Wage Determination 2015-5005.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 for Iowa and Nebraska counties (Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie in Iowa; Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington in Nebraska). The determination, numbered 2015-5005 (Revision 27, effective 12/03/2025), establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees in these geographic areas.

The wage determination includes hourly rates for approximately 200 job classifications organized by occupational category, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation and repair, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring and longshoremen, technical occupations, and transportation and mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $12.74 per hour for lifeguards to $53.85 per hour for cable splicers. All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly), or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 ($203.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly). Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (exempt if compensated at $684 weekly), air traffic controllers and weather observers (night differential and Sunday pay), hazardous duty positions (4-8 percent differential), and uniform allowances. Contractors must comply with conformance procedures for unlisted job classifications using Standard Form 1444.