WD - 2015-5429 - Cheyenne Kit Carson Lincoln.pdf

This is a Wage Determination register issued by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act for Colorado counties (Cheyenne, Kit Carson, and Lincoln). The determination (No. 2015-5429, Revision 31, effective 12/03/2025) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract work in this geographic area.

The wage determination lists over 200 occupation classifications across multiple categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional services, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Hourly rates range from $14.42 (Dishwasher) to $59.68 (Nuclear Medicine Technologist), with most positions falling between $16 and $35 per hour. Several computer-related positions include footnotes indicating exemptions for certain professional classifications. Air traffic controllers and weather observers include footnotes regarding night pay and Sunday pay differentials.

All occupations receive standard fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour for health and welfare (or $5.09 per hour for Executive Order 13706 compliance), plus paid vacation accruing from two to four weeks based on tenure, and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. The determination includes special provisions for hazardous pay differentials (4 percent to 8 percent), uniform allowances at $3.35 per week or $0.67 per day, and a conformance process for unlisted job classifications requiring submission of Standard Form 1444 to the Department of Labor for authorization of additional rates.