Wage Determination 2015-4281 Rev. 38.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 document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract workers in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, with Wage Determination No. 2015-4281, Revision 38, effective July 30, 2026.

The wage determination covers a broad range of occupational classifications organized into functional categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, grounds maintenance, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical, transportation and mobile equipment operations, and miscellaneous occupations. Hourly wage rates vary by classification, ranging from $15.47 to $61.08 per hour. The determination includes mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 per week) plus health and welfare benefits, vacation provisions of two to four weeks based on tenure, and eleven paid holidays annually. Computer programmer and systems analyst positions marked with footnotes receive alternative compensation treatment based on exempt status under federal labor law. The wage determination applies to all federal contracts subject to the Service Contract Act awarded in the specified geographic areas and requires contractors to provide employees with paid sick leave, hazard pay differentials where applicable, uniform allowances, and compliance with the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations.