Wage Determination 2015-4047.pdf

This 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. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contracts performed in specific Massachusetts counties: Essex County (Lynnfield), Middlesex County (23 cities and towns), Norfolk County (20 cities and towns), Plymouth County (17 cities and towns), and Suffolk County (Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop).

The wage determination (No. 2015-4047, Revision 32, effective December 3, 2025) specifies minimum hourly wage rates across 99 occupation codes spanning nine major occupational categories: Administrative Support and Clerical; Automotive Service; Food Preparation and Service; Furniture Maintenance and Repair; General Services and Support; Health; Information and Arts; Information Technology; Instructional Occupations; Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, and Pressing; Machine Tool Operation and Repair; Materials Handling and Packing; Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair; Personal Needs; Plant and System Operations; Protective Services; Recreation; Stevedoring/Longshoremen; and Technical Occupations. Wage rates range from $16.57 per hour (Taxi Driver) to $59.40 per hour (multiple pilot and maintenance test positions). All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (standard) or $5.09 per hour (EO 13706 coverage), vacation (2-4 weeks based on tenure), and eleven paid holidays annually. Special pay differentials apply to computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous materials handlers (4-8 percent), and employees requiring uniforms. Contractors must ensure conformance with these rates and may request authorization for unlisted classifications through SF-1444 forms submitted to the Department of Labor.