Wage Determination 2015-5771.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, effective December 3, 2025. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work performed in Nebraska Counties of Hall, Howard, and Merrick (Wage Determination No. 2015-5771, Revision 28).

The wage determination covers approximately 200 occupational classifications across multiple job categories including administrative and clerical occupations, automotive service, food preparation and service, furniture maintenance and repair, general services and support, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional operations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operation. Hourly rates range from $11.62 (Taxi Driver) to $57.22 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly), plus one week paid vacation after one year of service, two weeks after two years, and three weeks after ten years. Employees receive a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer employees (footnote 1), air traffic controllers and weather observers with night and Sunday pay differentials (footnote 2), and hazardous duty pay differentials of 4-8 percent for ordnance-related work. Uniform allowance provisions and conformance procedures for unlisted occupational classifications are detailed in the document's closing sections.