C04_Wage Determinations_127EAV26Q0121.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division, effective August 27, 2026. It establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in Garland County, Arkansas (Wage Determination No. 2015-5113, Revision 30).

The document provides comprehensive wage and fringe benefit rates for 200+ occupation classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Hourly rates range from approximately $12.49 to $48.58 depending on classification level and occupation type. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $236.80 per week/$1,026.13 monthly) or Health & Welfare via Executive Order 13706 at $5.42 per hour. Special provisions apply to computer employees (exemptions based on specific technical criteria), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night pay and Sunday differentials), and hazardous pay differentials (8% and 4% applicable to ordnance and explosive-related positions). The determination also addresses uniform allowances, vacation accrual (2-4 weeks based on tenure), holidays (minimum 11 paid days annually), and conformance procedures for unlisted occupations requiring Department of Labor approval.