly wage rates for over 200 different occupational classifications, ranging from administrative support and clerical roles (rates from $18.81 to $36.11) to health occupations (rates from $19.56 to $49.21) and technical occupations (rates from $20.62 to $53.13).

The wage determination includes additional compensation provisions such as health and welfare benefits ($5.55 or $5.09 per hour), vacation (2 weeks after 1 year of service), and eleven paid holidays per year. The document also outlines special pay differentials for hazardous work, night and Sunday shifts, and uniform allowances. The wage rates are subject to Executive Orders 14026 and 13658, which establish minimum wage requirements for federal service contracts, with the rates varying depending on the contract's date of award or renewal between 2015 and 2022.