Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a wage determination issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, establishing prevailing wage rates for federal service contracts in Idaho counties (Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee). The determination (No. 2015-5503, Revision 27, effective December 3, 2025) lists over 200 occupational classifications with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $11.90 to $54.46 per hour.

The wage determination applies mandatory fringe benefits to all listed occupations, including Health & Welfare ($5.55 per hour or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), vacation accrual (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years), and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to specific occupations: computer employees must meet defined compensation thresholds and primary duty requirements per Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions; air traffic controllers and weather observers receive night and Sunday pay differentials (10% night differential, 25% Sunday premium); and hazardous duty positions receive 4-8% pay differentials for work with ordnance and explosives. Uniform allowances of $3.35 weekly are required where uniforms are employee-maintained. The determination includes provisions for Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 regarding paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements for federal contracts. A conformance process using Standard Form 1444 is established for classifying unlisted occupational categories not covered by the wage determination.