WD San Diego_2015-5635.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) for San Diego County, California, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. The wage determination (No. 2015-5635, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contracts performed in the specified geographic area.

The determination covers 126 occupational classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring and longshore, technical occupations, transportation and mobile equipment, and miscellaneous occupations. Hourly wage rates range from $15.95 to $52.66 depending on occupation and experience level. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 per week) or under Executive Order 13786, $5.09 per hour ($203.60 per week). The determination includes special provisions for exempt computer professionals, air traffic controllers and weather observers with night and Sunday pay differentials, hazardous duty pay differentials (4-8 percent based on hazard exposure), uniform allowances, paid vacation and sick leave requirements, and 11 paid holidays annually. Contractors subject to this SCA wage determination must comply with all specified rates and benefits for employees performing work on federal service contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2015.