Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for California counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino. The wage determination (No. 2015-5673, Revision 26, effective 5/13/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates for over 300 occupational classifications required to be paid to employees working on federal service contracts in this geographic area.

The wage determination specifies hourly rates for occupations organized into major categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, instructional occupations, information technology, professional occupations, technical occupations, transportation/equipment operation, and miscellaneous occupations. Rates range from approximately $15.87 per hour for entry-level positions to $60.65 per hour for specialized roles such as registered nurses and anesthesia specialists. The determination mandates fringe benefits including health and welfare ($5.55 per hour up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 per week), vacation accrual after one year of service, paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, and paid holidays (eleven per year). Special provisions apply to computer professionals, night pay and Sunday premium pay for traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials for ordnance handling, and uniform allowances capped at $3.55 per week. All contractors must conform employee classifications to listed occupations and follow established procedures for requesting additional wage rate classifications through SF-1444 forms when non-listed work is performed.