Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division. It establishes prevailing wage rates applicable to federal service contracts in Minnesota and Wisconsin counties, with a revision date of May 13, 2026 (Wage Determination No. 2015-4945, Revision 31).

The wage determination covers service employees in Minnesota counties (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, and Wright) and Wisconsin counties (Pierce and St. Croix). It lists over 300 occupation codes and corresponding hourly wage rates, organized by occupational category including administrative support, health occupations, information technology, instructional occupations, mechanics and maintenance, and protective services. Wage rates range from $12.71 per hour for waiters/waitresses to $52.45 per hour for certain pilot and instructor positions. All listed occupations receive the following fringe benefits: health and welfare at $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, or $222.00/$1,962.00 monthly); vacation of two weeks paid after one year of service; and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Additional compensation requirements apply for night differential pay (10% for air traffic controllers and weather observers), hazardous duty pay (8% and 4% differentials for applicable positions), and uniform allowances. The document notes that Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, and certain other IT positions are subject to specific exemption criteria under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and includes conformance procedures for classification requests via Standard Form 1444.