Wage Determination Summary

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration. The wage determination (No. 2015-4641, Revision 28, dated 5/13/2026) covers service contracts performed in Tennessee counties of Carter, Unicoi, and Washington and establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefit requirements for contractors and subcontractors.

The determination lists prevailing hourly wage rates for approximately 150 occupational classifications spanning multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and systems operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $11.57 per hour for entry-level positions to $51.15 per hour for specialized roles such as Registered Nurse IV. All listed occupations receive a minimum of $5.55 per hour in health and welfare fringe benefits (up to 40 hours weekly), plus two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after ten years, and four weeks after twenty years. A minimum of eleven paid holidays annually is mandated, and executive orders establish paid sick leave requirements. The determination references the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, September 2015) for job duty definitions and includes provisions for hazardous pay differentials and uniform allowances.