Wage Determination 2015-5511.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 federal service contracts in Idaho counties including Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, and Shoshone. Wage Determination No. 2015-5511 (Revision 27, effective December 3, 2025) lists hourly rates across 14 major occupational categories encompassing approximately 270 job classifications. Rates range from $11.84 per hour (Taxi Driver) to $58.25 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations include fringe benefits consisting of $5.55 per hour health and welfare (or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706), plus two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, along with a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually.

The determination includes specialized provisions for computer professionals exempt under Fair Labor Standards Act criteria, air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night pay and Sunday pay differentials, and hazardous duty pay differentials of four to eight percent for ordnance and explosive operations. Employees required to wear uniforms must receive uniform allowances at $3.35 per day or reimbursement for cleaning costs. The document establishes conformance procedures requiring contractors to request authorization for unlisted job classifications via Standard Form 1444 prior to employing workers in non-listed positions, with the Wage and Hour Division making final determinations on proposed classifications and rates within 30 days of submission.