Summary: Register of Wage Determinations Under the Service Contract Act

This is a federal wage determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division for service contracts in Kansas counties (Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Harper, Hassell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Meade, Morton, Pawnee, Pratt, Seward, Stafford, Stanton, and Stevens). The determination is numbered 2015-5345, Revision 27, effective as of December 3, 2025.

The document establishes minimum hourly wage rates for 176 occupation classifications across nine occupational categories: Administrative Support and Clerical (rates ranging from $13.32 to $34.17 per hour), Automotive Service (rates from $16.98 to $22.85), Food Preparation and Service ($10.43 to $17.06), Furniture Maintenance and Repair ($13.91 to $21.42), General Services and Support ($14.82 to $21.81), Health Occupations ($13.89 to $47.28), Information and Arts ($12.63 to $33.05), Information Technology ($19.71 to $28.39), Instructional Occupations ($17.94 to $48.66), Laundry and Dry-Cleaning ($11.53 to $16.41), Machine Tool Operation and Repair ($22.95 to $29.95), Materials Handling and Packing ($16.48 to $24.18), Mechanics and Maintenance and Repair ($18.11 to $49.68), Personal Needs ($12.34 to $18.43), Plant and System Operations ($18.86 to $27.74), Protective Service ($17.38 to $24.68), Recreation ($10.41 to $22.08), Stevedoring and Longshoremen ($31.10 to $35.04), and Technical Occupations ($18.34 to $46.83). All occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (or $222.00 weekly/$962.00 monthly) and are entitled to paid vacation, holidays, and uniform allowances as specified in 29 CFR regulations. Special pay differentials apply to certain occupations, including night pay and Sunday pay for air traffic controllers and weather observers, and hazardous pay differentials of 4 to 8 percent for employees working with explosives and ordnance.