WAGE DETERMINATIONS -23MAR.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, applicable to Texas counties of El Paso and Hudspeth.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work in the specified Texas geographic area, effective as of the last revision dated December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5229, Revision 28). It provides hourly wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications across multiple categories including administrative and clerical, automotive service, food preparation and service, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional devices, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring and longshore operations, technical, and transportation and mobile equipment operation occupations. Wage rates range from $10.08 per hour for school crossing guards to $53.00 per hour for nuclear medicine technologists. In addition to base wages, all listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) or $222.00 per week, plus paid vacation (2-4 weeks based on tenure), eleven paid holidays annually, and health and welfare benefits. Certain occupations with footnoted designations receive additional compensation for night and Sunday work differentials, hazardous work conditions (4-8 percent differentials), and uniform allowances. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers receive specialized pay provisions. The determination includes provisions for conformance requests on Form 1444 (SF-1444) for unlisted occupational classifications, which must be submitted within specified timeframes for Department of Labor review and approval.