Wage Determination Summary

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 (No. 2015-4281, Revision 35, effective December 3, 2025) applies to federal service contracts covering the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, including specific counties and localities within each state.

The determination establishes prevailing wage rates across 99 occupation codes spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional positions, laundry services, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $15.11 per hour (Nursing Assistant I) to $60.66 per hour (multiple instructional pilot positions). All occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare ($5.55 per hour or $962.00 per month, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706), paid vacation (2-4 weeks depending on tenure), and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (subject to exemption requirements under 29 U.S.C. § 213), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night and Sunday pay differentials), hazardous duty positions (4-8 percent pay differentials), and uniform allowances ($3.35 per week for maintenance where applicable). Contractors must comply with conformance procedures outlined in 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2) for unlisted occupational classifications, submitting requests on Standard Form 1444 for Wage and Hour Division approval before employing workers in new classifications.