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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage, Franklin County group, Illinois (21 counties)

IDOL sets the same utility lineman rates, row for row, in 21 counties: Alexander, Clay, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White and Williamson. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$96.96an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Electric Pwr Lineman

$68.30 base wage + $28.66 fringe benefits

On Illinois public works in each of these 21 counties, a utility lineman working as Electric Pwr Lineman must be paid at least $96.96 an hour: a $68.30 base wage plus $28.66 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $96.96 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage.

IDOL's schedule for each of these counties, posted October 19, 2026, for work performed on or after October 19, 2026. Checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.

IDOL lists 4 utility lineman rates for each of these counties, from $60.18 to $96.96 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $68.30 + $28.66

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)$68.30
Health and welfare$8.85
Pension$19.13
Training$0.68
Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total)$96.96

Foreman base wage: $72.95 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.

When does this rate change?

What each class covers

IDOL's explanation of classes for these counties (the same text in each schedule), copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.

ELECTRIC POWER LINEMAN

Construction, maintenance and dismantling of overhead and underground electric power lines, including high voltage pipe type cable work, and associated structures and equipment. ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CLASS 1 Operation of all crawler type equipment D-4 and larger from the ground to assist the Electric Power Linemen in performing their duties. ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS - CLASS 2 Operation of all other equipment from the ground to assist the Electric Power Linemen in performing their duties.

ELECTRIC POWER GROUNDMAN

Applies to workers who assist the Electric Power Lineman from the ground.

Every utility lineman rate in the Franklin County group

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

  1. Electric Pwr Lineman$96.96
  2. Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 1$78.96
  3. Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 2$71.37
  4. Electric Pwr Grndman$60.18
Total hourly rate of each utility lineman classification in the Franklin County group, highest first, split into base wage and fringe benefits.
Trade and classBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateOT Mon–Fri
Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 1$54.35 $24.61 $78.96 1.5×
Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 2$48.47 $22.90 $71.37 1.5×
Electric Pwr Grndman$39.80 $20.38 $60.18 1.5×
Electric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $28.66 $96.96 1.5×

Davis-Bacon utility lineman rates in these counties

The counties share IDOL's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs IDOL
Alexander CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Clay CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Cumberland CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Edwards CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Effingham CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Franklin CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Gallatin CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Hamilton CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Hardin CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Jackson CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Jefferson CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Johnson CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Lawrence CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Marion CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Massac CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Pope CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Pulaski CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Saline CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Union CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
White CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59
Williamson CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS$93.37 IL20260016 Mod 2IDOL +$3.59

Holidays

IDOL's schedule for each of these counties: “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).

How the Franklin County group compares

The main utility lineman 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

$82.13Rock Island$107.20Cook
FranklinNearby: Alexander $96.96, Clay $96.96, Cumberland $96.96, Edwards $96.96, Effingham $96.96, Gallatin $96.96, Hamilton $96.96, Hardin $96.96, Jackson $96.96, Jefferson $96.96, Johnson $96.96, Lawrence $96.96, Marion $96.96, Massac $96.96, Pope $96.96, Pulaski $96.96, Saline $96.96, Union $96.96, White $96.96, Williamson $96.96Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 11 counties pay more than Franklin, 35 the same, 54 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Franklin County groupbase $68.30$96.96
  2. Williamson Countybase $68.30$96.96
  3. Jefferson Countybase $68.30$96.96
  4. Randolph Countybase $67.43$97.59

Which county is in which utility lineman group

Every Illinois county with a utility lineman rate. Counties IDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cook County group, 4 counties: Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, WillElectric Pwr Lineman$67.18 $107.20 
St. Clair County group, 2 counties: Monroe, St. ClairElectric Pwr Lineman$67.43 $97.59 
Randolph County*Electric Pwr Lineman$67.43 $97.59 
Greene County group, 3 counties: Calhoun, Greene, JerseyElectric Pwr Lineman$66.70 $97.55 
Madison County*Electric Pwr Lineman$66.70 $97.55 
Franklin County group, 21 counties: Alexander, Clay, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White, WilliamsonElectric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Washington County group, 6 counties: Coles, Edgar, Fayette, Moultrie, Shelby, WashingtonElectric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Jasper County group, 4 counties: Clark, Crawford, Jasper, WabashElectric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Bond County*Electric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Clinton County*Electric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Perry CountyElectric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Richland CountyElectric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
Wayne CountyElectric Pwr Lineman$68.30 $96.96 
DuPage County group, 14 counties: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, WinnebagoElectric Pwr Lineman$65.92 $96.17 
Champaign County group, 37 counties: Adams, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, De Witt, Douglas, Ford, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Morgan, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, WoodfordElectric Pwr Lineman$66.69 $95.53 
Macoupin County*Electric Pwr Lineman$66.69 $95.53 
Montgomery County*Electric Pwr Lineman$66.69 $95.53 
Rock Island CountyElectric Pwr Lineman$56.97 $82.13 

8 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.

Illinois utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from IDOL on this rate

  • Each county's IDOL schedule (PDF) is listed under Source below.
  • 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.

Every trade's rates, county by county: Alexander · Clay · Cumberland · Edwards · Effingham · Franklin · Gallatin · Hamilton · Hardin · Jackson · Jefferson · Johnson · Lawrence · Marion · Massac · Pope · Pulaski · Saline · Union · White · Williamson

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 $96.96. 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, posted October 19, 2026. IDOL prints one schedule per county:

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 every Illinois rate as CSV · Report an error