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Field Surveyor prevailing wage, Lake County group, Illinois (2 counties)
IDOL sets the same field surveyor rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Lake and Will. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$97.04an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Survey Worker
$60.00 base wage + $37.04 fringe benefits · Building
On Illinois public works in each of these 2 counties, a field surveyor working as Survey Worker must be paid at least $97.04 an hour: a $60.00 base wage plus $37.04 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $97.04 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage. This is IDOL's building rate; it lists separate highway rates for this trade in the Lake County group.
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 2 field surveyor rates for each of these counties, from $97.04 to $97.04 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $60.00 + $37.04
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) | $60.00 |
| Health and welfare | $20.50 |
| Pension | $14.95 |
| Training | $1.59 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $97.04 |
IDOL leaves the other insurance column blank for this row, not $0.00. Our sum counts blank as zero.
Foreman base wage: $61.00 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.
When does this rate change?
- 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 these counties (the same text in each schedule), copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.
SURVEY WORKER
Operates survey equipment (such as levels, transits, data collectors, GPS and robotic total stations) for the purpose of performing construction layout and/or grade checking.
SURVEY FOREMAN
Operates survey equipment (such as levels, transits, data collectors, GPS and robotic total stations) for the purpose of performing construction layout and/or grade checking; oversees survey crew operations; and/or coordinates work of survey crews. TRAFFIC SAFETY Worker I Traffic Safety Worker I - work associated with the delivery, installation, pick-up and servicing of safety devices during periods of roadway construction, including such work as set-up and maintenance of barricades, barrier wall reflectors, drums, cones, delineators, signs, crash attenuators, glare screen and other such items, and the layout and application or removal of conflicting and/or temporary roadway markings utilized to control traffic in construction zones, as well as flagging for these operations.
Every field surveyor rate in the Lake County group
As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Trade and class | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | OT Mon–Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey WorkerBuilding | $60.00 | $37.04 | $97.04 | 1.5× |
| Survey WorkerHighway | $60.00 | $37.04 | $97.04 | 2.0× |
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 Lake County group compares
The main field surveyor 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lake County groupbase $60.00$97.04
- McHenry Countybase $53.00$92.11
- DuPage Countybase $60.00$97.04
- Kane Countybase $53.00$92.11
Which county is in which field surveyor group
Every Illinois county with a field surveyor 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.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County group, 2 counties: Cook, DuPage | Survey Worker | $60.00 | $97.04 |
| Lake County group, 2 counties: Lake, Will | Survey Worker | $60.00 | $97.04 |
| Kendall County group, 2 counties: Boone, Kendall | Survey Worker | $53.00 | $92.11 |
| Grundy County | Survey Worker | $53.00 | $92.11 |
| Kane County | Survey Worker | $53.00 | $92.11 |
| McHenry County | Survey Worker | $53.00 | $92.11 |
3 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own.
Illinois field surveyor 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.
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 $97.04. 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:
- Lake County: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Lake.pdf, page 3
- Will County: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Will.pdf, page 3
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