WD 2015-5539 (Revision No. 30).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. The document (Wage Determination No. 2015-5539, Revision 30, effective December 3, 2025) establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work in Washington County of Pierce, Washington.

The wage determination lists over 200 occupation classifications across multiple categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional operations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Hourly rates range from $16.86 (Furniture Handler) to $63.41 (Dental Hygienist). All occupations include fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), plus vacation accrual of 2-4 weeks based on tenure and holiday pay for a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (with footnote 1 exemptions for exempt computer professionals), air traffic controllers and weather observers (footnote 2 night/Sunday pay differential), and hazardous materials work (4-8 percent differential). A uniform allowance provision permits $3.35 per week reimbursement for maintenance costs in specified circumstances. The document includes conformance procedures for unlisted classifications requiring SF-1444 submission to the Department of Labor for wage rate authorization.