Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a wage determination register issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for South Carolina Counties (Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, and Saluda). The wage determination number is 2015-4429, Revision 34, effective as of August 27, 2026.

The register establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract workers across multiple occupational categories. Occupational codes and titles are listed with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from approximately $9.81 to $50.66 per hour, depending on classification level and job duties. Major occupational groupings include administrative support and clerical occupations ($13.55 to $29.03), automotive service occupations ($16.51 to $23.86), food preparation and service occupations ($13.55 to $19.62), health occupations ($13.41 to $47.21), information technology occupations ($21.29 to $38.72), mechanics and maintenance and repair occupations ($18.07 to $37.22), instructional occupations ($19.54 to $50.66), technical occupations ($18.55 to $41.48), transportation and mobile equipment operations ($12.61 to $35.78), and miscellaneous occupations ($12.37 to $32.98). All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $236.80 weekly), with certain occupations designated as exempt computer professionals or subject to night pay, Sunday pay, and hazardous materials pay differentials. The determination applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act awarded on or after January 1 for which solicitations were issued on or after that date, and includes mandatory paid sick leave provisions under Executive Order 13786.