Wage_Determination_2015-5455_Rev.30.pdf

This document 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, effective as of March 30, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5455, Revision 30).

The wage determination applies to service contracts performed in New Mexico counties of Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, and Otero. It establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for 197 occupational classifications across multiple job families 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, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, and transportation occupations. All occupations receive the following benefits: Health & Welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly); Vacation of two weeks paid after one year of service and three weeks after five years, with four weeks after 15 years; and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (footnote 1), air traffic controllers and weather observers with night and Sunday pay differentials (footnote 2), and certain technical occupations. Hazardous pay differentials of 8 percent and 4 percent apply to designated positions involving explosives and incendiary materials. A uniform allowance of $3.35 per week is reimbursable for uniform maintenance under specified conditions. The wage determination includes a conformance process requiring contractors to submit SF-1444 forms for classifications not listed, with Wage and Hour Division review and approval required within 30 days.