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Telecommunications Technician prevailing wage in Ford County, Illinois
$64.10an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Electronic System Tech
$40.52 base wage + $23.58 fringe benefits · Building · south part
On Illinois public works in Ford County, a telecommunications technician working as Electronic System Tech must be paid at least $64.10 an hour: a $40.52 base wage plus $23.58 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $64.10 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage.
IDOL's Ford County schedule, 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 telecommunications technician rates for Ford County, from $64.10 to $89.31 an hour. See all of them.
This rate covers only the south part of Ford County. IDOL's wording: “ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SOUTH) - All townships EXCEPT Rogers, Mona, Pella, and Brenton Townships.” Rates for the rest of the county are in the table below.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $40.52 + $23.58
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) | $40.52 |
| Health and welfare | $8.85 |
| Pension | $14.33 |
| Training | $0.40 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $64.10 |
IDOL leaves the other insurance column blank for this row, not $0.00. Our sum counts blank as zero.
Foreman base wage: $43.52 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).
Every telecommunications technician rate in Ford County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication TechnicianBuildingnorth part COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN (NORTH) - Rogers, Mona, Pella, and Brenton Townships. | $48.00 | $41.31 | $89.31 | 1.5× |
| Electronic System TechBuildingsouth part ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SOUTH) - All townships EXCEPT Rogers, Mona, Pella, and Brenton Townships. | $40.52 | $23.58 | $64.10 | 1.5× |
Davis-Bacon telecommunications technician rate in Ford County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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.
We don't put a federal figure next to IDOL's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with IDOL's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | ELECTRICAL LOW VOLTAGE WIRING INSTALLER, BUILDING (CHAMPAIGN, DEWITT (NORTHEAST SIDE), DOUGLAS (NORTHEAST SIDE), FORD (SOUTHSIDE), IROQUIOS (SOUTHWEST SIDE), …ELEC0601-010 | $36.25 | $57.90 | IL20260002 Mod 4 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Illinois Davis-Bacon changes
Holidays
IDOL's Ford County schedule: “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 Ford County compares
The main telecommunications technician 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
- Ford Countybase $40.52$64.10
- Iroquois Countybase $48.00$89.31
- Livingston Countybase $40.52$64.10
- Champaign Countybase $40.52$64.10
Telecommunications Technician rates in nearby counties
Current IDOL rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The Act defines “locality” as the county of the physical work, with narrow exceptions (820 ILCS 130/2).
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Ford County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois County | Communication Technician (building) | $48.00 | $89.31 | +$25.21 |
| Kankakee County | Communication Technician (building) | $48.00 | $89.31 | +$25.21 |
| Ford County | Electronic System Tech (building) | $40.52 | $64.10 | |
| Livingston County | Electronic System Tech (building) | $40.52 | $64.10 | same |
| Champaign County | Electronic System Tech (building) | $40.52 | $64.10 | same |
| McLean County | Electronic System Tech (building) | $40.52 | $64.10 | same |
| Vermilion County | Electronic System Tech (building) | $42.10 | $64.10 | same |
Illinois telecommunications technician prevailing wage by county, with a map
Regions inside Ford County
IDOL's boundary text for this trade, copied from the county's Explanations.
- north COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN (NORTH) - Rogers, Mona, Pella, and Brenton Townships.
- south ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SOUTH) - All townships EXCEPT Rogers, Mona, Pella, and Brenton Townships.
More from IDOL on this rate
- Ford County schedule (IDOL PDF, page 1)
- 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 $64.10. 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 for Ford County, posted October 19, 2026, page 1: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Ford.pdf
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 Ford County as CSV · Report an error