Wage_Determination_2015-4991_Revision_30_2026-05-13_Kossuth_Palo_Alto_Hancock_Counties_IOWA.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration for service contracts in Iowa (Wage Determination No. 2015-4991, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026).

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates for numerous occupational classifications across Iowa counties including Calhoun, Emmet, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, and Wright. Rates are organized by occupational code and range from $12.10 per hour for entry-level positions to $54.07 per hour for specialized roles such as nuclear medicine technologists. Major occupational categories include administrative support and clerical occupations (rates $14.51–$26.78), automotive service occupations (rates $17.33–$23.85), food preparation and service occupations (rates $13.58–$18.53), health occupations (rates $13.26–$54.07), information and arts occupations (rates $13.44–$32.21), information technology occupations (rates $17.63–$27.97), mechanical and maintenance occupations (rates $20.47–$42.08), protective service occupations (rates $17.41–$33.92), technical occupations (rates $18.29–$48.77), and transportation occupations (rates $13.10–$35.72). The document includes specific footnotes addressing computer employee exemptions, night pay and Sunday pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials (4% and 8% based on hazard levels), and uniform allowance requirements. All listed occupations receive benefits including $5.55 per hour health and welfare (or $222 weekly / $962 monthly), two weeks vacation after one year of service, and minimum eleven paid holidays annually. The wage determination applies to all federal service contracts subject to the Service Contract Act awarded in the specified Iowa area.