Summary: Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a wage determination register issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division for South Dakota (Wage Determination No. 2015-5375, Revision 27, dated December 3, 2025). It establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits applicable to federal service contracts performed in 20 specified South Dakota counties: Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Marshall, McPherson, Miner, Moody, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, and Yankton.

The determination establishes hourly wage rates for 259 occupational classifications organized by occupation code, ranging from administrative and clerical positions (01000 series) through technical occupations (30000 series) to miscellaneous service positions (99000 series). Wage rates vary by classification level, from $12.78 per hour for dishwashers to $48.20 per hour for various aircraft and pilot positions. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), vacation accrual (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 10 years, 4 weeks after 15 years), and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and hazardous duty positions, with additional night pay differentials (10% for night work 6pm-6am) and Sunday premiums (25%) for applicable positions. Contractors must provide uniforms at no cost to employees and reimburse uniform maintenance at $3.35 weekly when applicable. The wage determination applies to contracts awarded under the Service Contract Act on or after January 1, 2017, with Executive Order 13658 minimum wage requirements of $13.30 per hour where higher than listed rates.