WD - 2015-5429 - Cheyenne.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 covers Colorado Counties of Cheyenne, Kit Carson, and Lincoln (Wage Determination No. 2015-5429, Revision 31, effective December 3, 2025).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work performed in the specified Colorado counties. It lists over 300 occupation codes with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $14.42 to $59.68 per hour. All occupations include mandatory fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, equaling $222.00 per week or $962.00 per month) for health and welfare, with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for contracts covered by Executive Order 13706. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service (increasing to three weeks after five years and four weeks after fifteen years), a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually, and applicable differential pay for hazardous work (8 percent for high hazard positions, 4 percent for low hazard positions) and night/Sunday work premiums for air traffic controllers and weather observers. Computer Systems Analysts and Programmers are subject to exemption provisions under 29 U.S.C. Section 213(a)(1) and (17). The determination specifies uniform allowance requirements, conformance procedures for unlisted occupations via SF-1444 form submission, and references the Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations (Fifth Edition, September 2015) for job duty definitions.