C04_02 WD Rapides Parish LA_12444026Q0118.pdf

This is a Wage Determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for Louisiana service contracts in Grant and Rapides counties. The wage determination (No. 2015-5175, Revision 10, effective 5/13/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for all occupations performing work under Service Contract Act (SCA)-covered federal contracts awarded in this geographic area.

The document lists comprehensive wage rates organized by occupational category, ranging from administrative support and clerical positions (e.g., Accounting Clerk I at $16.77/hour) to technical occupations (e.g., Air Traffic Control Specialist at $46.07/hour), health occupations (e.g., Registered Nurse I at $26.13/hour), and skilled trades (e.g., Aircraft Structural Welder at $34.56/hour). Fringe benefits include health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours/week or $222.00/week/$962.80/month), with an alternative Health & Welfare rate under Executive Order 13786 of $5.09 per hour. Additional benefits mandated include two weeks of paid vacation after one year of service, a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving), and special provisions for hazardous duty pay differentials (8 percent and 4 percent based on work hazard levels). The determination includes special notes addressing computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller night and Sunday pay premiums, uniform allowance requirements, and conformance procedures for unlisted job classifications, requiring contractors to submit SF-1444 forms for wage rate authorization when positions are not listed in the wage determination.