Wage Determination Register Summary

This document 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 for Washington County of Lewis, Washington. Wage Determination No. 2015-5553, Revision No. 29, effective December 3, 2025, establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees working in the specified geographic area.

The wage determination lists approximately 200 occupation classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional positions, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs services, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $16.04 per hour (Messenger Courier) to $73.56 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist), with most positions clustered between $18 and $40 per hour. All listed occupations include fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222 weekly/$962 monthly) for Health & Welfare coverage. Special provisions apply to computer employees (exemption criteria detailed), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night differential and Sunday premium pay), hazardous duty positions (4-8 percent differentials), and uniform allowances ($3.35 per week reimbursement in specified circumstances). The determination requires contractors to submit SF-1444 forms for any unlisted occupational classifications requiring conformance review by the Wage and Hour Division within 30 days of contract award.