Wage_Determination_2015-5397_Revision_28_2026-05-13_Fergus_County_Montana.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 Montana counties including Big Horn, Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Musselshell, Petroleum, Pondera, Teton, Toole, and Wheatland. The wage determination (2015-5397, Revision 28, effective 5/13/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for numerous occupational classifications across multiple service categories.

The document contains comprehensive wage schedules for occupations spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, training and instruction, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring and longshhoremen, and technical occupations, with hourly rates ranging from $10.63 to $57.18. All occupations listed receive Health & Welfare benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 per week/$962.00 per month), plus vacation accrual of 2-4 weeks depending on tenure, minimum eleven paid holidays annually, and hazardous pay differentials of 4-8 percent where applicable. The determination includes specific footnotes addressing computer employee exemptions, air traffic controller and weather observer night pay supplements, uniform allowance requirements, and conformance procedures for unlisted occupational classifications requiring Department of Labor approval.