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, for federal service contracts in San Diego County, California (Wage Determination No. 2015-5635, Revision 32, effective 9/8/2026).

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for multiple occupational classifications across service contract work. Rates are organized by occupational category and range from approximately $15.95 to $78.97 per hour. Major occupational groupings include administrative and clerical positions ($19.28-$48.64/hour), automotive service ($20.66-$30.92/hour), food preparation and service ($17.23-$25.76/hour), furniture maintenance and repair ($16.92-$27.78/hour), general services and support ($17.85-$27.53/hour), health occupations ($16.78-$78.97/hour), information technology ($24.83-$38.11/hour for most positions, with footnoted computer programmer and systems analyst positions), instructional occupations ($24.26-$57.25/hour), laundry and dry-cleaning ($19.44-$24.06/hour), materials handling and packing ($18.51-$31.56/hour), mechanics and maintenance/repair ($20.63-$48.97/hour), personal needs ($16.97-$25.44/hour), plant and system operations ($27.94-$38.29/hour), protective services ($19.89-$53.08/hour), recreation ($17.56-$32.95/hour), stevedoring/longshore ($33.92-$38.33/hour), technical occupations ($23.48-$53.16/hour), and transportation/mobile equipment ($15.95-$40.88/hour). The document includes notes regarding Executive Order 13786 paid sick leave requirements, Executive Order 13658 minimum wage provisions, health and welfare benefits ($5.92/hour or $236.80/week for standard contracts; $5.42/hour or $216.80/week for EO 13786 contracts), vacation accrual policies, paid holidays, and procedures for conformance requests when unlisted occupational classifications are required.