SCA_WD_2015-5535_KC.pdf

This document is a Service Contract Act Wage Determination (WD #2015-5535, Revision 28) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, effective May 13, 2026, covering service contracts in Washington State, specifically King and Snohomish counties.

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupation classifications across multiple service categories including administrative and clerical, automotive service, food preparation and service, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation and repair, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring/longshoremen, technical, and transportation/mobile equipment operation. All listed occupations receive a base health and welfare benefit of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $962.00 per month) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 (up to 40 hours per week or $882.27 per month). Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after ten years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (minimum $684 per week if salaried), air traffic controllers and weather observers (10% night differential and 25% Sunday premium), hazardous pay differentials of 8% and 4% for high and low hazard work respectively, and uniform allowances at $3.35 per week. The conformance process for unlisted classifications requires contractor submission of proposed job classifications and rates to the Department of Labor within 30 days of contract award.