Attachment I - WD - Illinois Kane SCA 2015-5741 Rev. 27 12-03-2025.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, effective December 3, 2025. The determination applies to Illinois counties of De Kalb and Kane and establishes prevailing wage rates for federal service contracts in this geographic area.

The document lists over 400 occupation codes and corresponding hourly wage rates organized by occupational category, including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry cleaning, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical, and transportation/mobile equipment operations. All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours weekly, $222 weekly, or $962 monthly), with an alternative rate of $5.09 per hour for employees on SCA-covered contracts also subject to Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements. Additional benefits include two weeks paid vacation after one year of service, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years, plus a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. The determination includes footnotes addressing computer employees exempt under FLSA regulations, night pay and Sunday pay differentials for air traffic controllers and weather observers, hazardous pay differentials of 8 percent or 4 percent depending on exposure level, and uniform allowance reimbursement standards of $3.35 per week for specialty garments or no requirement for wash-and-wear materials.