Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a wage determination register issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division, effective March 30, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5233, Revision 33). It applies to federal service contracts performed in Texas counties including Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller.

The register establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for approximately 200 occupational classifications across multiple industry sectors including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Wage rates range from $10.97 per hour (Chore Aide) to $56.37 per hour (Registered Nurse IV). All occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare compensation of $5.55 per hour or $222.00 per week, paid vacation accruing from two weeks after one year to four weeks after 15 years of service, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees exempt from prevailing wage requirements if compensation meets specified thresholds, air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night pay and Sunday pay differentials, and hazardous duty positions receiving 4% to 8% pay differentials. Uniform allowance costs may be reimbursed separate from base hourly rates. The document includes procedures for conforming unlisted occupational classifications using Standard Form 1444.