B03_-_Service_Contract_Act_WD___2015-5049_-_Rev_33.pdf

This 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 for Illinois counties (Fulton, Hancock, Knox, Mason, McDonough, and Schuyler). The wage determination (No. 2015-5849, Revision 33, effective 8/12/2026) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service contract employees across multiple occupational categories.

The document lists approximately 200 occupation codes and titles with corresponding hourly wage rates ranging from approximately $13.79 to $56.49 per hour. Major occupational categories include administrative and clerical positions ($15.43–$28.60), automotive service occupations ($18.04–$23.62), food preparation and service ($15.00–$18.73), health occupations ($16.06–$68.23), information and arts occupations ($13.79–$32.06), instructional occupations ($19.75–$48.24), materials handling and packing ($17.70–$26.33), mechanics and maintenance ($23.07–$51.24), plant and system operations ($27.67–$56.49), protective service ($18.57–$35.08), recreation ($15.09–$25.60), stevedoring ($26.04–$29.19), technical occupations ($19.39–$47.71), and transportation/mobile equipment operations ($14.48–$36.69). The determination mandates health and welfare benefits of $5.92 per hour (or $236.80 per week) for most occupations, with specified variations for Executive Orders 13706 and 13658. Fringe benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, four weeks after fifteen years, and five weeks after twenty years, plus fourteen paid holidays annually. Computer employees and certain technical positions have specific exemptions noted with footnotes referencing Fair Labor Standards Act compliance requirements.