C04b_WageDetermination_1232SA26Q1216.pdf

This 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. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract employees in South Dakota counties including 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 wage determination (No. 2015-5375, Revision 28, effective 5/13/2026) specifies hourly rates across 200+ occupational classifications spanning administrative, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health care, information technology, instructional, laundry, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, and technical occupations. Rates range from $12.78 per hour (Dishwasher) to $47.68 per hour (Registered Nurse IV), with fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 weekly) or $5.69 per hour under Executive Order 13706. All occupations receive standard benefits including two weeks paid vacation after one year, three weeks after ten years, four weeks after fifteen years, and eleven paid holidays annually. The determination includes mandatory paid sick leave provisions under Executive Order 13706 and hazardous pay differentials (8% and 4%) for specified hazardous duty work. Uniform allowances of $3.35 per week or $0.67 cents per day are reimbursable for employees required to wear uniforms.