Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, applicable to Washington Counties of Spokane and Stevens (Wage Determination No. 2015-5537, Revision 27, effective December 3, 2025).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for approximately 300 occupations across multiple classification categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional positions, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation operations. Wage rates range from $14.45 per hour (Furniture Handler) to $64.46 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for specific SCA-covered contracts. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, escalating to four weeks after 15 years; eleven paid holidays annually; and applicable hazardous pay differentials (8 percent for high-hazard work, 4 percent for low-hazard work). Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain military-related positions contain specific footnotes addressing compensation exemptions and additional pay provisions. Conformance procedures for unlisted occupations requiring classification are outlined, requiring submission of Standard Form 1444 to the Department of Labor for wage determination approval.