Wage_Determination_2015-4963_Revision_32_2026-05-13_Big_Stone_County_Minnesota.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 employees in Minnesota counties including Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Swift, and Yellow Medicine.

The wage determination (No. 2015-4963, Revision 32, last revised 5/13/2026) provides hourly rates for 200+ occupation codes organized by occupational category. Rates range from $11.40 per hour for waitstaff/waitress positions to $56.27 per hour for nuclear medicine technologists. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) or $222.00 per week ($962.00 per month), with an additional $5.09 per hour ($203.60 per week) applicable only for Service Contract Act contracts covered by Executive Order 13706. The document includes special provisions for computer employees, air traffic controllers and weather observers (night pay and Sunday pay differentials), hazardous materials differential pay (8% and 4% rates), and uniform allowances. Employees receive a minimum of 11 paid holidays annually and two weeks paid vacation after one year of service. All occupations listed follow the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, Revision 1, September 2015).