Attachment 0002 Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Wage Determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for federal service contracts in the Virgin Islands (Saint John, St Croix, and St Thomas counties). The determination, numbered 2015-5715 (Revision 27, effective 8/11/2026), establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits required for all service contract work performed in this geographic area.

The document lists over 200 occupation classifications spanning administrative, automotive, food service, furniture maintenance, general services, health, information technology, instructional, laundry, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, transportation, and miscellaneous occupational categories. Wage rates range from $11.42 to $53.73 per hour depending on occupation and skill level. All occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.92 per hour (or $5.42 per hour under EO 13706 for SCA-covered contracts), one week of paid vacation after one year of service escalating to four weeks after ten years, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions include an 8% hazard pay differential for high-risk explosive/ordnance work, 4% differential for low-risk hazard work, night and Sunday pay supplements for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and uniform allowance reimbursement at $3.35 per week. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers have additional footnoted requirements and exemptions. Contractors must submit conformance requests using Standard Form 1444 for unlisted occupations within 30 days of contract award, with final wage determinations made by the Wage and Hour Division.