7m_Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, establishing prevailing wage rates for service contracts in New Jersey County of Cape May. Wage Determination No. 2015-4197, Revision 31, effective December 3, 2025, prescribes hourly wage rates for over 400 occupational classifications ranging from administrative support and clerical positions (e.g., Accounting Clerk I at $18.46/hour) through technical, skilled trades, and professional roles (e.g., Registered Nurse IV at $54.20/hour, Nuclear Medicine Technologist at $61.24/hour). The determination applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act awarded on or after January 1, 2017, and requires contractors to pay employees either the listed occupational rate or the applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate, whichever is higher.

All covered occupations receive standardized fringe benefits including $5.55/hour health and welfare ($222/week or $962/month), vacation accrual (1 week after 1 year, up to 4 weeks after 15 years), and a minimum of ten paid holidays annually. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, and weather observers are subject to specific footnoted provisions regarding exemptions and shift differentials. An 8 percent hazardous duty differential applies to positions involving ordnance and explosives work, with a 4 percent differential for lower-hazard ordnance-related positions. The determination includes uniform allowance standards permitting reimbursement at $3.35/week or furnishing uniforms without cost. Contractors must classify any unlisted occupations through a conformance process submitted on Form SF-1444, with the Wage and Hour Division rendering final determinations on proposed classifications and rates.