WD San Diego_2015-5635.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) for California Counties of San Diego, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. The wage determination, numbered 2015-5635 (Revision 30, last updated 5/13/2026), establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for all occupations that may be employed under federal service contracts in the specified geographic area.

The document provides comprehensive wage rates for over 200 occupation codes spanning multiple occupational categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry operations, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs occupations, plant operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, transportation, and miscellaneous occupations. Wage rates range from $15.95 to $75.09 per hour depending on occupation and experience level. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare ($5.55 per hour or $222.00 per week), paid vacation (2-4 weeks after 1-15+ years of service), and eleven paid holidays annually. Specific footnotes address exempt computer professionals, air traffic controllers and weather observers with night pay differentials, an 8-percent hazardous pay differential for certain positions involving explosives and ordnance, a 4-percent differential for lower-hazard ordnance work, and uniform allowance provisions. The determination references Executive Orders 13706 (paid sick leave) and 13658 (minimum wage requirements), along with the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations and conformance procedures outlined in 29 CFR 4.6.