70Z08526Q0024400_WD.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 for federal service contracts in South Carolina counties (Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester) and is effective as of December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4427, Revision 32).

The wage determination covers approximately 200 occupation codes and titles organized by occupational category, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Hourly wage rates range from $9.74 (Waiter/Waitress) to $48.27 (Flight Instructor and Maintenance Test Pilot positions), with fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly. Specific footnotes address computer employee exemptions, night pay and Sunday pay for air traffic controllers and weather observers (10% night differential, 25% Sunday premium), hazardous pay differentials (8% and 4% depending on hazard degree), uniform allowances ($3.35 per week or $0.67 per day for cleaning and maintenance), and vacation, holiday, and paid sick leave requirements per 29 CFR regulations. The document includes a conformance process for unlisted occupations requiring SF-1444 submission and Department of Labor approval within 30 days.