Wage_Determination_2015-5229_Rev. 29.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 Texas Counties of El Paso and Hudspeth (Wage Determination No. 2015-5229, Revision 29, effective as of March 30, 2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work across multiple occupational categories, including administrative support and clerical occupations, automotive service occupations, food preparation and service occupations, furniture maintenance and repair occupations, general services and support occupations, health occupations, information and arts occupations, information technology occupations, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning occupations, machine tool operation and repair occupations, materials handling and packing occupations, mechanics and maintenance and repair occupations, personal needs occupations, plant and system operations occupations, protective service occupations, recreation occupations, stevedoring and longshoremen occupational services, technical occupations, and transportation and mobile equipment operation occupations. Wage rates range from $10.52 per hour to $53.00 per hour depending on the occupation and skill level. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave on Service Contract Act-covered contracts. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and applicable hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent) for specified ordnance and explosive-related work. The document includes footnotes addressing computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night and Sunday pay differentials, and uniform allowance standards, with a conformance process outlined for unlisted occupational classifications requiring Standard Form 1444 submission to the Department of Labor.