B03_Wage_Rate_Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in Kentucky counties including Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe. The wage determination (No. 2015-4707, Revision 31, effective December 3, 2025) applies to all service contracts awarded in this geographic area and is mandatory for federal contractors.

The determination lists over 150 occupation codes with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $8.91 to $48.72 per hour, organized by occupational category including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. All employees receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) for health and welfare, plus vacation accrual of two weeks after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, and a minimum of 11 paid holidays annually. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain hazardous duty positions have specific footnoted provisions. Uniform allowances and specialized pay differentials for night work, Sunday work, and hazardous material handling are detailed, with contractors required to submit SF-1444 forms for any unlisted occupational classifications not covered by this wage determination.