Attachment 4 - Wage Determination (Kern County).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. The wage determination applies to Kern County, California and is effective as of the date of last revision of May 13, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5603, Revision No. 30).

The document provides comprehensive wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications applicable to federal service contracts performed in Kern County. Wage rates are organized by occupational category and range from approximately $16.07 to $64.41 per hour, with rates established for administrative support positions, accounting clerks, customer service representatives, data entry operators, general clerks, personnel assistants, secretaries, word processors, automotive service workers, furniture maintenance and repair specialists, general services and support workers, health occupations (including nurses, medical technicians, and therapy assistants), information and library occupations, information technology positions, instructional occupations, laundry and cleaning services, machine tool operations, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair occupations, personal needs occupations, plant and system operations, protective service occupations, recreation occupations, stevedoring and longshore occupations, technical occupations, and transportation and mobile equipment operations. All listed occupations include fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 per week/$962.80 per month) or under Executive Order 13786, $5.09 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $203.60 per week/$882.27 per month). The document includes footnotes regarding computer professional exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night/Sunday pay differentials, and hazardous duty pay differentials ranging from 4 to 8 percent. Additional provisions cover vacation accrual, holidays, paid sick leave requirements, and uniform allowance standards for contractors subject to the SCA.