B04_DeKalb_County_Wages.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 Alabama counties (Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, De Kalb, and Talladega). The wage determination document (No. 2015-4615, Revision 32, effective 5/13/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits that must be paid to employees working on federal service contracts within the specified geographic area.

The document provides comprehensive wage rates organized by occupation code and job classification across multiple service categories, including administrative support, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring and longshoremen services, technical, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Fringe benefits include health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week) or alternatively $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additional benefits required are two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and four weeks after 15 years; a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually; and hazardous pay differentials of 8 percent or 4 percent depending on exposure levels. Uniform allowances are provided where required, and night pay/Sunday pay premiums apply to air traffic controllers and weather observers. Computer professionals meeting specific compensation thresholds may qualify for exemptions under established criteria.