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 for Wage Determination No. 2015-4047, Revision 33, effective as of March 30, 2026.

The wage determination applies to service contracts performed in four Massachusetts counties: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk, encompassing numerous cities and towns. The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for over 200 occupation classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Hourly wage rates range from approximately $16.90 to $59.48, with most positions falling between $19 and $46 per hour. All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 48 hours weekly) or $222 per week, with an alternative health and welfare benefit under Executive Order 13786 of $5.09 per hour. Additional benefits include paid vacation (2-4 weeks depending on tenure), paid holidays (minimum 11 annually), and hazardous pay differentials of 4-8 percent for specified work conditions. The determination includes specific footnotes addressing computer professional exemptions, air traffic controller premium pay, uniform allowances, and conformance procedures for non-listed occupations using Standard Form 1444.