Wage_Determination.pdf

This is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act (SCA) for Arkansas, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service employees in specified Arkansas counties: Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Marion, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Woodruff.

The wage determination (2015-5123, Revision 31, effective 7/30/2026) lists hourly wage rates for over 250 occupational classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, health occupations, information technology, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, protective services, recreation, and transportation. Rates range from $12.12 per hour for bus attendants to $51.85 per hour for registered nurses in supervisory roles. The document specifies mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 per week) for health and welfare; vacation provisions of two weeks after one year of service and additional weeks after five and fifteen years; and eleven paid holidays annually including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The determination also details special compensation rules for computer employees, air traffic controllers, weather observers, hazardous materials handlers, and employees required to wear uniforms, along with procedures for contractor conformance requests and wage determination updates.