Summary: Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This is a wage determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division under the Service Contract Act for service contracts in Texas counties of Archer, Clay, and Wichita (Wage Determination No. 2015-5263, Revision 28, effective December 3, 2025). The document establishes prevailing wage rates for approximately 300 occupational classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, technical occupations, transportation, and miscellaneous occupations. Wage rates range from $10.56 per hour for positions such as assemblers and counter attendants to $52.83 per hour for nuclear medicine technologists. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for Service Contract Act-covered work, plus standard benefits including two weeks of paid vacation after one year of service, minimum eleven paid holidays annually, and health and welfare coverage.

The determination includes special provisions for computer employees meeting specific compensation and duty requirements under 29 C.F.R. Part 541, hazardous duty pay differentials of 4-8 percent for ordnance and explosive work, uniform allowances capped at $3.35 per week, and conformance procedures for unlisted job classifications requiring submission of Standard Form 1444 to the Wage and Hour Division. Executive Order 13706 requires paid sick leave of one hour per 30 hours worked (up to 56 hours annually) for federal contracts awarded after January 1, 2017, and Executive Order 13658 establishes a $13.30 per hour minimum wage threshold for certain contracts. The document references the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, Revision 1) for detailed job duty descriptions.