Wage Determinations.pdf

This is a Wage Determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, for Service Contract Act compliance in Texas Counties of El Paso and Hudspeth (Wage Determination No. 2015-5229, Revision 28, effective 12/03/2025).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications across nine major occupational categories: Administrative Support and Clerical; Automotive Service; Food Preparation and Service; Furniture Maintenance and Repair; General Services and Support; Health Occupations; Information and Arts; Information Technology; Instructional Occupations; Laundry and Dry-Cleaning; Machine Tool Operation; Materials Handling and Packing; Mechanics and Maintenance; Personal Needs; Plant and System Operations; Protective Service; Recreation; Stevedoring and Longshoremen; and Technical and Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operations. Hourly wage rates range from $10.08 (School Crossing Guard) to $53.00 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually; and hazard pay differentials of 4% or 8% for certain positions involving explosives or ordnance. The document includes footnotes specifying special provisions for computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and uniform allowance reimbursement standards ($3.35 weekly or $0.67 daily).