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Illinois elevator constructor prevailing wage, county by county

An elevator constructor's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $102.45 an hour in Whiteside County to $118.52 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $106.99.

Elevator Constructor rate in each Illinois county, A to Z

100 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-adams
Alexander CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-alexander
Bond CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-bond
Boone CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-boone
Brown CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-brown
Bureau CountyElevator Constructor · Rock Island County group
$58.77 $43.68 $102.45 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-bureau
Calhoun CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-calhoun
Carroll CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-carroll
Cass CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-cass
Champaign CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-champaign
Christian CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-christian
Clark CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-clark
Clay CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-clay
Clinton CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-clinton
Coles CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-coles
Cook CountyElevator Constructor · Cook County group
$73.65 $44.87 $118.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-cook
Crawford CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-crawford
Cumberland CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-cumberland
De Witt CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-dewitt
DeKalb CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-dekalb
Douglas CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-douglas
DuPage CountyElevator Constructor · Cook County group
$73.65 $44.87 $118.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-dupage
Edwards CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-edwards
Effingham CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-effingham
Fayette CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-fayette
Ford CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-ford
Franklin CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-franklin
Fulton CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-fulton
Gallatin CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-gallatin
Greene CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-greene
Grundy CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-grundy
Hamilton CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-hamilton
Hancock CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-hancock
Hardin CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-hardin
Henderson CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-henderson
Henry CountyElevator Constructor · Rock Island County group
$58.77 $43.68 $102.45 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-henry
Iroquois CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-iroquois
Jackson CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jackson
Jasper CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jasper
Jefferson CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jefferson
Jersey CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jersey
Jo Daviess CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jo-daviess
Johnson CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-johnson
Kane CountyElevator Constructor · Cook County group
$73.65 $44.87 $118.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-kane
Kankakee CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-kankakee
Kendall CountyElevator Constructor · Cook County group
$73.65 $44.87 $118.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-kendall
Knox CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-knox
Lake CountyElevator Constructor · Cook County group
$73.65 $44.87 $118.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lake
LaSalle CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lasalle
Lawrence CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lawrence
Lee CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lee
Livingston CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-livingston
Logan CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-logan
Macon CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macon
Macoupin CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Madison CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-madison
Marion CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-marion
Marshall CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-marshall
Mason CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mason
Massac CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-massac
McDonough CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mcdonough
McHenry CountyElevator Constructor · Cook County group
$73.65 $44.87 $118.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mchenry
McLean CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mclean
Menard CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-menard
Mercer CountyElevator Constructor · Rock Island County group
$58.77 $43.68 $102.45 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mercer
Monroe CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-monroe
Montgomery CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-montgomery
Morgan CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-morgan
Moultrie CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-moultrie
Ogle CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-ogle
Peoria CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-peoria
Perry CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-perry
Piatt CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-piatt
Pike CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-pike
Pope CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-pope
Pulaski CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-pulaski
Putnam CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-putnam
Randolph CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-randolph
Richland CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-richland
Rock Island CountyElevator Constructor · Rock Island County group
$58.77 $43.68 $102.45 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-rock-island
Saline CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-saline
Sangamon CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-sangamon
Schuyler CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-schuyler
Scott CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-scott
Shelby CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-shelby
St. Clair CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Stark CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-stark
Stephenson CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-stephenson
Tazewell CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-tazewell
Union CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-union
Wabash CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-wabash
Warren CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-warren
Washington CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-washington
Wayne CountyElevator Constructor
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-wayne
White CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-white
Whiteside CountyElevator Constructor · Rock Island County group
$58.77 $43.68 $102.45 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-whiteside
Will CountyElevator Constructor
$73.65 $44.82 $118.47 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-will
Williamson CountyElevator Constructor · Madison County group
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-williamson
Winnebago CountyElevator Constructor · Winnebago County group
$67.95 $44.42 $112.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-winnebago
Woodford CountyElevator Constructor · Champaign County group
$60.52 $43.82 $104.34 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-woodford

Main elevator constructor classification in each county (Elevator constructor), IDOL posting for work on or after October 19, 2026. IDOL prints no total; each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. Checked October 24, 2026.

Ford County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourSaline County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourHamilton County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourWinnebago County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourDeKalb County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourMarshall County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourPiatt County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourRichland County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourLogan County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourFayette County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourEffingham County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourKendall County elevator constructor: $118.52 per hourKnox County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourLaSalle County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourTazewell County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourChristian County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourScott County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourGrundy County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourJefferson County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourPutnam County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMarion County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourHenry County elevator constructor: $102.45 per hourMacoupin County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourDe Witt County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMcDonough County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourWayne County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourSt. Clair County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourJasper County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourCumberland County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourBond County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourEdgar County: no rate for this tradeOgle County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourJo Daviess County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourFulton County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourBureau County elevator constructor: $102.45 per hourStephenson County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourPike County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMason County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourLawrence County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourMcHenry County elevator constructor: $118.52 per hourKane County elevator constructor: $118.52 per hourDouglas County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourJersey County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourCass County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMassac County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourMorgan County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMercer County elevator constructor: $102.45 per hourSchuyler County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourWabash County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourFranklin County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourGallatin County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourGreene County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourEdwards County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourWarren County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourBrown County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMontgomery County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourMadison County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourUnion County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourPope County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourClark County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourLee County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourShelby County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourCook County elevator constructor: $118.52 per hourKankakee County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourPulaski County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourClay County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourVermilion County: no rate for this tradeMenard County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMonroe County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourRock Island County elevator constructor: $102.45 per hourWilliamson County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourWoodford County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourHardin County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourAdams County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourIroquois County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourLivingston County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourHenderson County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourBoone County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourAlexander County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourCarroll County elevator constructor: $112.37 per hourWill County elevator constructor: $118.47 per hourStark County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourRandolph County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourLake County elevator constructor: $118.52 per hourMacon County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourWashington County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourCrawford County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourCalhoun County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourMcLean County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourChampaign County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourClinton County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourHancock County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourWhiteside County elevator constructor: $102.45 per hourWhite County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourSangamon County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourMoultrie County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourJohnson County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourPeoria County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourJackson County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourColes County elevator constructor: $104.34 per hourPerry County elevator constructor: $109.64 per hourDuPage County elevator constructor: $118.52 per hour
$102$104$104$109$109$118Elevator Constructor, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an elevator constructor make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

$102.45 to $118.52 an hour, base wage plus fringe benefits, depending on the county; the median county pays $106.99. 5 groups of counties with identical rates and 2 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into base wage and fringe benefits on one scale.

  1. Cook County group6 counties · Elevator Constructor$118.52
  2. Will County1 county · Elevator Constructor$118.47
  3. Winnebago County group8 counties · Elevator Constructor$112.37
  4. Madison County group34 counties · Elevator Constructor$109.64
  5. Wayne County1 county · Elevator Constructor$109.64
  6. Champaign County group45 counties · Elevator Constructor$104.34
  7. Rock Island County group5 counties · Elevator Constructor$102.45
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cook County group, 6 counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenryElevator Constructor$73.65 $118.52 
Will CountyElevator Constructor$73.65 $118.47 
Winnebago County group, 8 counties: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, WinnebagoElevator Constructor$67.95 $112.37 
Madison County group, 34 counties: Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, White, WilliamsonElevator Constructor$65.43 $109.64 
Wayne CountyElevator Constructor$65.43 $109.64 
Champaign County group, 45 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Iroquois, Jasper, Kankakee, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, WoodfordElevator Constructor$60.52 $104.34 
Rock Island County group, 5 counties: Bureau, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, WhitesideElevator Constructor$58.77 $102.45 

5 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 2 counties with rates of their 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 elevator constructor pay

What is the elevator constructor prevailing wage in Cook County?

$118.52 an hour: a $73.65 base wage plus $44.87 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every elevator constructor classification in Cook County.

Does elevator constructor prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $118.52 total is a $73.65 base wage plus $44.87 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice elevator constructors 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 elevator constructor rate?

IDOL often publishes the same elevator constructor rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 100 counties with an elevator constructor rate fall into 7 distinct sets of rates, and 5 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 45 counties (the Champaign County group).

Which county pays elevator constructors the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $118.52 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Whiteside County at $102.45, and the median county is $106.99.