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Prevailing wage rates: McLean County, Illinois
Residential construction · IL20260041 modification 2, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 11 classifications for residential work in McLean 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 $91.21 (operator: power equipment: group 1). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (consisting of single family homes and apartments up to and including 4 stories)
Rates by classification
Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC0197-006 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, January 1, 2026 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (MC LEAN COUNTY (EXCEPT ANCHOR, BELLEFLOWER, CROPSEY, CHENEY GROVE TWPS)) | $30.56 | $16.37 | $46.93 | Agreement |
| ELEC0601-008 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (MCLEAN COUNTY (CROPSEY, ANCHOR, CHENEY GROVE, AND BELLEFLOWER TWPS)) | $25.02 | $15.23 | $40.25 | Agreement |
| ENGI0649-009 · Operating Engineers agreement, April 1, 2025 | ||||
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 3…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 3 AIR COMPRESSOR; HERMAN NELSON HEATER, DRAVO, WARNER, SILENT GLO, AND SIMILAR TYPES; WATER PUMP(S); LIGHT PLANTS; GENERATORS; WELDING MACHINES; POWER SUBGRADER; STRAIGHT TRACTOR; TRAC AIR WITHOUT ATTAHMENTS; ROLLER: FIVE (5) TON AND UNDER ON EARTH OR GRAVEL; FORM GRADER; CRAWLER CRANE, SKID RIG OILERS & OILERS WITH CDL; CONVEYOR (1) OR (2); MIXER (3) BAG AND UNDER(STANDARD CAPACITY WITH SKIP); BULK CEMENT PLANT; OILER ON CENTRAL CONCRETE MIXING PLANT; STUD WELDER | $38.03 | $43.42 | $81.45 | Agreement |
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 2…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 2 DINKEYS; POWER LAUNCHES; PH ONE-PASS SOIL-CEMENT MACHINE (AND SIMILAR TYPES); PUGMILL WITH PUMP; BACKFILLERS; EUCLID LOADER; FORKLIFTS; JEEPS W/DITCHING MACHINE OR OTHER ATTACHMENTS; TUNELUGER; AUTOMATIC CEMENT AND GRAVEL BATCHING PLANTS; MOBILE DRILLS (SOIL TESTING) AND SIMILAR TYPES; GURRIES AND SIMILAR TYPES; 1 AND 2 DRUM HOISTS (BUCK HOISTS AND SIMILAR TYPES); CHICAGO BOOM; HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE & PIPE JACKING MACHINE; HYDRO BOOM; DEWATERING SYSTEM; STRAW BLOWER; HYDRO SEEDER; ASSISTANT HEAVY EQUIPMENT GREASER ON SPREAD; TRACTORS (TRACK- TYPE) WITHOUT POWER UNIT PULLING ROLLERS; ROLLERS ON ASPHALT - BRICK OR MACADAM; CONCRETE BREAKERS; CONCRETE SPREADERS; MULE PULLING ROLLERS; CEMENT STRIPPER; CEMENT FINISHING MACHINES & CMI TEXTURE & REEL CURING MACHINES; CEMENT FINISHING MACHINE; BARBER GREEN OR SIMILAR LOADERS; VIBRO TAMPER (ALL SIMILAR TYPES) SELF- PROPELLED; WINCH OR BOOM TRUCK; MECHANICAL BULL FLOATS; MIXERS OVER 3 BAGS; TRACTOR PULLING POWER BLADE OR ELEVATING GRADER; PORTER REX RAIL; CLARY SCREED; TRUCK-TYPE OILERS WITH CDL; FIREMAN; SPRAY MACHINE ON PAVING; CURB MACHINES; TRUCK CRANE OILERS WITH CDL; OIL DISTRIBUTOR; TRUCK-MOUNTED SAWS; ALL ELEVATOR, PERMANENTLY INSTALLED USED FOR HOISTING OR LOWERING BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTION ELEVATOR TEMPORARILY INSTALLED | $44.09 | $43.42 | $87.51 | Agreement |
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 1…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 1 OVERHEAD CRANES; GRADALL; ALL ROUGH TERRAIN HYDRAULIC CRANES (CHERRY PICKERS) 91,000 LBS GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND OVER REQUIRE AN OILER; MECHANICS; CENTRAL CONCRETE MIXING PLANT OPERATOR; ROAD PAVERS (SINGLE DRUM, DUAL DRUM, TRI-BATCHERS); BLACKTOP PLANT OPERATORS AND PLANT ENGINEERS; 3-DRUM HOIST; DERRICKS; HYDRO CRANES (NON-LATTICE BOOM TRUCK CRANES HAVING THREE (3) AXLES OR LESS SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN OILER, A DOLLY SHALL COUNT AS AN AXLE); SHOVELS; SKIMMER SCOOPS; KOEHRING SCOOPER; DRAGLINES; BACKHOE; DERRICK BOATS; 360"" SWING EXCAVATORS; LOCOMOTIVE CRANES; DREDGE (ALL TYPES); GUARD RAIL MACHINES ( MACHINES THAT CANNOT BE MOVED FORWARD FROM THE POST POUNDER SEAT REQUIRES AN OILER); MOTOR PATROL; POWER BLADES-DUMORE-ELEVATING AND SIMILAR TYPES; TOWER CRANES (CRAWLER-MOBILE) AND STATIONARY; CRANE-TYPE BACK-FILLER; DROTT YUMBO AND SIMILAR TYPES CONSIDERED AS CRANES; CAISSON RIGS; DOZER; TOURNADOZER; WORK BOATS; ROSS CARRIER; TUNNEL BORING MACHINE (SHALL REQUIRE AN OILER); CARTS/HAUL UNITS FOR A BORING MACHINE; HELICOPTER; TOURNAPULLS - ALL AND SIMILAR TYPES; SCOOPS (ALL SIZES); PUSHCATS; ENDLOADERS (ALL TYPES); ASPHALT SURFACING MACHINE; SLIP FORM PAVER; ROCK CRUSHER; HEAVY EQUIPMENT GREASER; CMI, CMI BELT PLACER, AUTO GRADE & 3 TRACK AND SIMILAR TYPES; SIDE BOOMS; MULTIPLE UNIT EARTH MOVERS: .75 CENTS PER HR., FOR EACH SCOOP OVER ONE (1); CRETER CRANE; TRENCH MACHINE; PUMPCRETE-BELT CRETE- SQUEEZE CRETES-SCREW-TYPE PUMPS AND GYPSUM, BULKER & PUMP- OPERATOR WILL CLEAN; FORMLESS FINISHING MACHINE; FLAHERTY SPREADER OR SIMILAR TYPES; SCREEE MAN ON LAYDOWN MACHINE; WHEEL TRACTORS (INDUSTRIAL OR FARM-TYPE W/DOZER-HOE-ENDLOADER OR OTHER ATTACHMENTS); FWD & SIMILAR TYPES; VERMEER CONCRETE SAW; SELF PROPELLED CONCRETE SAW; MATERIAL CRUSHER; SCREENING PLANTS; LASER SCREED; SPAN SAW; LULL & SIMILAR TYPES; OFF ROAD TRUCKS, ARTICULATING END DUMP VEHICLES & SIMILAR TYPES; CONCRETE & ALL RECYCLING MACHINES | $47.79 | $43.42 | $91.21 | Agreement |
| PAIN0030-010 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER…Full textPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, PRESSURE ROLLER, SPRAY, AIRLESS SPRAY, SANDBLASTING, TAPER, DRYWALL TAPER/FINISHER, STRUCTURAL STEEL, AND BRIDGES (BUREAU, FORD, HANCOCK, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON, MCDONOUGH, MCLEAN, PUTNAM AND STARK COUNTIES) | $40.00 | $26.90 | $66.90 | Agreement |
| PLUM0099-003 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, May 1, 2025 | ||||
| PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC (MCLEAN COUNTY) | $50.85 | $27.75 | $78.60 | Agreement |
| SHEE0001-006 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, May 1, 2024 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT WORK) (MCLEAN COUNTY) | $28.18 | $33.06 | $61.24 | Agreement |
| SUIL1998-001 · Survey of contractors in IL, March 17, 1994 | ||||
| LABORER, UNSKILLED | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | Survey |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $10.90 | $0.00 | $10.90 | Survey |
| CARPENTER | $13.72 | $0.00 | $13.72 | Survey |
Modification history
| Modification 1 | January 30, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | May 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 IL20260041?
- 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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