Wage Determination 2015-5603.Lake Isabella.pdf

This is a Wage Determination document (No. 2015-5603, Revision 29, effective December 3, 2025) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for service contracts in California County of Kern under the Service Contract Act.

The document establishes mandatory prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service employees performing work under federal contracts in the specified geographic area. It lists approximately 200 occupational classifications across multiple categories including Administrative Support, Automotive Service, Food Preparation, Furniture Maintenance, General Services, Health Occupations, Information Technology, Instructional Occupations, Laundry and Dry-Cleaning, Machine Tool Operations, Materials Handling, Mechanics and Maintenance, Personal Needs, Plant and System Operations, Protective Services, Recreation, Stevedoring, Technical Occupations, and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operations. Hourly wage rates range from $15.20 (Nursing Assistant I) to $64.41 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly, with an alternative Health and Welfare EO 13706 rate of $5.09 per hour or $203.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly. Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years, plus a minimum of eleven paid federal holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous duty differentials (8 percent for high hazard work, 4 percent for low hazard work), and uniform allowance requirements. Contractors are required to furnish uniforms at no employee cost and reimburse uniform maintenance at $3.35 per week where applicable, except when uniforms require only routine care.