Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a wage determination register for the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, establishing prevailing wage rates for federal service contracts in California's San Diego County area (Wage Determination No. 2015-5635, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026).

The register lists comprehensive prevailing wage rates across 99 occupational categories spanning administrative support, food service, automotive repair, furniture maintenance, health occupations, information technology, instructional positions, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal services, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, transportation, and miscellaneous occupations. Wage rates range from $15.95 per hour for entry-level positions to $75.09 per hour for specialized roles such as nuclear medicine technologists. The determination mandates fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 weekly/$962.08 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly). Additional provisions include paid vacation accruing at two weeks after one year of service and escalating to four weeks after 15 years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually; hazardous duty differentials of 4-8 percent for designated positions; Sunday premium pay for certain occupations including air traffic controllers and weather observers; and uniform allowance provisions. Computer professionals earning at least $27.63 hourly may qualify as exempt employees, and the document includes a conformance process for unlisted occupations requiring contractor submission of proposed classifications through Standard Form 1444.