Wage_Determination_2015-5455_Revision_30_2026-05-13_Chaves_County_New_Mexico.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for New Mexico Counties of Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln and Otero (Wage Determination No. 2015-5455, Revision 30, dated May 13, 2026).

The document provides comprehensive wage rates and fringe benefit requirements for over 200 occupation classifications across multiple industry categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry services, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Wage rates range from approximately $11.57 to $48.83 per hour depending on occupation level and classification. All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week/$962.08 monthly), or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years; a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually; and hazardous pay differentials of 8 percent or 4 percent for specified ordinance and explosive-related positions. Uniform allowances are required where uniforms are mandated. Computer professionals earning at least $27.63 per hour may qualify as exempt under certain conditions, subject to specific duty requirements. Air traffic controllers and weather observers receive night pay and Sunday pay premiums. The wage determination applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act and requires conformance procedures for unlisted occupations per 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2).