New 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, dated August 27, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5427, Revision 32).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in Colorado counties of Pueblo under the Service Contract Act. It specifies minimum hourly wage rates across numerous occupational classifications spanning administrative, automotive, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health, information technology, instructional, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Wages range from $14.59 per hour for certain entry-level positions to $66.40 per hour for nuclear medicine technologists. The determination includes fringe benefits totaling $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) or $236.80 per week for most occupations, with additional benefits of $5.42 per hour for positions subject to Executive Order 13786. Special provisions apply for computer professionals meeting specified exemption criteria, air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night pay and Sunday premiums, hazardous duty differentials ranging from 4-8 percent, and uniform allowance requirements. Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 regarding paid sick leave and contractor wage requirements apply to applicable contracts. Employees receive minimum fringe benefits including health and welfare provisions, vacation accrual based on tenure (2-4 weeks), and eleven paid holidays annually.