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 establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in the Virgin Islands (Saint John, St Croix, and St Thomas counties), effective as of the last revision date of August 11, 2026.

The wage determination lists hourly rates for over 200 occupational classifications across multiple occupational groupings, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, transportation/mobile equipment, and miscellaneous occupations. Wage rates range from $11.42 per hour for entry-level positions such as assemblers and counter attendants to $53.73 per hour for dental hygienists. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (or $236.80 per week) for health and welfare, with an alternative rate of $5.42 per hour available for employees on specific federal contracts. Additional benefits include one to four weeks of paid vacation based on years of service, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and hazardous pay differentials of 4 to 8 percent for applicable positions. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers are subject to specific wage determination footnotes and exemptions. The document includes procedures for requesting authorization of additional classification and wage rates through Standard Form 1444 conformance requests, requiring contractor submission within 30 days of unlisted employee classification commencement.