Summary: 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, establishing prevailing wage rates for service contracts in Wisconsin counties (Barron, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Pepin, and Trempealeau). Wage Determination No. 2015-4929, Revision 33, effective August 22, 2026, applies to all contractors and subcontractors subject to the Service Contract Act.

The determination establishes hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for 250+ occupational classifications spanning administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, instructional services, laundry and pressing, machine tool operations, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs services, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, and technical occupations. Fringe benefits include health and welfare at $5.92 per hour (up to 48 hours per week or $236 weekly), vacation accrual after one year of service, and eleven paid holidays annually. Computer employees, air traffic controllers, and weather observers are subject to specific footnoted exemptions and alternative rate structures. Employees working night shifts or Sundays receive differential pay (10% for regular night work, additional compensation for Sunday work). An 8 percent hazardous pay differential applies to positions involving explosives and ordnance, while a 4 percent differential applies to positions with lower-degree hazard exposure. Uniform allowances are capped at $1.35 per week unless special cleaning requirements apply. The conformance process requires contractors to submit proposed classifications for unlisted positions to the Department of Labor for approval prior to contract performance.