Register of Wage Determinations - Wisconsin Service Contract Act

This is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, effective December 3, 2025 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4899, Revision 29). The document establishes prevailing wage rates for service contract work in Wisconsin counties including Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha.

The wage determination covers 99 distinct occupational classifications spanning nine major occupation categories: Administrative Support and Clerical Occupations (rates $16.79–$33.84/hour), Automotive Service Occupations ($19.23–$28.69/hour), Food Preparation and Service Occupations ($13.85–$21.81/hour), Furniture Maintenance and Repair Occupations ($15.53–$23.21/hour), General Services and Support Occupations ($16.74–$23.15/hour), Health Occupations ($15.48–$48.41/hour), Information and Arts Occupations ($17.80–$39.18/hour), Information Technology Occupations ($22.31–$34.24/hour), and Technical Occupations ($18.06–$48.18/hour), among others. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly), plus paid vacation after one year of service (2 weeks initially, progressing to 4 weeks after 15 years), minimum eleven paid holidays annually, and health and welfare benefits. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, weather observers, and certain hazardous duty positions receive special compensation provisions. Contractors must furnish uniforms at no cost to employees and reimburse uniform maintenance at $3.35 per week unless uniforms require only routine laundering. Unlisted occupations require contractor conformance requests submitted on Standard Form 1444 to the Department of Labor for wage rate determination before performance begins.