Wage Determination 2015-5609.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. The determination, numbered 2015-5609 (Revision 28), was last revised on December 3, 2025, and applies to California County of Fresno.

The document lists prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits required for federal service contracts in the specified geographic area. Wage rates are organized by occupation code and title, ranging from administrative and clerical occupations (such as Accounting Clerk I at $19.44/hour through Accounting Clerk III at $24.41/hour) through skilled trades, technical occupations, and professional positions (with rates reaching $69.00/hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations are entitled to fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), or $5.09 per hour for employees under Executive Order 13706 ($203.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly). Additional benefits include vacation accrual beginning at 2 weeks after 1 year of service, and a minimum of 11 paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to certain occupations, including night pay differentials and Sunday premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent) for ordnance and explosives work, and uniform allowances of $3.35 per week where applicable. The determination includes footnotes addressing computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller premium pay, and conformance procedures for unlisted occupations using Standard Form 1444.