Wage_Determination_2015-4989_Revision_30_2026-05-13_Worth_County_IOWA.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.

The wage determination applies to Iowa Counties of Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hardin and Worth (Wage Determination No. 2015-4989, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026). It establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract work performed in the specified geographic area. The document lists over 200 occupation classifications with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $11.24 to $47.53. Occupational categories include administrative support, accounting, customer service, data entry, document preparation, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs occupations, plant and system operations, protective service occupations, recreation occupations, stevedoring occupations, technical occupations, and transportation occupations. Fringe benefits required include health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222.00 per week or $962.00 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after fifteen years; eleven paid holidays annually; and night pay/Sunday pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers. Hazardous duty pay differentials of 8 percent and 4 percent apply to certain ordnance and explosive handling positions. The document also addresses uniform allowances, conformance procedures for unlisted occupations using Standard Form 1444, and references to the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations.