7_31120PR260000166WR.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 and Hour Division. The document establishes prevailing wage rates applicable to service contracts in four Massachusetts counties: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk, covering multiple cities and towns within those counties.

The wage determination (No. 2015-4847, Revision 34, effective June 25, 2026) prescribes hourly rates for over 200 occupational classifications across diverse service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Rates range from approximately $16.61 per hour (Nursing Assistant I) to $62.11 per hour (Air Crew Training Devices Instructor and Flight Instructor Pilot). The determination includes mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222 per week/$962.08 monthly) under Executive Order 13706, plus an additional $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for health and welfare, vacation, and holiday provisions. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain hazardous duty positions receive special compensation provisions or differential pay rates. All occupations receive standardized benefits including two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, eleven paid holidays annually, and uniform allowances where required. The wage determination applies to all Service Contract Act-covered contracts awarded in this geographic area.