Attachment 5 - Wage Determination (VA) 2015-4281 Rev 35.pdf

This 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, effective December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4281, Revision 35).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits applicable to federal service contracts performed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (specifically the District of Columbia statewide; Charles and Prince George's counties in Maryland; and Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Loudoun, Manassas, Manassas Park, Prince William, and Stafford counties in Virginia). The wage determination lists over 300 occupation classifications across multiple categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Each occupation code includes a specific hourly wage rate. All occupations receive mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222 weekly, or $962 monthly) for health and welfare, or $5.09 per hour ($203.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly) under Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include two to four weeks paid vacation annually based on tenure, a minimum of eleven paid holidays per year, and hazard pay differentials of 4 to 8 percent for specified positions. Special footnotes apply to computer employees and air traffic controllers/weather observers regarding compensation thresholds and night/Sunday pay premiums. The determination also provides requirements 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).