Service Contract Act WD 2015-5005 Rev 27.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 determination (No. 2015-5005, Revision 27, effective 12/03/2025) applies to Iowa Counties of Harrison, Mills, and Pottawattamie, and Nebraska Counties of Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, and Washington.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $13.68 per hour (Taxi Driver) to $53.85 per hour (Cable Splicer). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour for health and welfare (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 per week, or $962.00 per month), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for employees also covered by Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include vacation accrual (2-5 weeks based on tenure), a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and compliance with Executive Order 13658's minimum wage requirement of $13.30 per hour. Special pay provisions apply to certain occupations, including night and Sunday differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and hazardous duty differentials (4-8 percent) for ordnance-related work. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, and weather observers have footnoted exemptions or special conditions. The determination includes provisions for uniform allowances ($3.35 per week), conformance procedures for unlisted job classifications via SF-1444 form submission, and references to the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, Revision 1) for job duty definitions.