WD 2015-5641 REV 31 8.20.26.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration, effective August 20, 2026, for Santa Clara County, California (Wage Determination No. 2015-5641, Revision 32).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees across numerous occupational classifications. Wage rates range from approximately $16.43 per hour for Truckdriver, Light positions to $95.65 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist positions. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, or $236.80 per week/$3,026.13 per month), with an alternative fringe benefit rate of $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($216.80 per week/$939.46 per month) applicable only for performance on SCA-covered contracts also covered by that executive order. The determination covers administrative, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional, laundry, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Special provisions apply to computer employees (with detailed exemption criteria), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night pay and Sunday differentials), hazardous duty work (4 percent and 8 percent differentials), and uniform allowances ($1.35 per week or 6.7 cents per day for cleaning and maintenance). Employees receive two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, plus 11 designated federal holidays annually.