Service Contract Act WD 2015-5229 Rev28 12-3-2025.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration for Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth. The wage determination, numbered 2015-5229 (Revision 28, effective 12/03/2025), establishes prevailing wage rates that contractors must pay employees on covered federal service contracts in this geographic area.

The document provides comprehensive wage rates across 25 major occupational categories encompassing over 250 specific job classifications, ranging from Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations (e.g., Accounting Clerk I at $17.16/hour) through Technical Occupations (e.g., Engineering Technician VI at $37.57/hour). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for certain SCA-covered contracts. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service (three weeks after five years, four weeks after 15 years), a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and specified differentials for hazardous work conditions (8 percent for high hazard, 4 percent for low hazard). The determination includes footnotes addressing computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller night and Sunday pay differentials, and a conformance process for unlisted occupations requiring contractor submission and Department of Labor approval via Form SF-1444 prior to performance of work by any unclassified employee.