Washington ranked #5 among the states for federal housekeeping and facility maintenance contract obligations in fiscal years 2024 and 2025: $1.92 billion on USAspending.gov. Benton County led the state with $1.10 billion, ahead of Pierce and Kitsap. The largest awarding agency there was the Department of Energy. The largest awards in the data are task orders under its Hanford Central Plateau Cleanup Contract.
The rates below come from the standard SCA wage determination for Benton County. They are the minimum hourly wages a contractor must pay on a covered contract, before payroll taxes, leave and overhead.
Key rates in Benton County
WD 2015-5527, revision 30, last revised August 27, 2026
Area: Washington Counties of Benton and Franklin. Data as of November 10, 2026, from SAM.gov.
| Code | Occupation | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 11150 | Janitor | $21.48 |
| 11210 | Laborer, Grounds Maintenance | $21.73 |
| 11090 | Gardener | $27.70 |
| 27101 | Guard I | $27.93 |
| 27102 | Guard II | $32.22 |
| 23370 | General Maintenance Worker | $28.22 |
| 23580 | Maintenance Trades Helper | $23.12 |
| 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 $21.48 + $5.92 = $27.40 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, 4 weeks after 10 years, and 5 weeks after 20 years.”
Rates change from county to county
WD 2015-5527 covers Benton and Franklin counties. Guard rates are high here: Guard I is $27.93 in Benton County against $20.80 in Pierce County. On a large site contract the incumbent workforce may also work under a collective bargaining agreement, which can set wages above this WD; see our CBA wages guide.
On November 10, 2026, SAM.gov listed 43 active SCA wage determinations for Washington, 24 of them standard WDs. In Pierce County, for example, WD 2015-5539 revision 33 lists Janitor at $22.35, $0.87 more than in Benton County. Always price on the WD number and revision attached to your solicitation.
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Choose a Washington 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 2015-5527, revision 30
- SAM.gov: Wage Determination 2015-5539, revision 33
- 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.