B03_DOL_Wage_Determination-Cuyahoga_County.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 for Ohio counties (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina). The wage determination, numbered 2015-4727 (Revision 29, last revised 5/13/2026), establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits that must be paid to service contract employees working on federal contracts in the specified geographic area.

The document lists over 200 occupational classifications spanning nine major occupational categories: Administrative Support and Clerical; Automotive; Food Preparation and Service; Furniture Maintenance and Repair; General Services and Support; Health Occupations; Information and Arts; Information Technology; Instructional; Laundry and Dry-Cleaning; Machine Tool Operation and Repair; Materials Handling and Packing; Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair; Personal Needs; Plant and System Operations; Protective Service; Recreation; Stevedoring and Longshoremen; and Technical Occupations. Hourly wage rates range from approximately $12.17 to $48.11 depending on occupation and experience level. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) and additional health and welfare benefits of $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786. The determination requires contractors to provide paid vacation (2 weeks after 1 year, increasing to 4 weeks after 15 years), 11 paid holidays annually, and applies special pay differentials for hazardous work and night shifts. Uniform allowance provisions permit contractors to either furnish uniforms at no cost or reimburse employees at $1.35 per week for maintenance. Computer professionals and air traffic controllers/weather observers are subject to specific exemptions and additional requirements outlined in the determination's footnotes.