WD 2015-5641 REV 29 12.03.26.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, for California County of Santa Clara (Wage Determination No. 2015-5641, Revision No. 29, effective 12/03/2025).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees across numerous occupational classifications in Santa Clara County. Wage rates range from $16.43 per hour for Taxi Drivers to $94.78 per hour for Registered Nurse IV, with most positions falling between $20 and $50 per hour. The determination covers administrative and clerical occupations (01000 series), automotive service occupations (05000 series), food preparation occupations (07000 series), furniture maintenance occupations (09000 series), general services and support occupations (11000 series), health occupations (12000 series), information and arts occupations (13000 series), information technology occupations (14000 series), instructional occupations (15000 series), laundry and dry-cleaning occupations (16000 series), machine tool operations (19000 series), materials handling occupations (21000 series), mechanics and maintenance occupations (23000 series), personal needs occupations (24000 series), plant and system operations occupations (25000 series), protective service occupations (27000 series), recreation occupations (28000 series), stevedoring occupations (29000 series), technical occupations (30000 series), and transportation/mobile equipment operations occupations (31000 series). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for SCA-covered contracts), plus two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years. Employees receive a minimum of twelve paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous duty work (4-8 percent differentials), and uniform allowances. Contractors must submit conformance requests on SF-1444 for unlisted occupations before employee performance of contract work.