Attachment 3 - Wage Determination.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for Washington Counties of Yakima (Wage Determination No. 2015-5543, Revision 28, effective May 13, 2026).

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across 94 occupation codes spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, and transportation occupational families. Rates range from $13.45 to $70.51 per hour depending on job classification and experience level. All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 per week or $962.08 monthly), or $5.69 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.68 per week or $882.27 monthly). The determination applies to all federal contracts subject to the SCA awarded on or after January 1, 2017, and includes special provisions for paid sick leave, vacation accrual, holiday observance, hazardous duty differentials, uniform allowances, night pay for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and computer professional exemptions based on 29 C.F.R. Part 541 criteria.