Summary

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 for Santa Barbara County, California (Wage Determination No. 2015-5647, Revision 28, dated August 12, 2026). The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for federal service contracts performed in the specified geographic area.

The wage determination covers over 200 occupational classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry services, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation services. Wage rates range from approximately $16.13 to $72.66 per hour depending on occupation and experience level. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, or $236.80 per week/$1,026.13 per month), with an alternative fringe benefit rate of $5.42 per hour available for specific SCA-covered contracts. Additional provisions include paid vacation (2-4 weeks based on tenure), 12 paid holidays annually, night differential pay for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differential for ordnance-related work, and uniform allowances. The document contains conformance procedures for unlisted classifications requiring contractor submission of proposed wage rates to the Department of Labor for approval prior to performance of work by those classifications.