Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, effective December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5527, Revision 27). The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contracts performed in Washington Counties of Benton and Franklin under the Service Contract Act.

The wage determination covers approximately 170 occupation classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional services, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $15.39 per hour (Photofinishing Worker) to $72.79 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) or $5.09 per hour for Executive Order 13706 covered contracts. Employees are entitled to two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, increasing to five weeks after 20 years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for computer employees exempt under 29 U.S.C. Section 213(a), air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night and Sunday pay differentials, hazardous duty pay differentials of 4-8 percent, and uniform allowances of $3.35 per week for maintenance. Unlisted occupations require conformance requests submitted on Standard Form 1444 to the Wage and Hour Division for classification and rate determination.