Prevailing wage rates · Illinois · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Menard County, Illinois
Residential construction · IL20260047 modification 2, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 9 classifications for residential work in Menard 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 $63.59 (plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter (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.
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 30, 2026 · modification 11 fringe formula changed
- Electrician: 1 fringe formula changed
Every line that changed (1)
Classification Was Now Change ELECTRICIAN $23.37 + 3.5%+14.75 $24.83 + 3.5%+16.25 changed
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.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC0193-008 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 2, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (MENARD COUNTY) | $24.83 | $17.12 | $41.95 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0965-006 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2023 | ||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 2…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 2 ASPHALT BOOSTER & HEATER; ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR; ASPHALT PLANT FIREMAN;BUILDING ELEVATOR; BULL FLOAT OR FLEXPLANE; CONCRETE FINSHING MACHINE; CONCRETE SAW, SELF PROPELLED; CONCRETE SPREADER MACHINE; GRAVEL OR STONE SPREADER, POWER OPERATED; HOIST AUTOMATIC; HOIST WITH ONE DRUM & ONE LOAD LINE; OILER ON 2 PAVING MIXERS WHEN USED IN TANDEM BOOM OR WINCH TRUCK; OST HOLE DIGGERS; MECHANICAL; ROAD OR STREET SWEEPER, SELF-PROPELLED; SCISSORS HOIST; SEAMAN TILLER; STRAW MACHINE; VIBRATORY COMPACTOR; WELL DRILL MACHINE; & MUD JACKS. (MENARD COUNTY) PREMIUM PAY: - CRANES WITH BOOMS-120-200 FT.- 1.00 PER HOUR; 150 FT. .02 PER FOOT FOR EACH FOOT ABOVE 200; MULTIPLE UNIT MACHINES- 1.00 PER HOUR; UNDERGROUND WORK- 1.00 PER HOUR; UNDER AIR PRESSURE- 1.00 PER HOUR; LONG BOOMS ON STATIONARY CRANES- 1.00 PER HOUR. ABOVE LONG BOOM SCALE HAZARDOUS WASTE/ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORKERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS: LEVEL A (HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESPIRATORY, SKIN, AND EYE PROTECTION) RECEIVES $2.00 PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN. LEVEL B (SAME AS LEVEL B, BUT A LOWER LEVEL OF SKIN PROTECTION) RECEIVES $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN. LEVEL C (SAME AS LEVEL B, BUT A LOWER LEVEL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION) RECEIVES $1.00 PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN | $38.18 | $28.75 | $66.93 | Agreement, 2023 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1 ASPHALT PLANT ENGINEER; ASPHALT SCREED MAN; APSCO CONCRETE SPREADER; ASPHALT PAVER; ASPHALT ROLLER ON BITUMINOUS CONTRETE; ATHEY LOADERS; CABLEWAYS; CHERRY PICKER; CLAM SHELL; C.M.I. & SIMILAR TYPE AUTOGRADE FORMLESS PAVER, AUTGRADE PLACER & FINISHER; CONCRETE BREAKER; CONCRETE PLANT OPER; CONCRETE PUMPS; CRANES; DERRICKS; DERRICK BOATS; DRAGLINES; EARTH AUGER BORING MACHINE, ELEVATING GRADERS; ENGINEERS ON DREDGE; GRAVEL PROCESSING MACHINES; HEAD EQUIPMENT GREASER; HIGH LIFT OR FORK LIFT; HOIST WITH TWO DRUMS OR 2 OR MORE LOADLINES; LOCOMOTIVE; MECHANICS; MOTOR GRADERS OR AUTO PATROLS; OPERATORS OR LEVELMAN ON DREDGES; POWER BOAT OPER; PUG MILL OPERATOR; (ASPHALT PLAT); ORANGE PEELS; OVERHEAD CRANES; PAVING MIXER; PILEDRIVERS; PIPE WRAPER & PAINTING MACHINES; PUSH DOZERS, OR PUSH CATS; ROCK CRUSHER; ROSS CARRIER OR SIMILAR MACHINE; SCOOPS; SKIMMERS 2 CU YD CAPACITY & UNDER: SHEEP FOOT ROLLER (SELF PROPELLED); SHOVELS; SKIMMER; SCOOPS; TEST HOLE DRILLING MACHINES; TOWER MACHINE; TOWER MIXER; TRACK TUPE & LOADERS; TRACK TYPE FORKLIFTS OR HIGH LIFTS; TRACK JACKS & TAMPERS; TRACKORS; SIDEBOOM; TRENCHING MACHINE; DITCHING MACHINE; TUNNEL LUGGER; WHEEL TYPE END LOADER; WINCH CAT; SCOOPS (ALL OR TOURNAPULL). (MENARD COUNTY) PREMIUM PAY: - CRANES WITH BOOMS-120-200 FT.- 1.00 PER HOUR; 150 FT. .02 PER FOOT FOR EACH FOOT ABOVE 200; MULTIPLE UNIT MACHINES- 1.00 PER HOUR; UNDERGROUND WORK- 1.00 PER HOUR; UNDER AIR PRESSURE- 1.00 PER HOUR; LONG BOOMS ON STATIONARY CRANES- 1.00 PER HOUR. ABOVE LONG BOOM SCALE HAZARDOUS WASTE/ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORKERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS: LEVEL A (HIGHEST LEVEL OF RESPIRATORY, SKIN, AND EYE PROTECTION) RECEIVES $2.00 PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN. LEVEL B (SAME AS LEVEL B, BUT A LOWER LEVEL OF SKIN PROTECTION) RECEIVES $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN. LEVEL C (SAME AS LEVEL B, BUT A LOWER LEVEL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION) RECEIVES $1.00 PER HOUR ABOVE JOURNEYMAN | $40.71 | $28.75 | $69.46 | Agreement, 2023 |
| PAIN0090-005 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, September 1, 2021 | ||||
PAINTER EPOXY OR TOXIC-LEAD-BASED PAINT WORK-$1.00 PREMIMUM ALL WORK OVER 40 FT. ABOVE…Full textPAINTER EPOXY OR TOXIC-LEAD-BASED PAINT WORK-$1.00 PREMIMUM ALL WORK OVER 40 FT. ABOVE FLOOR OR GROUND LEVEL - $1.00 PREMIUM | $29.73 | $20.58 | $50.31 | Agreement, 2021 |
| PLUM0137-005 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, April 1, 2025 | ||||
| PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC) | $37.88 | $25.71 | $63.59 | Agreement, 2025 |
| SHEE0218-008 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, June 1, 2022 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC) | $26.73 | $26.48 | $53.21 | Agreement, 2022 |
| SUIL1998-001 · Survey of contractors in IL, October 21, 1998 | ||||
| LABORER, UNSKILLED | $8.41 | $0.00 | $8.41 | Survey, 1998 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $10.90 | $0.00 | $10.90 | Survey, 1998 |
| CARPENTER | $13.72 | $0.00 | $13.72 | Survey, 1998 |
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 IL20260047?
- 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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- 9 classifications in 6 rate groups
- 5 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Menard