Service Contract Act WD 2015-5229 Rev28 12-3-25.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. Wage Determination No. 2015-5229, Revision 28, dated December 3, 2025, establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work in Texas counties including El Paso and Hudspeth.

The document provides comprehensive wage rates across 30 occupational categories encompassing administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional positions, machinery operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation roles. Wage rates range from $10.08 per hour for school crossing guards to $53.00 per hour for nuclear medicine technologists. All positions listed are required to provide fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 per week or $962.00 per month), or $5.09 per hour for positions under Executive Order 13706. Additional mandatory benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service increasing to three weeks after five years and four weeks after fifteen years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually; and health and welfare coverage. The determination includes special provisions for computer professionals, air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night and Sunday pay differentials, hazardous duty pay differentials of 4-8 percent, and uniform allowance reimbursement at $3.35 per week where applicable. A conformance process is outlined for classifying unlisted occupations using Standard Form 1444 submissions to the Department of Labor.