Wage Determination Summary

This document 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 wage determination (No. 2015-4935, Revision 30, effective 5/13/2026) applies to the State of Illinois, specifically the Counties of Lake.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for over 200 occupational classifications across multiple industry categories including administrative support, accounting, customer service, data entry, clerical, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance and repair, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, laundry and dry cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling and packing, mechanics and maintenance and repair, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective service, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Wage rates range from $16.40 per hour (Child Care Attendant) to $54.82 per hour (Cable Splicer), with most technical and skilled positions commanding rates between $25 and $50 per hour. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week, equaling $222.00 weekly or $962.80 monthly) or alternatively $5.89 per hour under Executive Order 13786 ($283.60 weekly or $882.27 monthly). The document includes special provisions for hazardous pay differentials (4% and 8% premiums), night and Sunday pay adjustments for air traffic controllers and weather observers, uniform allowances, and vacation and holiday benefits mandated under the Service Contract Act.