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, Wage and Hour Division, dated August 12, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4157, Revision 33) for Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York.

The register establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits applicable to federal service contracts performed in the designated geographic area. It contains comprehensive occupational classifications organized by category codes, with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $17.31 to $61.78 per hour. Major occupational categories include: Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations (rates $19.97–$51.03); Food Preparation and Service Occupations ($17.31–$23.08); Furniture Maintenance and Repair ($16.99–$28.09); General Services and Support ($19.97–$26.62); Health Occupations ($17.20–$60.26); Information and Arts Occupations ($18.28–$49.39); Information Technology Occupations ($27.88–$42.78); Instructional Occupations ($25.56–$61.78); Laundry and Dry-Cleaning ($20.20–$25.08); Materials Handling and Packing ($20.99–$30.35); Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair ($25.07–$58.89); Personal Needs Occupations ($18.21–$23.01); Plant and System Operations ($39.22–$50.39); Protective Service Occupations ($21.15–$50.86); Recreation Occupations ($17.26–$31.36); Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services ($43.59–$48.18); and Technical Occupations ($21.15–$54.84). The determination includes mandatory fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) and specifies paid vacation, holidays, and paid sick leave entitlements. Computer professionals meeting exemption criteria and air traffic controllers receive special compensation treatment. Uniform allowances and hazardous duty pay differentials are also detailed.