B08_SCA_DOL_WD_2015-4281_rev_38_7_30_2026.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, Wage and Hour Division. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, with Wage Determination No. 2015-4281, Revision No. 38, last revised July 30, 2026.

The wage determination covers geographic areas including Virginia counties (Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Loudoun, Manassas Park, Prince William, and Stafford) and specified Maryland and District of Columbia counties. The document lists over 150 occupation classifications with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from approximately $15.47 to $61.08 per hour. Key occupational categories include administrative support, accounting, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs occupations, plant and system operations, protective service occupations, recreation occupations, stevedoring/longshoreman services, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 weekly), plus vacation, holidays, and additional paid sick leave requirements per Executive Order 13706. Computer programmer and systems analyst positions are subject to specific exemption criteria outlined in 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(1) and (17). Hazardous duty pay differentials of 4% and 10% apply to designated ordnance and explosives work. Uniforms, when required, must be provided or reimbursed by contractors. Conformance procedures for unlisted occupations require contractors to submit proposed classifications with Federal Grade Equivalency determinations to the Department of Labor for approval.