Attachment 4 - Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, effective December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5433, Revision 31).

The wage determination applies to Colorado counties including Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Rio Grande, and Saguache. It establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across numerous occupational categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $11.83 to $59.68 per hour depending on occupation and experience level. All occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) or $222.00 per week, with alternative rates under Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include paid vacation (2-4 weeks depending on tenure), 11 paid holidays annually, and hazardous pay differentials of 4-8 percent for applicable positions. Computer professionals exempt under 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) are excluded from certain wage requirements. The determination includes provisions for uniform allowances, conformance procedures for unlisted occupations using Standard Form 1444, and references to the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, Revision 1, September 2015).