Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This is a federal wage determination document (WD No. 2015-5075, Revision 31, dated 12/03/2025) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, establishing prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees in Illinois and Missouri counties.

The determination covers a comprehensive occupational directory spanning 01000-level through 99000-level job classifications, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional positions, laundry/dry-cleaning, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs services, plant operations, protective services, recreation, technical occupations, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. Each occupation lists corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from $13.54 (Nursing Assistant I) to $50.64 (Air Crew Training Devices Instructor—Pilot and Flight Instructor—Pilot). All occupations receive mandatory fringe benefits including health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (or $222.00/week or $962.00/month), vacation benefits (two weeks after one year, three weeks after eight years, four weeks after 15 years), and 11 paid holidays annually. Footnoted occupations include special provisions: Computer Employees (exemptions under 29 U.S.C. Section 213(a)(1) and 213(a)(17) apply for employees meeting compensation thresholds of at least $684/week); Air Traffic Controllers and Weather Observers (night pay differential of 10% plus 25% Sunday premium); Hazardous Pay Differentials (8% for high-hazard ordnance/explosives work, 4% for lower-hazard work); and Uniform Allowance requirements ($3.35/week reimbursement for cleaning and maintenance in specified cases). Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 establish paid sick leave requirements and minimum wage floors ($13.30/hour adjusted annually for EO 13658 contracts). The conformance process for unlisted occupations requires contractors to submit SF-1444 forms with proposed classifications and wage rates to the U.S. Department of Labor for approval within 30 days of employees performing contract work.