C04_02 WD Pope County AR_12444026Q0119.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The document is Wage Determination No. 2015-5137, Revision 10, last revised on 5/13/2026, and applies to Arkansas counties including Conway, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pope, and Yell.

The wage determination establishes minimum hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across multiple occupational categories, ranging from administrative and clerical positions (e.g., Accounting Clerk I at $16.41/hour) to specialized technical and health care positions (e.g., Registered Nurse IV at $49.97/hour and Nuclear Medicine Technologist at $46.59/hour). All listed occupations receive health and welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours/week, $222.00/week, or $962.00/month) or alternatively $5.99 per hour under ED 13706 ($203.60/week or $882.27/month). Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service and eleven paid holidays annually. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain hazardous duty positions have specific exclusions or modifications. Employees required to wear uniforms are entitled to reimbursement at $3.35 per week ($0.67/day), and contractors must provide uniform maintenance or reimburse cleaning costs. This wage determination applies to federal service contracts awarded or renewed between January 1, 2015, and January 29, 2022, with Executive Order 13658 requirements for contracts awarded between those dates and January 30, 2022.