B03_DOL_Wage_Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, establishing prevailing wages for service contract work in Arkansas.

The wage determination (2015-5123, Revision 29, effective 12/03/2025) applies to Arkansas counties including Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Woodruff. The document lists over 300 occupation classifications across multiple job categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Hourly wage rates range from $10.42 (Taxi Driver) to $51.05 (Registered Nurse IV), with most skilled trades and health occupations commanding $20 or more per hour. All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) or $222 weekly, with an additional $5.09 per hour adjustment under Executive Order 13706 for SCA-covered contracts. Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain hazardous material handlers have special wage and premium pay provisions detailed in footnotes.