Attachment 3 - Wage Determination 2015-5263.pdf

This is a Wage Determination (WD 2015-5263, Revision 28, dated 12/03/2025) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, establishing prevailing wage rates for service contracts in Texas Counties of Archer, Clay, and Wichita.

The determination lists over 200 occupation codes and titles with corresponding prevailing wage rates ranging from $10.56 to $52.83 per hour. Fringe benefits are mandated at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) or $222.00 per week, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave coverage. All employees receive a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) and vacation benefits of two weeks after one year of service, three weeks after ten years, and four weeks after fifteen years. Occupational categories covered include Administrative Support, Automotive Service, Food Preparation, Furniture Maintenance, General Services, Health Occupations, Information Technology, Instructional Occupations, Materials Handling, Mechanics and Maintenance, Personal Needs, Plant Operations, Protective Services, Recreation, Stevedoring, Technical Occupations, and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operations. Special provisions apply to computer employees (exemption eligibility under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night and Sunday pay differentials), hazardous pay differentials (4 and 8 percent based on hazard degree), and uniform allowances. The wage determination requires contractors to submit conformance requests on Standard Form 1444 for unlisted occupational classifications, with a 30-day submission requirement after contract award for any new employee classifications.