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Illinois drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $65.70 an hour in Rock Island County to $108.33 in Will County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $75.74.

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county (Lather), 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 drywall installer or lather: $75.74 per hourSaline County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeWinnebago County drywall installer or lather: $89.20 per hourDeKalb County drywall installer or lather: $92.29 per hourMarshall County drywall installer or lather: $80.51 per hourPiatt County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourRichland County: no rate for this tradeLogan County drywall installer or lather: $75.78 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourKendall County drywall installer or lather: $105.34 per hourKnox County drywall installer or lather: $75.76 per hourLaSalle County drywall installer or lather: $80.51 per hourTazewell County drywall installer or lather: $75.76 per hourChristian County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourScott County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourGrundy County drywall installer or lather: $105.34 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradePutnam County drywall installer or lather: $80.51 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeHenry County drywall installer or lather: $65.70 per hourMacoupin County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourDe Witt County drywall installer or lather: $75.74 per hourMcDonough County drywall installer or lather: $75.82 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeSt. Clair County: no rate for this tradeJasper County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourCumberland County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourBond County: no rate for this tradeEdgar County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourOgle County drywall installer or lather: $89.20 per hour (split by region)Jo Daviess County drywall installer or lather: $87.25 per hourFulton County drywall installer or lather: $75.76 per hourBureau County drywall installer or lather: $80.51 per hourStephenson County drywall installer or lather: $87.25 per hourPike County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMason County drywall installer or lather: $75.76 per hourLawrence County: no rate for this tradeMcHenry County drywall installer or lather: $105.34 per hourKane County drywall installer or lather: $105.34 per hourDouglas County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourJersey County: no rate for this tradeCass County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMassac County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMercer County drywall installer or lather: $65.70 per hourSchuyler County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourWabash County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeGallatin County: no rate for this tradeGreene County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourEdwards County: no rate for this tradeWarren County drywall installer or lather: $75.82 per hourBrown County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMontgomery County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradePope County: no rate for this tradeClark County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourLee County drywall installer or lather: $87.25 per hourShelby County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourCook County drywall installer or lather: $105.33 per hourKankakee County drywall installer or lather: $96.52 per hourPulaski County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeVermilion County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMenard County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMonroe County: no rate for this tradeRock Island County drywall installer or lather: $65.70 per hourWilliamson County: no rate for this tradeWoodford County drywall installer or lather: $75.76 per hourHardin County: no rate for this tradeAdams County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourIroquois County drywall installer or lather: $96.52 per hourLivingston County drywall installer or lather: $75.74 per hourHenderson County drywall installer or lather: $65.70 per hourBoone County drywall installer or lather: $89.20 per hourAlexander County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County drywall installer or lather: $87.25 per hourWill County drywall installer or lather: $108.33 per hourStark County drywall installer or lather: $80.51 per hourRandolph County: no rate for this tradeLake County drywall installer or lather: $105.33 per hourMacon County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMcLean County drywall installer or lather: $75.74 per hourChampaign County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourClinton County: no rate for this tradeHancock County drywall installer or lather: $75.82 per hourWhiteside County drywall installer or lather: $87.25 per hourWhite County: no rate for this tradeSangamon County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourMoultrie County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradePeoria County drywall installer or lather: $75.76 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeColes County drywall installer or lather: $74.92 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeDuPage County drywall installer or lather: $105.33 per hour
$65$74$74$75$89$108Drywall Installer / Lather, 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 drywall installer or lather make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

12 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 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. Will County1 county$108.33
  2. Kane County group3 counties$105.34
  3. Grundy County1 county$105.34
  4. Cook County group3 counties$105.33
  5. Kankakee County group2 counties$96.52
  6. DeKalb County1 county$92.29
  7. Winnebago County group2 counties$89.20
  8. Ogle County1 county$89.20
  9. Lee County group5 counties$87.25
  10. LaSalle County group5 counties$80.51
  11. Hancock County group3 counties$75.82
  12. Logan County1 county$75.78
  13. Peoria County group6 counties$75.76
  14. McLean County group4 counties$75.74
  15. Sangamon County group15 counties$74.92
  16. Champaign County group12 counties$74.92
  17. Rock Island County group4 counties$65.70

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Will CountyLather$108.33 $58.51 
Kane County group, 3 counties: Kane, Kendall, McHenryLather$105.34 $58.51 
Grundy CountyLather$105.34 $58.51 
Cook County group, 3 counties: Cook, DuPage, LakeLather$105.33 $58.51 
Kankakee County group, 2 counties: Iroquois, KankakeeLather$96.52 $48.76 
DeKalb CountyLather$92.29 $52.26 
Winnebago County group, 2 counties: Boone, WinnebagoLather$89.20 $49.00 
Ogle County*Lather$89.20 $49.00 
Lee County group, 5 counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Stephenson, WhitesideLather$87.25 $47.22 
LaSalle County group, 5 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam, StarkLather$80.51 $42.00 
Hancock County group, 3 counties: Hancock, McDonough, WarrenLather$75.82 $39.02 
Logan CountyLather$75.78 $38.98 
Peoria County group, 6 counties: Fulton, Knox, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell, WoodfordLather$75.76 $40.77 
McLean County group, 4 counties: De Witt, Ford, Livingston, McLeanLather$75.74 $40.75 
Sangamon County group, 15 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Greene, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, ScottLather$74.92 $38.12 
Champaign County group, 12 counties: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Moultrie, Shelby, VermilionLather$74.92 $42.97 
Rock Island County group, 4 counties: Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock IslandLather$65.70 $35.25 

12 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 5 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 drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Cook County?

$105.33 an hour: a $58.51 base wage plus $46.82 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Cook County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $105.33 total is a $58.51 base wage plus $46.82 in fringe benefits, about 44% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice drywall installer or lathers 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 drywall installer or lather rate?

IDOL often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 69 counties with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 12 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Sangamon County group).

Which county pays drywall installer or lathers the most in Illinois?

Will County, at $108.33 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Rock Island County at $65.70, and the median county is $75.74.