WD 2015-5109.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 applies to Arkansas Counties of Benton, Madison, and Washington (Wage Determination No. 2015-5109, Revision 29, effective December 3, 2025).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for approximately 250 occupational classifications across nine major occupational categories: Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations, Automotive Service Occupations, Food Preparation and Service Occupations, Furniture Maintenance and Repair Occupations, General Services and Support Occupations, Health Occupations, Information and Arts Occupations, Information Technology Occupations, Instructional Occupations, Laundry/Dry-Cleaning/Pressing Occupations, Machine Tool Operation and Repair Occupations, Materials Handling and Packing Occupations, Mechanics and Maintenance Occupations, Personal Needs Occupations, Plant and System Operations Occupations, Protective Service Occupations, Recreation Occupations, Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupations, Technical Occupations, Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations, and Miscellaneous Occupations. Wage rates range from $12.92 per hour (Waiter/Waitress) to $51.40 per hour (Nuclear Medicine Technologist). All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly) plus one week paid vacation after one year of service, two weeks after two years, and three weeks after ten years. Eleven paid holidays and health and welfare benefits apply. Computer employees and certain air traffic controllers have specific compensation requirements and differential pay provisions. The wage determination includes a conformance process for unlisted occupations requiring contractor submission of proposed classifications and wage rates within 30 days of contract award, subject to Department of Labor approval.