Wage Determination.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 document (Wage Determination No. 2015-5229, Revision 28, effective December 3, 2025) establishes prevailing wage rates for service employees in Texas Counties of El Paso and Hudspeth.

The wage determination lists over 200 occupational classifications across multiple categories including Administrative Support and Clerical, Automotive Service, Food Preparation and Service, Furniture Maintenance and Repair, General Services and Support, Health Occupations, Information and Arts, Information Technology, Instructional Occupations, Laundry and Dry-Cleaning, Machine Tool Operation, Materials Handling and Packing, Mechanics and Maintenance, Personal Needs, Plant and System Operations, Protective Service, Recreation, Stevedoring, and Technical Occupations. Hourly wage rates range from $10.08 for School Crossing Guard to $53.00 for Nuclear Medicine Technologist. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week/$962.00 per month), vacation accrual of 2-4 weeks depending on tenure, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and uniform allowances or maintenance reimbursement at $3.35 per week where applicable. Computer professionals meeting specific compensation and duty requirements are exempt from wage determination coverage. Air traffic controllers and weather observers receive night differential pay (10% for night hours 6pm-6am) and Sunday premium pay (25% premium). An 8% hazard differential applies to positions involving ordnance, explosives, and incendiary materials, with a 4% differential for lower-hazard proximity work. Contractors must submit conformance requests using SF-1444 for unlisted occupational classifications, with the Department of Labor making final determinations within 30 days.