Wage Determination Summary

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for federal service contracts in Washington Counties of Spokane and Stevens (Wage Determination No. 2015-5537, Revision 27, effective December 3, 2025). The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for over 150 occupational classifications across multiple job 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 operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation operations.

All listed occupations require fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly for health and welfare, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for performance on Service Contract Act-covered contracts. Employees receive two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain hazardous duty positions have specific wage determination footnotes with specialized requirements. Uniform allowances of $3.35 per week are required unless uniforms are routinely washed with personal garments. The determination applies to federal contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017, with Executive Order 13658 minimum wage provisions requiring at least $13.30 per hour (adjusted annually through 2025) for applicable contracts.