Wage Determination Register Summary

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 California Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino (Wage Determination No. 2015-5629, Revision 29, effective 5/13/2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contractors performing work in the specified California counties. It lists over 200 occupation classifications with corresponding hourly wage rates, ranging from $14.93 (Taxi Driver) to $64.85 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). Fringe benefits include health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additional benefits include paid vacation (2 weeks after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years), eleven paid holidays annually, and hazardous pay differentials of 8% or 4% for specified high-hazard or low-hazard work. Uniform allowances are reimbursable at actual cost. The determination applies to all Service Contract Act-covered contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2026. Conformance procedures are established through Standard Form 1444 for classifying unlisted occupations, requiring contractor identification of proposed classifications with Federal grade equivalencies, job descriptions, and wage rates submitted for Department of Labor review and approval within specified timeframes.