SCA Wage Rates.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 provides prevailing wage rates for service employees in California Counties of Santa Clara, effective as of the revision date of May 13, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5641, Revision No. 30).

The register contains comprehensive occupational classifications and corresponding hourly wage rates across multiple industry categories, including administrative and clerical occupations (ranging from $19.53 to $50.01 per hour), automotive service occupations ($22.00 to $37.14 per hour), food preparation and service ($19.53 to $23.53 per hour), health occupations ($28.00 to $88.38 per hour), information technology occupations ($30.86 to $47.35 per hour), instructional occupations ($30.95 to $77.31 per hour), mechanics and maintenance occupations ($22.13 to $55.53 per hour), protective service occupations ($25.04 to $72.43 per hour), technical occupations ($22.48 to $65.33 per hour), transportation and mobile equipment operations ($16.43 to $48.37 per hour), and miscellaneous occupations ($16.43 to $66.84 per hour). The document also outlines mandatory fringe benefits including health and welfare contributions ($5.55 per hour), vacation and holiday entitlements, paid sick leave requirements under Executive Orders 13706 and 13658, hazardous duty differentials (4-8 percent), night pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and uniform allowance standards. Additionally, the register includes procedures for requesting authorization of additional classification and wage rates through Standard Form 1444.