SAM-WageDetermination-SCA-WashingtonCty-15-4641.pdf

This is a Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for Tennessee Counties of Carter, Unicoi, and Washington. The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for federal service contracts in this geographic area, effective as of the last revision date of March 30, 2026.

The wage determination covers over 100 occupational classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $10.61 per hour for carnival workers to $51.15 per hour for Registered Nurse IV, with specific footnote designations for certain occupations. All listed occupations receive mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) for health and welfare, or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave purposes. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after ten years, and four weeks after twenty years, plus eleven designated paid holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for hazardous pay differentials (8 percent and 4 percent), uniform allowances, night and Sunday pay differentials for air traffic controllers, and computer professional exemptions, with a formal conformance process for any unlisted job classifications requiring wage rate authorization through SF-1444 submission to the Department of Labor.