B03_ATTACHMENT_004_-_Wage_Rate_Dermination_-_Tennessee.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for Tennessee counties (Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, and Union). The wage determination, numbered 2015-4643 (Revision 31, effective 5/13/2026), establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across numerous occupational classifications.

The document provides hourly wage rates for over 200 occupational categories spanning administrative support, food preparation, health services, information and arts, instructional support, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operation. Wage rates range from approximately $11.85 to $51.13 per hour depending on occupational classification and experience level. All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222 weekly/$962 monthly) plus an additional $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786. The determination includes detailed footnotes addressing computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night pay differentials, hazardous materials pay differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowance provisions. Vacation accrual, holiday compensation (minimum 11 paid holidays annually), and the conformance process for unlisted occupational classifications are also specified.