7m_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. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service employees in Alabama counties including Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St Clair, and Walker (Wage Determination No. 2015-4591, Revision 34, effective 8/12/2026).

The wage determination lists over 200 occupation codes and classifications with corresponding hourly rates ranging from $11.37 to $49.87 per hour. Occupational categories include administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machinery and tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation occupations, technical occupations, and transportation occupations. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (Health & Welfare) or $5.42 per hour (Health & Welfare ED 13786), plus vacation accrual of two weeks after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and four weeks after 20 years. The document includes special provisions for hazardous duty pay differentials (8 percent and 4 percent rates), computer professional exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night/Sunday pay premiums, and uniform allowance requirements. Computer employees meeting specific compensation thresholds ($27.63 per hour or $684 per week minimum) may qualify for exemption under fair labor standards provisions.