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 for Alaska.

The wage determination (No. 2015-5685, Revision 29, effective 5/14/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work performed in Alaska counties including Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan Gateway, Petersburg Borough, Sitka, Skagway, and Yakutat City and Borough. The determination covers approximately 100 occupation classifications across multiple sectors, including administrative support and clerical occupations (rates ranging from $12.86 to $26.61 per hour), automotive service occupations ($20.73 to $33.12 per hour), food preparation and service occupations ($12.86 to $26.61 per hour), health occupations ($16.92 to $62.12 per hour), information technology occupations ($23.36 to $36.20 per hour), instructional occupations ($25.97 to $54.69 per hour), maintenance and repair occupations ($30.86 to $50.96 per hour), and various other technical and transportation classifications. Fringe benefits are required, including $5.55 per hour health and welfare (or $222.00 per week/$962.00 per month) and alternative rates under Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 for paid sick leave and prevailing wage adjustments. The determination mandates minimum paid vacation (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years), twelve paid holidays annually, and establishes special pay differentials for night work (10% premium), Sunday work, and hazardous duty (8% or 4% based on hazard degree). Computer professionals may be exempt if meeting specific criteria under FAR 22-1002. Contractors must maintain compliance through conformance procedures allowing for new classification requests via SF-1444 when unlisted occupations are required.