Wage Rates 77979.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for prevailing wage compliance in Texas Counties of Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live Oak, and Refugio. Wage Determination No. 2015-5305, Revision 29, effective as of May 13, 2026.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for numerous occupational classifications across multiple industry sectors including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $10.89 to $54.20 per hour depending on occupation and experience level. All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week) or $283.60 per week under Executive Order 13786 for SCA-covered contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017. Additional benefits include paid vacation (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 8 years), eleven paid holidays annually, and hazardous duty differentials of 4-8 percent for applicable positions. Special provisions address night/Sunday pay for air traffic controllers and weather observers, computer professional exemptions, and uniform allowance requirements. Footnotes reference applicable regulations, executive orders, and conformance procedures for unlisted occupations requiring SF-1444 submissions to the Wage and Hour Division.