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Illinois asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage, county by county

An asbestos and lead abatement laborer's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $57.15 an hour in Rock Island County to $92.11 in Boone County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $68.25.

Main asbestos and lead abatement laborer classification in each county (Asbestos abt-gen), IDOL posting for work on or after October 19, 2026. IDOL prints no total; each figure is base wage plus fringes. Checked October 24, 2026.

Ford County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $85.29 per hourSaline County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourHamilton County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourWinnebago County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.40 per hourDeKalb County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.40 per hourMarshall County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.21 per hourPiatt County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.25 per hourRichland County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourLogan County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.42 per hourFayette County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourEffingham County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourKendall County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourKnox County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.02 per hourLaSalle County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $77.54 per hourTazewell County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $71.71 per hour (split by region)Christian County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.67 per hourScott County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.99 per hourGrundy County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourJefferson County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourPutnam County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $77.54 per hourMarion County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourHenry County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.02 per hourMacoupin County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourDe Witt County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.25 per hourMcDonough County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.01 per hourWayne County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourSt. Clair County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hour (split by region)Jasper County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourCumberland County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hourBond County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hour (split by region)Edgar County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hourOgle County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.44 per hourJo Daviess County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.44 per hourFulton County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.81 per hourBureau County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $77.54 per hourStephenson County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.44 per hourPike County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.65 per hourMason County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.65 per hourLawrence County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourMcHenry County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourKane County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourDouglas County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hourJersey County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourCass County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.99 per hourMassac County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourMorgan County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.99 per hourMercer County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $57.15 per hourSchuyler County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.65 per hourWabash County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourFranklin County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourGallatin County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourGreene County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourEdwards County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourWarren County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.02 per hourBrown County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $65.65 per hourMontgomery County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourMadison County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hour (split by region)Union County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourPope County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourClark County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hourLee County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.44 per hourShelby County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hourCook County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourKankakee County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $85.29 per hourPulaski County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourClay County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourVermilion County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.12 per hourMenard County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.40 per hourMonroe County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourRock Island County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $57.15 per hourWilliamson County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourWoodford County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.21 per hourHardin County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourAdams County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $63.46 per hourIroquois County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $85.29 per hourLivingston County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.21 per hourHenderson County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.02 per hourBoone County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourAlexander County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourCarroll County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.44 per hourWill County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourStark County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.21 per hour (split by region)Randolph County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourLake County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hourMacon County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.67 per hourWashington County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourCrawford County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourCalhoun County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hourMcLean County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.21 per hourChampaign County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.25 per hourClinton County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $70.63 per hour (split by region)Hancock County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.01 per hourWhiteside County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $89.44 per hourWhite County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourSangamon County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.40 per hourMoultrie County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hour (split by region)Johnson County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourPeoria County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $71.71 per hourJackson County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourColes County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $67.33 per hourPerry County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $68.17 per hourDuPage County asbestos and lead abatement laborer: $92.11 per hour
$57$68$68$70$77$92Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties. Hatched counties are split by region.

How much does an asbestos and lead abatement laborer make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

18 groups of counties with identical rates and 18 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Cook County group5 counties$92.11
  2. Kane County group4 counties$92.11
  3. Ogle County group6 counties$89.44
  4. Winnebago County group2 counties$89.40
  5. Kankakee County group3 counties$85.29
  6. LaSalle County group3 counties$77.54
  7. Peoria County1 county$71.71
  8. Tazewell County1 county$71.71
  9. Greene County group3 counties$70.63
  10. Randolph County group3 counties$70.63
  11. Bond County1 county$70.63
  12. Clinton County1 county$70.63
  13. Macoupin County1 county$70.63
  14. Madison County1 county$70.63
  15. Montgomery County1 county$70.63
  16. St. Clair County1 county$70.63
  17. Livingston County group3 counties$70.21
  18. McLean County1 county$70.21
  19. Stark County1 county$70.21
  20. Henry County group4 counties$70.02
  21. Fulton County1 county$68.81
  22. Logan County1 county$68.42
  23. Sangamon County group2 counties$68.40
  24. Champaign County group3 counties$68.25
  25. Franklin County group26 counties$68.17
  26. Wayne County1 county$68.17
  27. Hancock County group2 counties$68.01
  28. Christian County1 county$67.67
  29. Macon County1 county$67.67
  30. Shelby County group6 counties$67.33
  31. Moultrie County1 county$67.33
  32. Vermilion County1 county$67.12
  33. Morgan County group3 counties$65.99
  34. Pike County group4 counties$65.65
  35. Adams County1 county$63.46
  36. Rock Island County group2 counties$57.15

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 5 counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Lake, WillAsbestos ABT-GEN$92.11 $53.00 
Kane County group, 4 counties: Boone, Kane, Kendall, McHenryAsbestos ABT-GEN$92.11 $53.00 
Ogle County group, 6 counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, WhitesideAsbestos ABT-GEN$89.44 $53.74 
Winnebago County group, 2 counties: DeKalb, WinnebagoAsbestos ABT-GEN$89.40 $52.64 
Kankakee County group, 3 counties: Ford, Iroquois, KankakeeAsbestos ABT-GEN$85.29 $48.70 
LaSalle County group, 3 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, PutnamAsbestos ABT-GEN$77.54 $44.00 
Peoria CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$71.71 $37.18 
Tazewell County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$71.71 $37.18 
Greene County group, 3 counties: Calhoun, Greene, JerseyAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $39.54 
Randolph County group, 3 counties: Monroe, Randolph, WashingtonAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $38.44 
Bond County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $36.31 
Clinton County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $34.95 
Macoupin CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $36.83 
Madison County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $36.83 
Montgomery CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $36.31 
St. Clair County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$70.63 $36.00 
Livingston County group, 3 counties: Livingston, Marshall, WoodfordAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.21 $42.62 
McLean CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.21 $40.00 
Stark County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$70.21 $42.62 
Henry County group, 4 counties: Henderson, Henry, Knox, WarrenAsbestos ABT-GEN$70.02 $39.65 
Fulton CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.81 $37.50 
Logan CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.42 $37.07 
Sangamon County group, 2 counties: Menard, SangamonAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.40 $37.05 
Champaign County group, 3 counties: Champaign, De Witt, PiattAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.25 $38.51 
Franklin County group, 26 counties: Alexander, Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, White, WilliamsonAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.17 $39.40 
Wayne CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.17 $39.40 
Hancock County group, 2 counties: Hancock, McDonoughAsbestos ABT-GEN$68.01 $38.00 
Christian CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$67.67 $36.32 
Macon CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$67.67 $38.00 
Shelby County group, 6 counties: Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, ShelbyAsbestos ABT-GEN$67.33 $38.00 
Moultrie County*Asbestos ABT-GEN$67.33 $38.00 
Vermilion CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$67.12 $37.38 
Morgan County group, 3 counties: Cass, Morgan, ScottAsbestos ABT-GEN$65.99 $34.64 
Pike County group, 4 counties: Brown, Mason, Pike, SchuylerAsbestos ABT-GEN$65.65 $37.25 
Adams CountyAsbestos ABT-GEN$63.46 $37.25 
Rock Island County group, 2 counties: Mercer, Rock IslandAsbestos ABT-GEN$57.15 $32.70 

18 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 18 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.

These are journeyworker rates. IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only; apprentice pay follows the registered apprenticeship program's standards.

Questions about Illinois asbestos and lead abatement laborer pay

What is the asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage in Cook County?

$92.11 an hour: a $53.00 base wage plus $39.11 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every asbestos and lead abatement laborer classification in Cook County.

Does asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $92.11 total is a $53.00 base wage plus $39.11 in fringe benefits, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice asbestos and lead abatement laborers get this rate?

IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only. Apprentice pay follows the registered apprenticeship program's standards.

Why do some counties have the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate?

IDOL often publishes the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with an asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate fall into 36 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 26 counties (the Franklin County group).

Which county pays asbestos and lead abatement laborers the most in Illinois?

Boone County, at $92.11 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Rock Island County at $57.15, and the median county is $68.25.