Wage Determination 2015-5771.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration for service contracts in Nebraska Counties (Hall, Howard, and Merrick).

The wage determination (WD 2015-5771, Revision 28, effective December 3, 2025) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across 15 occupation categories encompassing approximately 200 job classifications. Wage rates range from $11.62 per hour for Taxi Driver positions to $57.22 per hour for Nuclear Medicine Technologist positions. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) for Health & Welfare, with an alternate rate of $5.09 per hour for EO 13706 compliance ($203.60 weekly/$882.27 monthly). Employees are entitled to one week paid vacation after one year of service, two weeks after two years, and three weeks after ten years; a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually; and paid sick leave provisions per Executive Order 13706. Hazardous pay differentials of 8 percent and 4 percent apply to designated ordnance and explosives operations. Uniform allowance of $3.35 per week is required unless uniforms are provided and require minimal maintenance. Computer professionals and air traffic controllers/weather observers have specific compensation exemptions and night/Sunday pay provisions. The conformance process allows contractors to request authorization for unlisted occupations through SF-1444, with determinations made within 30 days by the Wage and Hour Division.