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Illinois bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $62.35 an hour in Rock Island County to $96.65 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $71.18.

Main bricklayer classification in each county (Brick mason), 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 bricklayer: $87.77 per hour (split by region)Saline County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourHamilton County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourWinnebago County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourDeKalb County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourMarshall County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourPiatt County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourRichland County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourLogan County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourFayette County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourEffingham County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourKendall County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourKnox County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourLaSalle County bricklayer: $81.74 per hourTazewell County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourChristian County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourScott County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourGrundy County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourJefferson County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourPutnam County bricklayer: $81.74 per hourMarion County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourHenry County bricklayer: $81.74 per hourMacoupin County bricklayer: $66.33 per hour (split by region)De Witt County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourMcDonough County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourWayne County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourSt. Clair County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourJasper County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourCumberland County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourBond County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourEdgar County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourOgle County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourJo Daviess County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourFulton County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourBureau County bricklayer: $81.74 per hourStephenson County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourPike County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourMason County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourLawrence County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourMcHenry County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourKane County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourDouglas County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourJersey County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourCass County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourMassac County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourMorgan County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourMercer County bricklayer: $62.35 per hourSchuyler County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourWabash County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourFranklin County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourGallatin County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourGreene County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourEdwards County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourWarren County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourBrown County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourMontgomery County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourMadison County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourUnion County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourPope County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourClark County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourLee County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourShelby County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourCook County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourKankakee County bricklayer: $87.77 per hourPulaski County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourClay County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourVermilion County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourMenard County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourMonroe County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourRock Island County bricklayer: $62.35 per hourWilliamson County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourWoodford County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourHardin County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourAdams County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourIroquois County bricklayer: $87.77 per hourLivingston County bricklayer: $81.74 per hourHenderson County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourBoone County bricklayer: $89.88 per hourAlexander County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourCarroll County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourWill County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourStark County bricklayer: $81.74 per hourRandolph County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourLake County bricklayer: $96.65 per hourMacon County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourWashington County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourCrawford County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourCalhoun County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourMcLean County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourChampaign County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourClinton County bricklayer: $72.99 per hourHancock County bricklayer: $66.33 per hourWhiteside County bricklayer: $88.38 per hourWhite County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourSangamon County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourMoultrie County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourJohnson County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourPeoria County bricklayer: $72.45 per hourJackson County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourColes County bricklayer: $71.18 per hourPerry County bricklayer: $64.82 per hourDuPage County bricklayer: $96.65 per hour
$62$64$66$72$81$96Bricklayer, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties. Hatched counties are split by region.

How much does a bricklayer make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

11 groups of counties with identical rates and 4 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 group9 counties$96.65
  2. Boone County1 county$89.88
  3. Winnebago County group7 counties$88.38
  4. Kankakee County group2 counties$87.77
  5. Ford County1 county$87.77
  6. LaSalle County group6 counties$81.74
  7. Madison County group11 counties$72.99
  8. Peoria County group8 counties$72.45
  9. McLean County group2 counties$72.45
  10. Champaign County group14 counties$71.18
  11. Pike County group15 counties$66.33
  12. Macoupin County1 county$66.33
  13. Franklin County group22 counties$64.82
  14. Wayne County1 county$64.82
  15. Rock Island County group2 counties$62.35

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 9 counties: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, WillBrick Mason$96.65 $54.81 
Boone CountyBrick Mason$89.88 $53.46 
Winnebago County group, 7 counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, WinnebagoBrick Mason$88.38 $51.96 
Kankakee County group, 2 counties: Iroquois, KankakeeBrick Mason$87.77 $52.99 
Ford County*Brick Mason$87.77 $52.99 
LaSalle County group, 6 counties: Bureau, Henry, LaSalle, Livingston, Putnam, StarkBrick Mason$81.74 $46.24 
Madison County group, 11 counties: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Jersey, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair, WashingtonBrick Mason$72.99 $43.60 
Peoria County group, 8 counties: Fulton, Henderson, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Warren, WoodfordBrick Mason$72.45 $41.67 
McLean County group, 2 counties: De Witt, McLeanBrick Mason$72.45 $41.67 
Champaign County group, 14 counties: Champaign, Christian, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby, VermilionBrick Mason$71.18 $40.00 
Pike County group, 15 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, McDonough, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, ScottBrick Mason$66.33 $37.50 
Macoupin County*Brick Mason$66.33 $37.50 
Franklin County group, 22 counties: Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, White, WilliamsonBrick Mason$64.82 $40.48 
Wayne CountyBrick Mason$64.82 $40.48 
Rock Island County group, 2 counties: Mercer, Rock IslandBrick Mason$62.35 $36.53 

11 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 4 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 bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Cook County?

$96.65 an hour: a $54.81 base wage plus $41.84 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Cook County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $96.65 total is a $54.81 base wage plus $41.84 in fringe benefits, about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice bricklayers 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 bricklayer rate?

IDOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 11 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 22 counties (the Franklin County group).

Which county pays bricklayers the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $96.65 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Rock Island County at $62.35, and the median county is $71.18.