WD 2015-5373 3Dec2025.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 (Wage Determination No. 2015-5373, Revision 29).

The wage determination applies to service contracts performed in nine South Dakota counties: Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Potter, Sully, and Walworth. It establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications across multiple service categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation. Wage rates range from $12.57 per hour for dishwashers to $47.61 per hour for flight instructors and maintenance test pilots. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, $222.00 weekly, or $962.00 monthly) or $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 ($203.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after ten years, and four weeks after fifteen years; eleven paid holidays annually; and specific pay differentials for hazardous work (8 percent and 4 percent depending on degree of hazard) and night shift premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers. The determination includes conformance procedures for unlisted occupations requiring contractor submission of proposed classifications via Standard Form 1444.