Summary: Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, effective August 27, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5693, Revision 29). The determination applies to federal service contracts performed in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Wake Island.

The register establishes prevailing wage rates for 150+ occupational classifications across 11 major occupational categories, including Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations, Automotive Service, Food Preparation and Service, Health Occupations, Information and Arts Occupations, Information Technology, Instructional Occupations, Laundry and Dry-Cleaning, Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair, Materials Handling and Packing, and Technical Occupations. Hourly wage rates range from $9.12 (Bus Aide) to $46.54 (Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center). All listed occupations receive standardized fringe benefits: health and welfare at $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly), or $216.80 per week/$939.46 monthly; an alternative health and welfare rate of $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for SCA-covered contracts; two weeks paid vacation after one year of service and four weeks after three years; and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (exemption requirements), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night pay and Sunday pay differentials), hazardous duty positions (4-8 percent pay differentials), and uniform allowances. Contractors must submit conformance requests using SF-1444 for unlisted occupational classifications, with the Department of Labor issuing final determinations within 30 days.