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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in Brown County, Illinois

$75.30an hour, base + fringes · Plumber

$47.15 wage + $28.15 fringe benefits · All work

Brown County uses the same plumber or pipefitter rates as 9 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Illinois public works in Brown County, a plumber or pipefitter working as Plumber must be paid at least $75.30 an hour: a $47.15 base wage plus $28.15 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $75.30 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage. This is IDOL's all work rate; it lists separate building rates for this trade in Brown County.

IDOL's Brown County schedule, posted October 19, 2026, for work performed on or after October 19, 2026. Checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.

IDOL lists 3 plumber or pipefitter rates for Brown County, from $75.30 to $85.23 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe: $47.15 + $28.15

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. The other lines are the fringe benefits IDOL lists for each hour: health and welfare, pension, vacation, training, and "other insurance", which IDOL's legend defines as the "employer hourly cost for any other type(s) of insurance".

Base wage (taxable)	$47.15
Health and welfare	$10.15
Pension	$16.30
Training	$1.70
Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total)	$75.30

IDOL leaves the other insurance column blank for this row, not $0.00. Our sum counts blank as zero.

Foreman base wage: $51.87 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.

Overtime

When	Multiple of base
Monday to Friday, after 8 hours a day	1.5× $70.72
Saturday, every hour	1.5× $70.72
Sunday, every hour	2.0× $94.30
Holidays, every hour	2.0× $94.30

IDOL prints a multiple, not a dollar rate. Its legend: “Unless otherwise noted, OT pay is required for any hour greater than 8 worked each day, Mon through Fri. The number listed is the multiple of the base wage.” The figure under each multiple is the base wage times that multiple.

IDOL's schedule also has two columns headed “Add OT 1.5x owed” and “Add OT 2.0x owed”. For this row they read $0.00 and $0.00. IDOL's legend doesn't define them, so ask IDOL (217-782-1710) before you rely on them.

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Davis-Bacon plumber or pipefitter rate in Brown County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (ADAMS, BROWN, HANCOCK (WESTERN HALF), CARROLL (WEST OF RT 78 EXCLUDING MT CARROLL), HENDERSON, HENRY, KNOX, LEE, MERCER, ROCK ISLAND, SCHUYLER (EXCEPT BROWNING, FREDERICK, AND HICKORY TWPS), WARREN, AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES) at $74.30 ($46.50 base + $27.80 fringe), from IL20260001 modification 6, published October 22, 2026, rate PLUM0025-001. Against IDOL's $75.30: IDOL's rate is $1.00 an hour higher. Note: federal rate covers only part of the county (see federal classification text).

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	PLUMBER (FULTON, HANCOCK (EASTERN HALF), MCDONOUGH (EXCEPT PRAIRIE), MARSHALL (SOUTH OF RT 17), MASON (NORTH OF RT 136), SCHUYLER (BROWNING, FREDERICK & …PLUM0063-002	$73.68	$42.70	IL20260001 Mod 6
Building	PLUMBER (BUREAU, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON (NORTH OF RT. 116 EXCLUDING THE CITY OF PONTIAC), MARSHALL (NORTH OF RT 17 AND EAST OF RT. 116A), AND PUTNAM COUNTIES)PLUM0130-005	$99.52	$60.50	IL20260001 Mod 6
Building	PIPEFITTER (FULTON, HANCOCK (EASTERN HALF), MCDONOUGH (EXCEPT PRAIRIE), MARSHALL (SOUTH OF RT 17), MASON (NORTH OF RT 136), SCHUYLER (BROWNING, FREDERICK & …PLUM0353-002	$68.69	$41.10	IL20260001 Mod 6
Building	PLUMBER (CLINTON (NORTHWESTERN PART INCLUDING ST ROSE, FROGTOWN, JAMESTOWN & KEYPORT), RANDOLPH (WESTERN 1/4 INCLUDING KELLOG, MODOC, PRAIRIE, DUROCKER, AND …PLUM0360-001	$65.00	$43.75	IL20260001 Mod 6
Building	STEAMFITTER (CLINTON (NORTHWESTERN PART INCLUDING ST. ROSE, FROGTOWN, JAMESTOWN AND KEY PORT), RANDOLPH (WESTERN 1/4 INCLUDING KELLOG, MODOC, PRAIRIE, …PLUM0439-002	$73.42	$49.00	IL20260001 Mod 6
Building	PIPEFITTER (BUREAU, LA SALLE, LIVINGSTON (NORTH OF RT. 116 EXCLUDING THE CITY OF PONTIAC), MARSHALL (NORTH OF RT 17 AND EAST OF RT. 116A), AND PUTNAM COUNTIES)PLUM0597-007	$93.62	$55.00	IL20260001 Mod 6
Residential	PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC WORK)SUIL1995-001	$24.02	$17.42	IL20260023 Mod 2

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Illinois Davis-Bacon changes

Holidays

IDOL's Brown County schedule: “The following list is considered as those days for which holiday rates of wages for work performed apply: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Veterans Day in some classifications/counties. Generally, any of these holidays which fall on a Sunday is celebrated on the following Monday. This then makes work performed on that Monday payable at the appropriate overtime rate for holiday pay. Common practice in a given local may alter certain days of celebration. If in doubt, please check with IDOL.”

Holiday work is paid at the holiday multiple in the overtime table (2.0× the base wage for this row).

When this rate changes

Illinois rates don't lock at bid. When IDOL revises a rate, “the revised rate shall apply to such contract” from its effective date, including jobs already under way (820 ILCS 130/4(l)).
A missing notice is no excuse. A public body's failure to send the new rates “does not relieve the contractor of the duty to comply”, or of paying back wages (820 ILCS 130/4(g), (j)).
IDOL surveys in June and must publish the year's schedule by July 15 (820 ILCS 130/9), then posts revisions through the year. In 2026 its postings took effect on Jan 15, Mar 2, Apr 15, May 21, Jul 15, Aug 15, Sep 21 and Oct 19, 2026. Each posting replaces all 102 county schedules.
This page uses the posting for work performed on or after October 19, 2026 (IDOL current rates; older postings are on IDOL's historical rates page).

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in Brown County

As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Sprinkler FitterBuilding$85.23
PipefitterAll work$75.30
PlumberAll work$75.30

Total hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in Brown County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Trade and class	Base + fringes	Base	Fringes	OT Mon–Fri
PipefitterAll work	$75.30	$47.15	$28.15	1.5×
PlumberAll work	$75.30	$47.15	$28.15	1.5×
Sprinkler FitterBuilding	$85.23	$53.68	$31.55	1.5×

How Brown County compares

The main plumber or pipefitter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Illinois

Brown $75.305611776215

$69.11Clay$103.02Bureau

BrownNearby: Schuyler $78.68, Adams $75.30, Pike $75.60Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 66 counties pay more than Brown, 10 the same, 25 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Brown Countybase $47.15$75.30
Schuyler Countybase $45.85$78.68
Adams Countybase $47.15$75.30
Pike Countybase $47.89$75.60

Plumber / Pipefitter rates in nearby counties

Current IDOL rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The Act defines “locality” as the county of the physical work, with narrow exceptions (820 ILCS 130/2).

IDOL's plumber or pipefitter rates for Brown County are the same as in 9 other counties: Adams, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren and 1 more.

County	Classification	Base + fringes	Base	vs Brown County
Schuyler County	Plumber (building)	$78.68	$45.85	+$3.38
Pike County	Plumber (building)	$75.60	$47.89	+$0.30
Scott County	Plumber (building)	$75.60	$47.89	+$0.30
Cass County	Plumber (building)	$75.60	$47.89	+$0.30
Morgan County	Plumber (building)	$75.60	$47.89	+$0.30
Brown County	Plumber	$75.30	$47.15
Adams County	Plumber	$75.30	$47.15	same

Illinois plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $75.30. Your contractor has to post the rates on the job site or give you written notice of them (820 ILCS 130/4(n)), and file a certified payroll with IDOL by the 15th of each month for the month before (820 ILCS 130/5).

A worker paid less than the prevailing rate can sue for the difference (820 ILCS 130/4(g)).

Source

Illinois Department of Labor, prevailing wage rates for Brown County, posted October 19, 2026, page 2: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Brown.pdf

Each figure is read from IDOL's PDF and checked by a second, separate reader. IDOL prints no total; ours is re-added independently. How we check · Download Brown County as CSV · Report an error