7m_Wage Determination_Cape May County.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for New Jersey Counties of Cape May (Wage Determination No. 2015-4197, Revision 32, effective 5/13/2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees across multiple occupational categories in the Cape May area. Wage rates range from $15.13 to $61.24 per hour depending on classification, with rates specified for administrative support, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical, transportation and mobile equipment operation, and miscellaneous occupations. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly) or alternatively $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). The wage determination applies to all Service Contract Act-covered federal contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2012. Special provisions address computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night pay differentials, hazardous duty pay at 8 percent or 4 percent differential rates, and uniform allowance requirements at $1.35 per week or $67 cents daily. Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave entitlements are specified with schedules based on years of service.