Summary

This is a Wage Determination document (No. 2015-4975, Revision 27, effective 12/03/2025) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration for Iowa County of Story. The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contracts subject to the Service Contract Act. It lists over 200 occupational classifications across multiple categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $12.20 per hour (Waiter/Waitress) to $56.57 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist), with most occupations falling between $15 and $35 per hour.

All occupations listed receive mandatory fringe benefits comprising $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222 weekly, or $962 monthly) for health and welfare, with an alternative $5.09 per hour rate ($203.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly) applicable only to SCA-covered contracts also covered by Executive Order 13706. Additional mandated benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service (increasing to three weeks after five years and four weeks after 15 years), a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and specific differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers working night shifts and Sundays. Special provisions address hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent) for ordnance and explosive work, uniform allowances, and procedures for conforming unlisted occupational classifications through Standard Form 1444. Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 impose additional paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements for covered federal contracts.