Attachment No. 4 Wage Determination.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, dated August 12, 2026, for Washington Counties of Yakima (Wage Determination No. 2015-5543, Revision 29).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees across a comprehensive range of occupational classifications. Wage rates are organized by occupational code and title, spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Rates range from approximately $13.45 per hour (Furniture Handler) to $70.51 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). The determination includes fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $236.80 weekly) or $3,026.13 monthly under standard provisions, or $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13786 for certain contracts. Additional provisions address paid sick leave (Executive Order 13706), vacation accrual (two weeks after one year of service, up to five weeks after 28 years), paid holidays, night pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous duty pay (4-8 percent differentials), and uniform allowances ($1.35 weekly or $67 cents daily). A conformance process is outlined for contractors to request classification of unlisted occupations not covered by existing wage determinations, requiring submission within 30 days of contract award.