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Service Contract Act Wage Determination 1974-1257

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Minimum wages under the Service Contract Act for 1 occupations in San Francisco County, California, from $20.81 to $20.81 an hour. Revision 56 of May 13, 2026.

TypeService Contract Act (services)
Number1974-1257
Revision56
Date of revisionMay 13, 2026
StateCalifornia
AreaCalifornia Counties of San Francisco
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Minimum wages by occupation (1)

CodeOccupationHourly wageCalifornia median
11150Janitor$20.81$20.25 (+$0.56)

The median is the middle rate for the same work across California's SCA wage determinations in force today, shown when at least three have it.

How to use these wages

On a federal service contract over $2,500, each service employee must be paid at least the hourly wage for their occupation, plus the health and welfare amount for each hour paid, plus the vacation and holidays set out in the full text below. The wage determination that applies is the one attached to the solicitation. Occupations not listed are added by conformance. Read the full text for the definitions, the uniform allowance and any footnotes.

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Full text of 1974-1257

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REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER  |        U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR        
       THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT        |  EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION   
By direction of the Secretary of Labor |         WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION         
                                       |         WASHINGTON D.C.  20210         
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                                       | Wage Determination No.: 1974-1257
Daniel W. Simms          Division of   |           Revision No.: 56
Director            Wage Determinations|  Date Of Last Revision: 5/13/2026
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Employed on contract for janitorial services.


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State: California


Area: California Counties of San Francisco




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          **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**       


OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE                                    FOOTNOTE    RATE

11150 - Janitor                                                        20.81

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal 
Contractors, applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which 
the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 
2017.  If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees 
with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid 
sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their 
own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to 
assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, 
injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for 
reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family 
to the employee) who is the victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking.  Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections 
under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Service 
Contract Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, 
and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. If a 
contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered 
workers at least $13.65 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract from May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. 
Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under 
Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: 

HOLIDAYS: $1,154.31 per month per eligible employee. An eligible employee is one who 
has worked at least 90 hours in the month prior to the month in which previous 
contribution is due. """"90 hours worked"""" includes straight time hours only, not 
overtime, and it includes compensable straight hours paid but not worked. Newly 
hired employees (those that have not been covered under the insurance plan) shall 
have an effective date of their insurance two months after working one hundred five 
(105) hours per month. No Employer contribution shall be made during the first three-
month period.

VACATION:  2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or 
successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 12 years.  Length of service 
includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or 
successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the 
performance of similar work at the same Federal facility.  (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS:  A minimum of eleven paid holidays per year:  New Year's Day, Martin 
Luther King Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, 
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Employee's 
Birthday.  (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day 
off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.)

PENSION:  $8.63 per shift or $1.15 per hour per employee.  Paid vacation, paid 
holidays and paid sick leave, and straight time worked, excluding overtime hours, are 
considered as hours worked in computing pension plan contributions.

SICK LEAVE:  Regular employees who work continuously for the same Employer for at 
least one (1) full year shall thereafter be entitled to six (6) days sick leave with 
pay after each year of continuous service and shall accumulate sick leave at the 
rate of six (6) days per year.  Sick leave shall be paid at the rate of seven and 
one-half (7.5) straight time hours per day and the annual allowance of six (6) days 
shall be forty-five (45) straight time hours.  After the first year of employment, 
benefits accrue and may be used based on one-half (0.5) day per month. Employees 
with twelve years of service shall begin accruing sick leave pay at eight(8) days 
per year.  Earned but unused sick leave benefits may be accumulated for five (5) 
years. Regular employee who has worked continuously for five (5) or more years for 
the same Employer and has not used sick leave for the five (5) previous years shall, 
together with the employee's current year's allowance, be entitled to a maximum 
of thirty-six (36) days sick leave.  Any employee who has used sick leave shall be 
entitled to a lesser amount determined by deducting the number of days of sick leave 
used in the five (5) previous years, but in no event deducting more than thirty (30) 
days.  Earned sick leave pay shall be granted only in cases of bona fide illness or 
accident.

BEREAVEMANT LEAVE: In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee 
who has at least 90 days service with his Employer (or predecessor contractor at the 
same Federal facility), he/she shall be granted such time off with pay as is 
necessary to make arrangements for the funeral and attend same, not to exceed 3 
regularly scheduled working days.  This provision does not apply if the death occurs 
during employee's paid vacation, or while employee is on leave of absence, lay-off 
or sick leave.  Immediate family shall be restricted to Father, Mother, Brother, 
Sister, Spouse, Child, current Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law, and Legal Guardian 
and domestic partners.  At the request of the Employer, the employee shall furnish a 
death certificate and proof of relationship.  Bereavement leave applies only in 
instances in which the employee attends the funeral or is required to make funeral 
arrangements, but is not applicable for other purposes such as settling the estate 
of the deceased. The Employee may use vacation days or unpaid leave of absence for 
the additional time after the first three(3) days off up to six months. 

ADDITIONAL RATE NOTES: 
There shall be a fifty ($.50) cents an hour premium for those employees working in 
the classifications and performing the duties of carpet and rug cleaning, (including 
Wet Shampooing, Dry Cleaning, Dry Foam Shampooing, Steam Shampooing, Rider Operated 
Power Sweeper and Rider Operated Scrubber). 

Foremen who supervise ten or fewer employees shall receive $1.00 per hour in 
addition to the wage rate for which they are eligible.  Foremen who supervise more 
than ten employees shall receive $1.00 per hour in addition to the wage rate for 
which they are eligible.

The following rates shall apply to employees who are non-permanent and are hired by 
the Employer.  Employees in this category shall be placed in the following 
categories based on the amount of hours they worked for an Employer since June 1, 
1983.  (Hours worked for different Employers may not be totaled to gain higher 
placement on the progression rate.)  As the employee reaches the minimum hours in 
the next highest category, said employee shall receive the next highest rate.  The 
wage rates shall be as follows:

0-1950 hrs.     1951-3900 hrs.     3901-4850 hrs.      Over 4850 hrs.
----------------      --------------------          ---------------------        --------------------
$15.00            $16.60                     $18.68                    $20.75
  
Part-time employees shall be paid as follows:  

        For a call of 2 hours of less---2 hours straight time pay.  For a call of 
more than 2 hours---pay for actual hours worked.
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's register of wage determinations, read every week. Federal Bid Alerts is independent; check the wage determination in your solicitation before you bid.