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Illinois carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage, county by county

A carpet and soft floor layer's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $67.22 an hour in Williamson County to $67.22 in Alexander County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $67.22.

Main carpet and soft floor layer classification in each county (Floor layer), 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: no rate for this tradeSaline County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourHamilton County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourWinnebago County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County: no rate for this tradePiatt County: no rate for this tradeRichland County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourLogan County: no rate for this tradeFayette County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourEffingham County: no rate for this tradeKendall County: no rate for this tradeKnox County: no rate for this tradeLaSalle County: no rate for this tradeTazewell County: no rate for this tradeChristian County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeGrundy County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourPutnam County: no rate for this tradeMarion County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourHenry County: no rate for this tradeMacoupin County: no rate for this tradeDe Witt County: no rate for this tradeMcDonough County: no rate for this tradeWayne County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourSt. Clair County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourJasper County: no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradeBond County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourEdgar County: no rate for this tradeOgle County: no rate for this tradeJo Daviess County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeBureau County: no rate for this tradeStephenson County: no rate for this tradePike County: no rate for this tradeMason County: no rate for this tradeLawrence County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourMcHenry County: no rate for this tradeKane County: no rate for this tradeDouglas County: no rate for this tradeJersey County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourCass County: no rate for this tradeMassac County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeMercer County: no rate for this tradeSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeWabash County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourFranklin County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourGallatin County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourGreene County: no rate for this tradeEdwards County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourWarren County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMadison County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourUnion County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourPope County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourClark County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeCook County: no rate for this tradeKankakee County: no rate for this tradePulaski County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourClay County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourVermilion County: no rate for this tradeMenard County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourRock Island County: no rate for this tradeWilliamson County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourWoodford County: no rate for this tradeHardin County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourAdams County: no rate for this tradeIroquois County: no rate for this tradeLivingston County: no rate for this tradeHenderson County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeAlexander County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeWill County: no rate for this tradeStark County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourLake County: no rate for this tradeMacon County: no rate for this tradeWashington County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourCrawford County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourMcLean County: no rate for this tradeChampaign County: no rate for this tradeClinton County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeWhiteside County: no rate for this tradeWhite County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourSangamon County: no rate for this tradeMoultrie County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourPeoria County: no rate for this tradeJackson County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourColes County: no rate for this tradePerry County carpet and soft floor layer: $67.22 per hourDuPage County: no rate for this trade
$67$67$67$67$67$67Carpet & Soft Floor Layer, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a carpet and soft floor layer make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 1 county 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. Madison County group32 counties · Floor Layer$67.22
  2. Wayne County1 county · Floor Layer$67.22

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Madison County group, 32 counties: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, White, WilliamsonFloor Layer$67.22 $42.57 
Wayne CountyFloor Layer$67.22 $42.57 

1 group of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

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 carpet and soft floor layer pay

What is the carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage in Madison County?

$67.22 an hour: a $42.57 base wage plus $24.65 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every carpet and soft floor layer classification in Madison County.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Madison County the $67.22 total is a $42.57 base wage plus $24.65 in fringe benefits, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice carpet and soft floor layers 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 carpet and soft floor layer rate?

IDOL often publishes the same carpet and soft floor layer rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 33 counties with a carpet and soft floor layer rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 32 counties (the Madison County group).