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Prevailing wage rates: Jersey County, Illinois

Residential construction · IL20260030 modification 2, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 8 classifications for residential work in Jersey County, Illinois. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $8.41 an hour (laborer, unskilled) to $73.06 (plumber/pipefitter: including hvac). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Scope

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (consisting of single family homes and apartments up to and including 4 stories)

What changed this year

First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 2, and its rates have changed in 1 modification. Of the 8 rates we can follow line by line from the first publication to today, 1 is higher.

If you bid the job or set pay from an earlier copy, find your trades below. The rates that bind you are the ones in the modification written into your contract.

Latest change

May 18, 2026 · modification 2

Classification names reworded; no change among the 8 lines we could match

SAM.gov reworded this sheet’s classification names in this modification, so not every line can be matched to the one before. Only lines matched with certainty are compared here; nothing is guessed. If your trade is not listed, compare it against your contract’s copy.

Earlier modifications

  • January 16, 2026 · modification 11 rate raised
    • Plumber/pipefitter: 1 rate raised by $2.80 an hour
    Every line that changed (1)
    ClassificationWasNowChange
    PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (Including HVAC)$50.11 + $20.15$51.61 + $21.45+$2.80 (+4.0%)

Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.

Rates by classification

These are the rates in modification 2 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.

ClassificationBasic rateFringeTotalSince Jan 2Source
ELEC0649-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2023
ELECTRICIAN (UP TO AND INCLUDING A SIX FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING…
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ELECTRICIAN (UP TO AND INCLUDING A SIX FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING, BUT EXCLUDING MULTI-BUILDING APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT HAVE COMMERCIAL STORES OR PROFESSIONAL QUARTERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMERCIAL VENTURES SUCH AS NURSING HOMES, MOTELS, INC.)

$30.49$8.58$39.07no changeAgreement, 2023
ENGI0520-007 · Operating Engineers agreement, August 1, 2022
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1 CRANES, DRAGLINES, SHOVELS, SKIMMER SCOOPS, CLAMSHELLS OR DERRICK BOATS, PILE DRIVERS, CRANE-TYPE BACKHOES, ASPHALT PLANT OPERATORS, CONCRETE PLANT OPERATORS, DREDGES, ASPHALT SPREADING MACHINES, SCREWS ON ASPHALT SPREADING MACHINES, ALL LOCOMOTIVES, CABLE WAYS OR TOWER MACHINES, HOISTS, HYDRAULIC BACKHOES, DITCHING MACHINES, OR BACKFILLER, CHERRYPICKERS, OVERHEAD CRANES, ROLLER, STEAM OR GAS, CONCRETE PAVERS, EXCAVATOR CONCRETE BREAKERS, CONCRETE PUMPS, BULK CEMENT PLANTS, CEMENT PUMPS, DERRICKTYPE DRILLS, BOAT OPERATORS, MOTOR GRADERS OR PUSHCATS, SCOOPS OR TOUMAPULLS, BULLDOZERS, ENDLOADERS OR FORK LIFTS, POWER BLADE OR ELEVATING GRADERS, WINCH CATS, BOOM OR WINCH TRUCKS OR BOOM TRACTORS, PIPE WRAPPING OR PAINTING MACHINES, ASPHALT PLANT ENGINEER, JOURNEYMAN LUBRICATING ENGINEER, DRILLS (OTHER THAN DERRICK TYPE), MUD JACKS, OR WELL DRILLING MACHINES, BORING MACHINES OR TRACK JACKS, MIXERS, CONVEYORS (TWO), AIR COMPRESSORS (TWO) WATER PUMPS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE (TWO), WELDING MACHINES (TWO), SIPHONS OR JETS (TWO), WINCH HEAD OR APPARATUSES (TWO), LIGHT PLANTS (TWO), WATERBLASTERS (TWO), ALL TRACTORS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE (STRAIGHT TRACTOR ONLY), FIREMAN ON STATIONARY BOILERS, AUTOMATIC ELEVATORS, FORM GRADING MACHINES, FINISHING MACHINES, POWER SUB-GRADER OR RIBBON MACHINES, LONGITUDINAL FLOATS, DISTRIBUTOR OPERATORS ON TRUCKS, WINCH HEADS OR APPARATUSES (ONE), MOBIL TRACK AIR AND HEATERS (TWO TO FIVE), HEAVY EQUIPMENT GREASER, RELIEF OPERATOR, ASSISTANT MASTER MECHANIC AND HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC, CONCRETE SAWS OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES WITH THEIR ATTACHMENTS, GOBHOPPERS, EXCAVATORS ALL SIZES, THE REPAIR, GREASING, AND FUELING OF ALL DIESEL HAMMERS, THE OPERATION, SET-UP AND CLEANING OFBIDWELLS, CONCRETE PLACEMENT BOOMS, THE ALTERATIONS, REPAIR OF ALL BARGES, WATER BLASTERS OF ALL SIZES AND THEIR CLUTCHES, MOBILE LIFTS, HYDRAULIC JACKS WHERE USED FOR HOISTING, DIESEL OR GAS POWERED FLASHING SINGS USED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL, MICRO PAVERS, LOG SKIDERS, ICEOLATORS USED ON AND OFF OF PIPELINE, CONDOR CRANES, DRILL RIGS OF ALL SIZES, BOW BOATS, SURVEY BOATS, ROSS CARRIERS, BOB-CATS AND ALL THEIR ATTACHMENTS, SKID STEER LOADERS AND ALL THEIR ATTACHMENTS, CRETER CRANE, DIRECT DRIVE ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BOLTING AND UNBOLTING THE ADJUSTING AND SHIMMING, (DEWATERINGJOBS, WHIRLEY CRANE, CONVEYOR BELTS) ETC., BATCH PLANTS (ALL SIZES), ROTO MILLS, CONVEYORS SYSTEMS OF ANY SIZE AND ANY CONFIGURATION, HYDROSEEDERS AND STRAWBLOWERS ALL SIZES, OPERATION, REPAIR, SERVICE OF ALL VIBRATORY HAMMERS, ALL POWER PACS AND THEIR CONTROLS REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, CURTAINS OR BRUSH BURNING MACHINES, STUMP CUTTER MACHINES, GROUT MACHINES REGARDLESS OF SIZE, NAIL LAUNCHERS WHEN MOUNTED ON A MACHINE OR SELF-PROPELLED, CON-COVER MACHINES, GOLDHOFER AND SIMILAR S.P.M.T. (SELF-PROPELLED MODULAR TRANSPMIERS) HEAVY TRANSPORT UNITS

$40.95$34.95$75.90no changeAgreement, 2022
PAIN0058-011 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, September 1, 2022
PAINTER: BRUSH AND DRYWALL FINISHING EPOXY OR TOXIC-LEAD-BASED PAINT WORK-$1.00 PREMIMUM$31.39$21.58$52.97no changeAgreement, 2022
PLUM0553-004 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, January 1, 2026
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC

FOOTNOTE: A. 4 HOURS PAID HOLIDAYFOR CHRISTMAS EVE IF HOLIDAY FALLS ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

$51.61$21.45$73.06+$2.80 (+4.0%)Agreement, 2026
SHEE0268-005 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2025
SHEET METAL WORKER$34.27$17.44$51.71no changeAgreement, 2025
SUIL1998-001 · Survey of contractors in IL, March 16, 1994
LABORER, UNSKILLED$8.41$0.00$8.41no changeSurvey, 1994
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$10.90$0.00$10.90no changeSurvey, 1994
CARPENTER$13.72$0.00$13.72no changeSurvey, 1994

Modification history

Modification 1January 16, 2026
Modification 2May 18, 2026 (current)

Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).

Questions people ask

Which rate do I pay on IL20260030?
The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
Does modification 2 apply to my contract?
Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.

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On this sheet

  • 8 classifications in 6 rate groups
  • 5 from agreements, 1 from surveys
  • Counties: Jersey