Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for federal service contracts. The wage determination applies to York County, Maine, specifically the towns of Berwick, Lebanon, and South Berwick, effective as of May 13, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4815, Revision 34).

The determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for 237 occupation classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative and clerical occupations, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs occupations, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation occupations, stevedoring services, and technical occupations. Wage rates range from $13.35 to $69.11 per hour, with fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, or $222.00 per week) for standard contracts and $5.09 per hour for SCA-covered contracts under Executive Order 13786. The determination specifies provisions for paid sick leave, vacation accrual (2 to 4 weeks based on tenure), holiday pay (10 designated federal holidays), shift differentials for night work and hazardous conditions (4 percent to 8 percent premiums), and uniform allowance requirements. Computer employee classifications are exempt from wage determination coverage under specific criteria, while air traffic controllers and weather observers receive night differential pay and Sunday premiums. The document includes detailed footnotes and conformance procedures for wage rate determinations on unlisted occupations.