WAGE DETERMINATION 2015-4427 REVISION 32.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. The determination (No. 2015-4427, Revision 32, effective 12/03/2025) establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work in South Carolina counties of Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester.

The document lists comprehensive occupational classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Each occupation includes a specific hourly wage rate ranging from $9.74 (Waiter/Waitress) to $48.27 (Air Crew Training Devices Instructor, Pilot; Maintenance Test Pilot, Fixed Jet/Prop; Maintenance Test Pilot, Rotary Wing; Non-Maintenance Test/Co-Pilot). Computer-related positions carry footnote restrictions indicating wage determinations may not apply to exempt computer professionals meeting specific criteria under 29 U.S.C. Section 213. All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for certain performance scenarios), plus vacation accrual beginning at two weeks annually after one year of service, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays per year. Special pay differentials apply to hazardous ordnance work (8 percent for high hazard, 4 percent for low hazard), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night differential and Sunday premium pay), and uniform allowance reimbursement at $3.35 per week where applicable. Contractors must conform unlisted job classifications through Standard Form 1444 procedures prior to performance of work not listed in the wage determination.