Wage Determination.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 determination (No. 2015-5005, Revision 27, effective December 3, 2025) establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work in Iowa counties (Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie) and Nebraska counties (Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington).

The document lists over 200 occupational classifications across multiple job categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $12.74 per hour (Lifeguard) to $53.85 per hour (Cable Splicer). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222 weekly, or $962 monthly), or alternatively $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave compliance. Employees receive two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after eight years, and five weeks after twenty years, plus eleven paid federal holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for computer professionals exempt under Fair Labor Standards Act sections 13(a)(1) and 13(a)(17), night and Sunday pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, an eight percent hazardous pay differential for ordnance work, and a four percent differential for lower-hazard ordnance operations. Uniform allowance provisions require contractors to furnish uniforms without employee cost or reimburse uniform cleaning and maintenance at established rates.