Wage Determination King County.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for Washington State, specifically the counties of King and Snohomish, effective as of the last revision on August 22, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5535, Revision No. 30).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across numerous occupational classifications. Wage rates range from approximately $17.88 to $64.27 per hour depending on job classification and experience level. Occupations covered include administrative support, accounting, customer service, data entry, dispatching, document preparation, housing referral, order clerk, personnel assistant, production control, scheduling, secretary, supply technician, survey work, word processing, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry services, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Fringe benefits include health and welfare provisions of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) or $236.80 per week, with an Executive Order 13706 provision of $5.42 per hour for covered contracts. The determination includes specialized pay differentials for hazardous materials work (4 to 8 percent) and night/Sunday pay premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers. Additional notes address computer professional exemptions, uniform allowances, and procedures for conformance requests when unlisted job classifications are required.