IA02 WD 2015-4429 Rev31.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. The determination applies to federal service contracts in South Carolina counties including Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, and Saluda, with Wage Determination No. 2015-4429, Revision 31, effective as of December 3, 2025.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates across 99 occupational classifications spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs services, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, transportation, and miscellaneous occupations. Rates range from $9.81 per hour for Waiter/Waitress to $50.66 per hour for multiple pilot and maintenance test positions. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits including $5.55 per hour health and welfare ($222.00 weekly or $962.00 monthly), or alternatively $5.09 per hour health and welfare for EO 13706-covered contracts ($203.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additionally, employees receive two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and four weeks after fifteen years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special pay differentials apply to computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and employees working with hazardous materials, with 8 percent and 4 percent differentials for various ordnance and explosive operations. Uniform allowances and conformance procedures for unlisted classifications are detailed, with provisions requiring contractor submission of SF-1444 forms for any occupational classifications not listed in the wage determination.