B08_SOL_Wage_Rate_Attach__3.pdf

This is a Wage Determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division for federal service contracts in Montana (Wage Determination No. 2015-5397, Revision 27, effective December 3, 2025).

The wage determination applies to Montana counties including Big Horn, Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Musselshell, Petroleum, Pondera, Teton, Toole, and Wheatland. It establishes prevailing wage rates across 99 occupation codes spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation roles. Wage rates range from $10.63 per hour (Waiter/Waitress) to $57.18 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave compliance), two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, eleven paid holidays annually, and applicable hazard pay differentials (8 percent or 4 percent) for positions involving ordnance, explosives, or incendiary materials. Computer professionals earning at least $23.63 per week and certain air traffic controllers and weather observers receive supplemental night pay and Sunday premium compensation. Contractors must furnish uniforms without cost to employees and reimburse uniform cleaning expenses at specified rates. The determination includes conformance procedures for unlisted occupations requiring Standard Form 1444 submission to the Department of Labor for classification and wage rate approval prior to contract performance.