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Illinois field surveyor prevailing wage, county by county

A field surveyor's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $92.11 an hour in McHenry County to $97.04 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $92.11.

Main field surveyor classification in each county (Survey worker), 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: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeWinnebago 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: no rate for this tradeLogan County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County: no rate for this tradeKendall County field surveyor: $92.11 per hourKnox 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 field surveyor: $92.11 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeHenry 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: no rate for this tradeSt. Clair County: no rate for this tradeJasper County: no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradeBond County: no rate for this tradeEdgar 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: no rate for this tradeMcHenry County field surveyor: $92.11 per hourKane County field surveyor: $92.11 per hourDouglas County: no rate for this tradeJersey County: no rate for this tradeCass County: no rate for this tradeMassac County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeMercer County: no rate for this tradeSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeWabash County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeGallatin County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeEdwards County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradePope County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeCook County field surveyor: $97.04 per hourKankakee County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeVermilion County: no rate for this tradeMenard County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeRock Island County: no rate for this tradeWilliamson County: no rate for this tradeWoodford County: no rate for this tradeHardin County: no rate for this tradeAdams 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 field surveyor: $92.11 per hourAlexander County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeWill County field surveyor: $97.04 per hourStark County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeLake County field surveyor: $97.04 per hourMacon County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMcLean County: no rate for this tradeChampaign County: no rate for this tradeClinton County: no rate for this tradeHancock County: no rate for this tradeWhiteside County: no rate for this tradeWhite County: no rate for this tradeSangamon County: no rate for this tradeMoultrie County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradePeoria County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeColes County: no rate for this tradePerry County: no rate for this tradeDuPage County field surveyor: $97.04 per hour
$92$92$92$97$97$97Field Surveyor, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a field surveyor make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 3 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. Cook County group2 counties · Survey Worker$97.04
  2. Lake County group2 counties · Survey Worker$97.04
  3. Kendall County group2 counties · Survey Worker$92.11
  4. Grundy County1 county · Survey Worker$92.11
  5. Kane County1 county · Survey Worker$92.11
  6. McHenry County1 county · Survey Worker$92.11

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 2 counties: Cook, DuPageSurvey Worker$97.04 $60.00 
Lake County group, 2 counties: Lake, WillSurvey Worker$97.04 $60.00 
Kendall County group, 2 counties: Boone, KendallSurvey Worker$92.11 $53.00 
Grundy CountySurvey Worker$92.11 $53.00 
Kane CountySurvey Worker$92.11 $53.00 
McHenry CountySurvey Worker$92.11 $53.00 

3 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 3 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 field surveyor pay

What is the field surveyor prevailing wage in Cook County?

$97.04 an hour: a $60.00 base wage plus $37.04 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every field surveyor classification in Cook County.

Does field surveyor prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $97.04 total is a $60.00 base wage plus $37.04 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice field surveyors 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 field surveyor rate?

IDOL often publishes the same field surveyor rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 9 counties with a field surveyor rate fall into 6 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Cook County group).

Which county pays field surveyors the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $97.04 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is McHenry County at $92.11, and the median county is $92.11.