REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT

This document is a federal wage determination issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division for the Alaska Borough of Fairbanks North (Wage Determination No. 2015-5683, Revision 25, effective 12/03/2025).

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits required for service contract employees working in the specified geographic area. It lists over 200 occupational classifications across multiple categories including Administrative Support and Clerical, Automotive Service, Food Preparation and Service, Furniture Maintenance and Repair, General Services and Support, Health Occupations, Information and Arts, Information Technology, Instructional Occupations, Laundry and Dry-Cleaning, Machine Tool Operation, Materials Handling and Packing, Mechanics and Maintenance, Personal Needs, Plant and System Operations, Protective Service, Recreation, Stevedoring/Longshoremen, Technical Occupations, and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation. Hourly wage rates range from $13.00 (Waiter/Waitress) to $69.31 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), plus an additional $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for specific contract circumstances. Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, plus a minimum of twelve paid holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous duty pay differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowances ($3.35 per week). Contractors must comply with Service Contract Act requirements and conform any unlisted occupations through the SF-1444 process with Department of Labor approval.