California ranked #2 among the states for federal housekeeping and facility maintenance contract obligations in fiscal years 2024 and 2025: $3.45 billion on USAspending.gov. San Diego County led the state with $872 million, ahead of Los Angeles and San Mateo. The largest awarding agencies there were U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Army.
The rates below come from the standard SCA wage determination for San Diego County. They are the minimum hourly wages a contractor must pay on a covered contract, before payroll taxes, leave and overhead.
Key rates in San Diego County
WD 2015-5635, revision 32, last revised September 8, 2026
Area: California Counties of San Diego. Data as of November 10, 2026, from SAM.gov.
| Code | Occupation | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 11150 | Janitor | $18.49 |
| 11210 | Laborer, Grounds Maintenance | $21.90 |
| 11090 | Gardener | $27.53 |
| 27101 | Guard I | $19.89 |
| 27102 | Guard II | $23.51 |
| 23370 | General Maintenance Worker | $26.22 |
| 23580 | Maintenance Trades Helper | $21.76 |
| Health & welfare (H&W) | $5.92 | |
| H&W on contracts covered by EO 13706 | $5.42 |
H&W is owed on every hour paid, up to 40 hours a week. A Janitor here costs at least $18.49 + $5.92 = $24.41 per hour paid, before payroll taxes, leave, overhead and fee. The WD also sets leave: eleven paid holidays a year. Vacation: “2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years.”
Rates change from county to county
California WDs often cover a single county. WD 2015-5635 covers San Diego County only, so a contract in any other California county uses another WD.
On November 10, 2026, SAM.gov listed 74 active SCA wage determinations for California, 40 of them standard WDs. In Los Angeles County, for example, WD 2015-5613 revision 34 lists Janitor at $18.62, $0.13 more than in San Diego County. Always price on the WD number and revision attached to your solicitation.
Find the rates for your county
Choose a California county to see every occupation rate, H&W, vacation and holidays on its current WD.
Open the free WD lookupHow to price a bid with these rates
- Confirm the WD. Match the number and revision in the solicitation, not the county alone. See how to find the right SCA wage determination.
- Pick the class for each task, and check the footnotes. See how to read an SCA wage determination.
- Add H&W, holidays and vacation as hours paid but not worked. See SCA health & welfare rates for 2026 and SCA vacation and holiday pay.
- Build a burdened rate per class: payroll taxes, workers' comp, overhead, G&A and fee. See how to build a burdened labor rate.
- Keep labor at current WD rates in option years and recover later increases under FAR 52.222-43. See FAR 52.222-43 price adjustment.
For the full build by contract type, see the guides for janitorial, security guard, grounds maintenance and facility support contracts.
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Related
Sources
- SAM.gov: Wage Determination 2015-5635, revision 32
- SAM.gov: Wage Determination 2015-5613, revision 34
- USAspending.gov: contract obligations by place of performance, FY2024 and FY2025, product and service codes S2 and Z1 (excluding S208)
Last reviewed: November 2026. Rates change when the Department of Labor revises a WD. This page is a pricing aid and general information, not legal or tax advice.