Service WAGE.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for Maryland, specifically Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne's Counties. The wage determination (No. 2015-4265, Revision 35, effective 8/22/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service employees performing work on federal contracts in this geographic area.

The document provides comprehensive occupation classifications across multiple industry categories including administrative support, food preparation, automotive service, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Wage rates range from $15.07 per hour for truck drivers (light) to $57.36 per hour for registered nurses IV. The determination mandates fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 48 hours per week) or $236.00 weekly under standard provisions, with an alternative rate of $5.42 per hour ($216.80 weekly) applicable only to SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13796. Additional provisions include paid vacation (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 8 years, 4 weeks after 15 years), 11 paid holidays annually, night and Sunday pay differentials for certain occupations, hazardous duty pay differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowances. The determination applies to all contracts subject to the SCA awarded on or after January 1, 2015, and includes specific footnotes addressing computer professional exemptions, air traffic controllers, and weather observers.