Wage Determination Summary

This is a Service Contract Act Wage Determination (No. 2015-4571, Revision 28, effective 12/03/2025) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for Florida counties of Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas. The determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees working on federal contracts within the specified geographic area. Wage rates vary by occupation code and classification level, ranging from $12.80 per hour (Nursing Assistant I) to $48.59 per hour (Registered Nurse IV). All listed occupations include mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour for health and welfare (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), or $5.09 per hour for health and welfare under Executive Order 13706 when applicable to Service Contract Act contracts covered by that order ($203.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly).

Additional compensation provisions include two weeks of paid vacation after one year of service and three weeks after five years, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and hazard pay differentials of 8 percent and 4 percent for high-degree and low-degree hazard positions respectively involving ordnance and explosives work. Special provisions apply to computer employees (footnote 1) who must meet specific salary thresholds ($27.63 minimum per hour or $684 weekly) and primary duty requirements under 29 U.S.C. Section 213(a). Air traffic controllers and weather observers (footnote 2) receive night differentials (10 percent for 6pm-6am hours) and Sunday premiums (25 percent above base rate). Uniform allowance reimbursement is set at $3.35 weekly ($0.67 daily) unless uniforms require specialized cleaning. The wage determination references the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, Revision 1, September 2015) and includes a conformance process requiring contractors to classify unlisted occupations using Standard Form 1444.