A0001 - King County Wage Determination.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 Determination No. 2015-5535, Revision 28, effective 3/30/2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contracts in Washington Counties of King and Snohomish. It lists comprehensive occupational classifications across multiple categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $17.61 per hour for nursing assistants to $64.15 per hour for certain flight instructors and air crew training positions. All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for EO 13706 paid sick leave compliance. Additional benefits include two to four weeks paid vacation based on tenure, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and hazard pay differentials of 4-8 percent for designated positions involving explosives or ordnance. The document includes special provisions for computer professionals (exempt from certain wage requirements if meeting specific criteria), air traffic controllers and weather observers (with night and Sunday pay differentials), and uniform allowance standards requiring contractors to furnish uniforms or reimburse employees $3.35 weekly for maintenance costs. A conformance process is outlined for classifying unlisted occupations using SF-1444 forms submitted to the Department of Labor for approval.