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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Cook County, Illinois
$77.74an hour, base + fringes · Truck Driver, Class 1
$47.55 wage + $30.19 fringe benefits · east part
On Illinois public works in Cook County, a teamster working as Truck Driver, Class 1 must be paid at least $77.74 an hour: a $47.55 base wage plus $30.19 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $77.74 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage. IDOL sorts this trade into numbered classes by equipment or duties, and this is Class 1.
IDOL's Cook 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 8 teamster rates for Cook County, from $76.39 to $78.39 an hour. See all of them.
This rate covers only the east part of Cook County. IDOL describes the other part: “TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road.” This rate covers the rest of the county. Rates for the rest of the county are in the table below.
Base wage and fringe: $47.55 + $30.19
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) | $47.55 |
| Health and welfare | $13.50 |
| Pension | $16.34 |
| Training | $0.35 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $77.74 |
Foreman base wage: $48.20 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon teamster rate in Cook 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.
We don't put a federal figure next to IDOL's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with IDOL's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 6 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - HEAVY AND HIGHWAY)TEAM0731-001 | $76.47 | $46.20 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 5 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - HEAVY AND HIGHWAY)TEAM0731-001 | $76.27 | $46.00 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 4 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - HEAVY AND HIGHWAY)TEAM0731-001 | $76.07 | $45.80 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 2 OR 3 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - HEAVY AND HIGHWAY)TEAM0731-001 | $75.82 | $45.55 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 6 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL)TEAM0786-001 | $54.94 | $54.64 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 5 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL)TEAM0786-001 | $54.73 | $54.43 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 4 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL)TEAM0786-001 | $54.51 | $54.21 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: 2 & 3 AXLES (COOK COUNTY - BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL)TEAM0786-001 | $54.25 | $53.95 | IL20260009 Mod 3 |
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 Cook 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).
What each class covers
IDOL's explanation of classes for Cook County, copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.
TRUCK DRIVER - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION - EAST & WEST
Class 1. Two or three Axle Trucks. A-frame Truck when used for transportation purposes; Air Compressors and Welding Machines, including those pulled by cars, pick-up trucks and tractors; Ambulances; Batch Gate Lockers; Batch Hopperman; Car and Truck Washers; Carry-alls; Fork Lifts and Hoisters; Helpers; Mechanics Helpers and Greasers; Oil Distributors 2-man operation; Pavement Breakers; Pole Trailer, up to 40 feet; Power Mower Tractors; Self-propelled Chip Spreader; Skipman; Slurry Trucks, 2-man operation; Slurry Truck Conveyor Operation, 2 or 3 man; Teamsters; Unskilled Dumpman; and Truck Drivers hauling warning lights, barricades, and portable toilets on the job site. Class 2. Four axle trucks; Dump Crets and Adgetors under 7 yards; Dumpsters, Track Trucks, Euclids, Hug Bottom Dump Turnapulls or Turnatrailers when pulling other than self-loading equipment or similar equipment under 16 cubic yards; Mixer Trucks under 7 yards; Ready-mix Plant Hopper Operator, and Winch Trucks, 2 Axles. Class 3. Five axle trucks; Dump Crets and Adgetors 7 yards and over; Dumpsters, Track Trucks, Euclids, Hug Bottom Dump Turnatrailers or turnapulls when pulling other than self-loading equipment or similar equipment over 16 cubic yards; Explosives and/or Fission Material Trucks; Mixer Trucks 7 yards or over; Mobile Cranes while in transit; Oil Distributors, 1-man operation; Pole Trailer, over 40 feet; Pole and Expandable Trailers hauling material over 50 feet long; Slurry trucks, 1-man operation; Winch trucks, 3 axles or more; Mechanic--Truck Welder and Truck Painter. Class 4. Six axle trucks; Dual-purpose vehicles, such as mounted crane trucks with hoist and accessories; Foreman; Master Mechanic; Self-loading equipment like P.B. and trucks with scoops on the front. Other Classifications of Work: For definitions of classifications not otherwise set out, the Department generally has on file such definitions which are available. If a task to be performed is not subject to one of the classifications of pay set out, the Department will upon being contacted state which neighboring county has such a classification and provide such rate, such rate being deemed to exist by reference in this document. If no neighboring county rate applies to the task, the Department shall undertake a special determination, such special determination being then deemed to have existed under this determination. If a project requires these, or any classification not listed, please contact IDOL at 217-782-1710 for wage rates or clarifications.
LANDSCAPING
Landscaping work falls under the existing classifications for laborer, operating engineer and truck driver. The work performed by landscape plantsman and landscape laborer is covered by the existing classification of laborer. The work performed by landscape operators (regardless of equipment used or its size) is covered by the classifications of operating engineer. The work performed by landscape truck drivers (regardless of size of truck driven) is covered by the classifications of truck driver.
Every teamster rate in Cook County
As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Truck Driver, Class 4east part$78.39
- Truck Driver, Class 3east part$78.19
- Truck Driver, Class 2east part$77.99
- Truck Driver, Class 1east part$77.74
- Truck Driver, Class 4west part$76.94
- Truck Driver, Class 3west part$76.74
- Truck Driver, Class 2west part$76.54
- Truck Driver, Class 1west part$76.39
| Trade and class | Base + fringes | Base | Fringes | OT Mon–Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Driver, Class 1east part Rest of the county. IDOL describes the other part: TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $77.74 | $47.55 | $30.19 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 2east part Rest of the county. IDOL describes the other part: TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $77.99 | $47.80 | $30.19 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 3east part Rest of the county. IDOL describes the other part: TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $78.19 | $48.00 | $30.19 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 4east part Rest of the county. IDOL describes the other part: TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $78.39 | $48.20 | $30.19 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 1west part TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $76.39 | $46.23 | $30.16 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 2west part TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $76.54 | $46.38 | $30.16 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 3west part TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $76.74 | $46.58 | $30.16 | 1.5× |
| Truck Driver, Class 4west part TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road. | $76.94 | $46.78 | $30.16 | 1.5× |
How Cook County compares
The main teamster 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Cook Countybase $47.55$77.74
- DuPage Countybase $46.71$76.21
- Will Countybase $50.74$78.64
- Kane Countybase $46.71$76.21
Teamster (Truck Driver) 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).
| County | Classification | Base + fringes | Base | vs Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $78.64 | $50.74 | +$0.90 |
| Kendall County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $78.64 | $50.74 | +$0.90 |
| Cook County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $77.74 | $47.55 | |
| DuPage County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $76.21 | $46.71 | −$1.53 |
| Kane County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $76.21 | $46.71 | −$1.53 |
| Lake County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $75.99 | $46.44 | −$1.75 |
| McHenry County | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $75.99 | $46.44 | −$1.75 |
Regions inside Cook County
IDOL's boundary text for this trade, copied from the county's Explanations.
- west TRUCK DRIVERS (WEST) - That part of the county West of Barrington Road.
More from IDOL on this rate
- Cook County schedule (IDOL PDF, page 3)
- Work that no listed trade covers: IDOL names a neighboring county's classification to use. Call 217-782-1710.
- Apprentices: IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only.
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 $77.74. 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 Cook County, posted October 19, 2026, page 3: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Cook.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 Cook County as CSV · Report an error