A11 26Q5705 2015-5525 Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Wage Determination Register document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration establishing prevailing wage rates for service contract work in Washington County, Kitsap, Washington. The document covers Wage Determination No. 2015-5525, Revision 29, effective December 3, 2025.

The wage determination specifies hourly rates for approximately 280 occupational classifications organized into 16 major occupational categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical, and transportation occupations. Rates range from $15.97 per hour (Messenger Courier) to $73.85 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations require fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for SCA-covered contracts. The determination mandates standard benefits including two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually; and specific wage differentials for hazardous work (8 percent and 4 percent depending on hazard level) and night/Sunday work for air traffic controllers and weather observers. The document includes detailed conformance procedures for classifying unlisted occupations and references the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations for job duty definitions.