C04_Wage Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for Georgia counties (Clarke, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe). The document provides prevailing wage rates effective May 13, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4469, Revision 30) applicable to federal service contracts performed in the specified geographic area.

The wage determination establishes minimum hourly rates across 100+ occupation classifications spanning administrative, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services and support, health occupations, information technology and arts, instructional, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, transportation, and miscellaneous occupational categories. Rates range from $12.23 per hour (e.g., Assembler, Counter Attendant) to $53.12 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly) or $5.89 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). The determination also mandates paid vacation (2-3 weeks based on tenure), paid holidays (minimum 11 annually), and includes special provisions for night pay differential (10% for air traffic controllers and weather observers), hazardous pay differential (8-4%), uniform allowances, and computer professional exemptions per 29 C.F.R. Part 541.