Wage Determination.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. The document, Wage Determination No. 2015-5229 (Revision 28), effective December 3, 2025, applies to service contracts performed in Texas Counties of El Paso and Hudspeth.

The wage determination establishes mandatory minimum hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for 300+ occupation classifications across multiple categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional operations, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $10.08 per hour (School Crossing Guard) to $53.00 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist), with occupations assigned specific rates tied to skill and experience levels. All listed occupations receive mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month) for standard contracts, plus applicable vacation (2-4 weeks based on tenure), eleven paid holidays annually, and paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706 ($5.09 per hour or $203.60 per week for SCA-covered contracts). Special provisions include night pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers (10% premium plus 25% Sunday premium), hazardous pay differentials (4-8% based on exposure level), and uniform allowances where required. The determination references the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, Revision 1, September 2015) and permits conformance procedures via Standard Form 1444 for unlisted occupations.