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, establishing prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract work in Hawaii, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll. The wage determination (No. 2015-5689, Revision 28, effective 5/13/2026) applies to the specified geographic areas: Hawaii Counties of Honolulu; American Samoa Counties of Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island, and Swains Island and Western; and Johnston Atoll Counties of Johnston Island.

The determination contains comprehensive occupation classifications with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from approximately $14.91 to $66.68 per hour across diverse job categories including administrative support, clerical occupations, automotive service, food preparation, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation occupations, stevedoring and longshoremen occupations, and technical occupations. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare coverage ($2.42-$1.96 per hour depending on Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act coverage), vacation benefits (2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service), and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for computer professionals, air traffic controllers and weather observers with night pay and Sunday pay differentials, hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowance reimbursement at $3.35 per week or actual documented costs. Contractors must comply with Service Contract Act requirements including SF-1444 conformance procedures for unlisted occupations and Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave mandates for covered contracts.