Summary

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) for Colorado County of Boulder, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The wage determination (No. 2015-5415, Revision 29, effective December 3, 2025) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for federal service contracts performed in the Boulder County area. The determination covers approximately 200+ occupation classifications across multiple industries, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and transportation/mobile equipment operations.

All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), plus $5.09 per hour for employees on SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13706 (paid sick leave). Standard benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years; minimum eleven paid holidays annually; and Health & Welfare coverage. Specific occupations include footnotes addressing computer professionals (who must meet particular exempt criteria under Fair Labor Standards Act sections 13(a)(1) and 13(a)(17)), air traffic controllers and weather observers (with night and Sunday pay differentials), hazardous duty differentials (4-8 percent depending on hazard level), and uniform allowance provisions. Contractors must submit conformance requests (Standard Form 1444) for unlisted occupations through the prescribed six-step process, with final wage determinations issued by the Department of Labor.