WD 2015-5687 REV 29.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 the state of Alaska. The wage determination (No. 2015-5687, Revision 29, effective 5/14/2026) covers Alaska counties including Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Denali, Dillingham, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, Nome, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Peninsula and Lake, Southeast Fairbanks, and Yukon-Koyukuk.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for numerous occupational classifications spanning administrative, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health care, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation, technical, transportation, and miscellaneous occupations. Wage rates range from approximately $12.55 per hour for Waiter/Waitress positions to $77.08 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist positions. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), with an additional $5.09 per hour fringe benefit available under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave on SCA-covered contracts. Employees receive two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, and a minimum of twelve paid holidays annually. Special pay differentials apply for air traffic controllers and weather observers (night pay and Sunday pay), hazardous materials work (4-8 percent differentials), and certain computer professional exemptions apply under specified conditions.