WD 2015-5687 REV 29.pdf

This document 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, effective as of the last revision on 5/14/2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5687, Revision 29).

The wage determination applies to service contracts performed in Alaska, specifically in the counties of Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Denali, Dillingham, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, Nome, North Slope, Southeast Fairbanks, Wade Hampton, Yakutat, Kusilvak Census Area, Copper River, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon, Sitka, Juneau, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Wrangell-Petersburg, Slope, Northwest Arctic, Peninsula & Lake, Southeast Fairbanks and Yukon-Koyukuk. The determination establishes minimum wage rates across more than 300 occupational classifications spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation operations. Rates range from $12.55 per hour for Waiter/Waitress positions to $77.08 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist positions. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 per week), with an additional $5.09 per hour applicable under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave. The determination includes specific provisions for night pay differentials (10% for air traffic controllers and weather observers), hazardous pay differentials (8% and 4%), uniform allowances, vacation eligibility (2 weeks after 1 year of service), and 12 paid holidays annually. Computer employees meeting specific compensation thresholds and exempt professional classifications are excluded from application.