ATT 3 - SCA 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 federal service contracts in Mississippi counties including Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union, and Webster.

The wage determination (No. 2015-5157, Revision 29, effective 3/30/2026) lists over 200 occupations across multiple job families with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $9.57 to $47.11. Major occupational categories include Administrative Support and Clerical ($14.87-$25.05), Automotive Service ($12.98-$23.00), Food Preparation and Service ($9.57-$16.55), Furniture Maintenance and Repair ($13.33-$22.90), General Services and Support ($11.75-$19.12), Health Occupations ($12.80-$47.11), Information and Arts ($12.09-$39.59), Information Technology ($17.16-$26.34), Instructional Occupations ($17.13-$49.67), Laundry and Dry-Cleaning ($10.52-$13.21), Machine Tool Operation ($20.34-$24.96), Materials Handling and Packing ($14.23-$21.86), Mechanics and Maintenance ($16.05-$35.22), Personal Needs ($10.43-$14.95), Plant and System Operations ($17.37-$24.09), Protective Service ($13.76-$24.30), Recreation ($10.98-$22.27), Stevedoring/Longshoremen ($22.62-$25.78), Technical Occupations ($16.64-$46.07), Transportation/Mobile Equipment ($9.67-$35.43), and Miscellaneous Occupations ($10.64-$29.28).

All occupations include standard fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) for health and welfare, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for employees also covered by Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service and three weeks after ten years, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and applicable hazard pay differentials (8% for high hazard positions and 4% for low hazard positions) where designated. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, and weather observers are subject to specific footnoted provisions regarding exemptions and pay differentials. The document requires contractors to furnish uniforms without cost to employees and establishes procedures for conforming unlisted occupational classifications through Standard Form 1444.