Wage Determination 2015-5635 20260513.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA), issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for California Counties of San Diego. The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for federal service contracts awarded in this geographic area.

The wage determination (No. 2015-5635, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026) provides detailed hourly wage rates for 181 occupational classifications spanning administrative support, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring and longshoring, technical, and transportation/mobile equipment operation occupations. Wage rates range from $15.95 (Taxi Driver) to $75.99 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 48 hours per week or $222.00 per week), or alternatively $5.89 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 per week). The determination includes special provisions for exempt computer professionals meeting specific compensation thresholds, hazardous duty pay differentials (4 to 8 percent), night and Sunday pay premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and uniform allowance requirements. Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 establish paid sick leave and other worker protection requirements for covered contractors.