Summary

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 December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5615, Revision 26) for California County of Madera. The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits required for service employees working on federal contracts in this geographic area.

The wage determination lists over 200 occupational classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs services, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Hourly wage rates range from $14.82 (Taxi Driver) to $75.56 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All occupations receive a fringe benefit rate of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13706. Employees receive two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous duty positions (4-8 percent differentials), and uniform allowances ($3.35 per week or $0.67 per day reimbursement standard).