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Illinois ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $64.65 an hour in Warren County to $113.03 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $72.47.

Ironworker rate in each Illinois county, A to Z

102 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyIron Worker · Hancock County group
$37.05 $27.60 $64.65 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-adams
Alexander CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-alexander
Bond CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-bond
Boone CountyIron Worker · Winnebago County group
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-boone
Brown CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-brown
Bureau CountyIron Worker · LaSalle County group
$51.55 $43.09 $94.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-bureau
Calhoun CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-calhoun
Carroll CountyIron Worker
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-carroll
Cass CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-cass
Champaign CountyIron Worker · Champaign County group
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-champaign
Christian CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-christian
Clark CountyIron Worker · Edgar County group
$42.00 $26.29 $68.29 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-clark
Clay CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-clay
Clinton CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-clinton
Coles CountyIron Worker · Edgar County group
$42.00 $26.29 $68.29 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-coles
Cook CountyIron Worker · Cook County group
$64.19 $48.84 $113.03 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-cook
Crawford CountyIron Worker · Edgar County group
$42.00 $26.29 $68.29 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-crawford
Cumberland CountyIron Worker · Edgar County group
$42.00 $26.29 $68.29 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-cumberland
De Witt CountyIron Worker
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-dewitt
DeKalb CountyIron Worker
$57.55 $49.54 $107.09 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-dekalb
Douglas CountyIron Worker · Champaign County group
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-douglas
DuPage CountyIron Worker · Cook County group
$64.19 $48.84 $113.03 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-dupage
Edgar CountyIron Worker · Edgar County group
$42.00 $26.29 $68.29 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-edgar
Edwards CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-edwards
Effingham CountyIron Worker
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-effingham
Fayette CountyIron Worker
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-fayette
Ford CountyIron Worker
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-ford
Franklin CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-franklin
Fulton CountyIron Worker
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-fulton
Gallatin CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-gallatin
Greene CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-greene
Grundy CountyIron Worker · Will County group
$54.50 $48.33 $102.83 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-grundy
Hamilton CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-hamilton
Hancock CountyIron Worker · Hancock County group
$37.05 $27.60 $64.65 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-hancock
Hardin CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-hardin
Henderson CountyIron Worker · Hancock County group
$37.05 $27.60 $64.65 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-henderson
Henry CountyIron Worker · Rock Island County group
$39.00 $33.38 $72.38 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-henry
Iroquois CountyIron Worker
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-iroquois
Jackson CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jackson
Jasper CountyIron Worker · Edgar County group
$42.00 $26.29 $68.29 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jasper
Jefferson CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jefferson
Jersey CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jersey
Jo Daviess CountyIron Worker
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-jo-daviess
Johnson CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-johnson
Kane CountyIron Worker
$57.55 $49.54 $107.09 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-kane
Kankakee CountyIron Worker
$51.55 $43.99 $95.54 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-kankakee
Kendall CountyIron Worker
$55.75 $48.77 $104.52 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-kendall
Knox CountyIron Worker
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-knox
Lake CountyIron Worker · Cook County group
$64.19 $48.84 $113.03 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lake
LaSalle CountyIron Worker · LaSalle County group
$51.55 $43.09 $94.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lasalle
Lawrence CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lawrence
Lee CountyIron Worker
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-lee
Livingston CountyIron Worker
$51.55 $43.99 $95.54 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-livingston
Logan CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-logan
Macon CountyIron Worker
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macon
Macoupin CountyIron Worker
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Madison CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-madison
Marion CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-marion
Marshall CountyIron Worker
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-marshall
Mason CountyIron Worker
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mason
Massac CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-massac
McDonough CountyIron Worker · Hancock County group
$37.05 $27.60 $64.65 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mcdonough
McHenry CountyIron Worker
$64.19 $48.84 $113.03 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mchenry
McLean CountyIron Worker
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mclean
Menard CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-menard
Mercer CountyIron Worker · Rock Island County group
$39.00 $33.38 $72.38 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-mercer
Monroe CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-monroe
Montgomery CountyIron Worker
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-montgomery
Morgan CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-morgan
Moultrie CountyIron Worker · Champaign County group
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-moultrie
Ogle CountyIron Worker · Winnebago County group
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-ogle
Peoria CountyIron Worker · Peoria County group
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-peoria
Perry CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-perry
Piatt CountyIron Worker · Champaign County group
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-piatt
Pike CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-pike
Pope CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-pope
Pulaski CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-pulaski
Putnam CountyIron Worker · LaSalle County group
$51.55 $43.09 $94.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-putnam
Randolph CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-randolph
Richland CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-richland
Rock Island CountyIron Worker · Rock Island County group
$39.00 $33.38 $72.38 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-rock-island
Saline CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-saline
Sangamon CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-sangamon
Schuyler CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-schuyler
Scott CountyIron Worker · Sangamon County group
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-scott
Shelby CountyIron Worker
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-shelby
St. Clair CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Stark CountyIron Worker
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-stark
Stephenson CountyIron Worker · Winnebago County group
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-stephenson
Tazewell CountyIron Worker · Peoria County group
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-tazewell
Union CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-union
Vermilion CountyIron Worker · Champaign County group
$40.08 $32.10 $72.18 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-vermilion
Wabash CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-wabash
Warren CountyIron Worker · Hancock County group
$37.05 $27.60 $64.65 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-warren
Washington CountyIron Worker · Madison County group
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-washington
Wayne CountyIron Worker
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-wayne
White CountyIron Worker · Franklin County group
$39.60 $27.34 $66.94 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-white
Whiteside CountyIron Worker
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-whiteside
Will CountyIron Worker · Will County group
$54.50 $48.33 $102.83 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-will
Williamson CountyIron Worker · Williamson County group
$40.11 $32.45 $72.56 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-williamson
Winnebago CountyIron Worker · Winnebago County group
$50.74 $52.54 $103.28 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-winnebago
Woodford CountyIron Worker · Peoria County group
$41.05 $34.84 $75.89 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-woodford

Main ironworker classification in each county (Iron worker), 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 ironworker: $72.18 per hour (split by region)Saline County ironworker: $66.94 per hourHamilton County ironworker: $66.94 per hourWinnebago County ironworker: $103.28 per hourDeKalb County ironworker: $107.09 per hour (split by region)Marshall County ironworker: $75.89 per hour (split by region)Piatt County ironworker: $72.18 per hourRichland County ironworker: $66.94 per hourLogan County ironworker: $72.35 per hourFayette County ironworker: $72.35 per hour (split by region)Effingham County ironworker: $72.35 per hour (split by region)Kendall County ironworker: $104.52 per hour (split by region)Knox County ironworker: $75.89 per hour (split by region)LaSalle County ironworker: $94.64 per hourTazewell County ironworker: $75.89 per hourChristian County ironworker: $72.35 per hourScott County ironworker: $72.35 per hourGrundy County ironworker: $102.83 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $75.33 per hourPutnam County ironworker: $94.64 per hourMarion County ironworker: $75.33 per hourHenry County ironworker: $72.38 per hourMacoupin County ironworker: $72.35 per hour (split by region)De Witt County ironworker: $72.18 per hour (split by region)McDonough County ironworker: $64.65 per hourWayne County ironworker: $66.94 per hourSt. Clair County ironworker: $75.33 per hourJasper County ironworker: $68.29 per hourCumberland County ironworker: $68.29 per hourBond County ironworker: $75.33 per hourEdgar County ironworker: $68.29 per hourOgle County ironworker: $103.28 per hourJo Daviess County ironworker: $103.28 per hour (split by region)Fulton County ironworker: $75.89 per hour (split by region)Bureau County ironworker: $94.64 per hourStephenson County ironworker: $103.28 per hourPike County ironworker: $72.35 per hourMason County ironworker: $75.89 per hour (split by region)Lawrence County ironworker: $66.94 per hourMcHenry County ironworker: $113.03 per hour (split by region)Kane County ironworker: $107.09 per hourDouglas County ironworker: $72.18 per hourJersey County ironworker: $75.33 per hourCass County ironworker: $72.35 per hourMassac County ironworker: $72.56 per hourMorgan County ironworker: $72.35 per hourMercer County ironworker: $72.38 per hourSchuyler County ironworker: $72.35 per hourWabash County ironworker: $66.94 per hourFranklin County ironworker: $66.94 per hourGallatin County ironworker: $66.94 per hourGreene County ironworker: $72.35 per hourEdwards County ironworker: $66.94 per hourWarren County ironworker: $64.65 per hourBrown County ironworker: $72.35 per hourMontgomery County ironworker: $72.35 per hour (split by region)Madison County ironworker: $75.33 per hourUnion County ironworker: $72.56 per hourPope County ironworker: $72.56 per hourClark County ironworker: $68.29 per hourLee County ironworker: $103.28 per hour (split by region)Shelby County ironworker: $72.18 per hour (split by region)Cook County ironworker: $113.03 per hourKankakee County ironworker: $95.54 per hourPulaski County ironworker: $72.56 per hourClay County ironworker: $66.94 per hourVermilion County ironworker: $72.18 per hourMenard County ironworker: $72.35 per hourMonroe County ironworker: $75.33 per hourRock Island County ironworker: $72.38 per hourWilliamson County ironworker: $72.56 per hourWoodford County ironworker: $75.89 per hourHardin County ironworker: $72.56 per hourAdams County ironworker: $64.65 per hourIroquois County ironworker: $72.18 per hour (split by region)Livingston County ironworker: $95.54 per hour (split by region)Henderson County ironworker: $64.65 per hourBoone County ironworker: $103.28 per hourAlexander County ironworker: $72.56 per hourCarroll County ironworker: $103.28 per hour (split by region)Will County ironworker: $102.83 per hourStark County ironworker: $75.89 per hour (split by region)Randolph County ironworker: $75.33 per hourLake County ironworker: $113.03 per hourMacon County ironworker: $72.18 per hour (split by region)Washington County ironworker: $75.33 per hourCrawford County ironworker: $68.29 per hourCalhoun County ironworker: $75.33 per hourMcLean County ironworker: $72.18 per hour (split by region)Champaign County ironworker: $72.18 per hourClinton County ironworker: $75.33 per hourHancock County ironworker: $64.65 per hourWhiteside County ironworker: $103.28 per hour (split by region)White County ironworker: $66.94 per hourSangamon County ironworker: $72.35 per hourMoultrie County ironworker: $72.18 per hourJohnson County ironworker: $72.56 per hourPeoria County ironworker: $75.89 per hourJackson County ironworker: $72.56 per hourColes County ironworker: $68.29 per hourPerry County ironworker: $75.33 per hourDuPage County ironworker: $113.03 per hour
$64$68$72$75$94$113Ironworker, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties. Hatched counties are split by region.

How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

$64.65 to $113.03 an hour, base wage plus fringe benefits, depending on the county; the median county pays $72.47. 13 groups of counties with identical rates and 26 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into base wage and fringe benefits on one scale.

  1. Cook County group3 counties$113.03
  2. McHenry County1 county$113.03
  3. DeKalb County1 county$107.09
  4. Kane County1 county$107.09
  5. Kendall County1 county$104.52
  6. Winnebago County group4 counties$103.28
  7. Carroll County1 county$103.28
  8. Jo Daviess County1 county$103.28
  9. Lee County1 county$103.28
  10. Whiteside County1 county$103.28
  11. Will County group2 counties$102.83
  12. Kankakee County1 county$95.54
  13. Livingston County1 county$95.54
  14. LaSalle County group3 counties$94.64
  15. Peoria County group3 counties$75.89
  16. Fulton County1 county$75.89
  17. Knox County1 county$75.89
  18. Marshall County1 county$75.89
  19. Mason County1 county$75.89
  20. Stark County1 county$75.89
  21. Madison County group12 counties$75.33
  22. Williamson County group9 counties$72.56
  23. Rock Island County group3 counties$72.38
  24. Sangamon County group11 counties$72.35
  25. Effingham County1 county$72.35
  26. Fayette County1 county$72.35
  27. Macoupin County1 county$72.35
  28. Montgomery County1 county$72.35
  29. Champaign County group5 counties$72.18
  30. De Witt County1 county$72.18
  31. Ford County1 county$72.18
  32. Iroquois County1 county$72.18
  33. Macon County1 county$72.18
  34. McLean County1 county$72.18
  35. Shelby County1 county$72.18
  36. Edgar County group6 counties$68.29
  37. Franklin County group10 counties$66.94
  38. Wayne County1 county$66.94
  39. Hancock County group5 counties$64.65
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cook County group, 3 counties: Cook, DuPage, LakeIron Worker$64.19 $113.03 
McHenry County*Iron Worker$64.19 $113.03 
DeKalb County*Iron Worker$57.55 $107.09 
Kane CountyIron Worker$57.55 $107.09 
Kendall County*Iron Worker$55.75 $104.52 
Winnebago County group, 4 counties: Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, WinnebagoIron Worker$50.74 $103.28 
Carroll County*Iron Worker$50.74 $103.28 
Jo Daviess County*Iron Worker$50.74 $103.28 
Lee County*Iron Worker$50.74 $103.28 
Whiteside County*Iron Worker$50.74 $103.28 
Will County group, 2 counties: Grundy, WillIron Worker$54.50 $102.83 
Kankakee CountyIron Worker$51.55 $95.54 
Livingston County*Iron Worker$51.55 $95.54 
LaSalle County group, 3 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, PutnamIron Worker$51.55 $94.64 
Peoria County group, 3 counties: Peoria, Tazewell, WoodfordIron Worker$41.05 $75.89 
Fulton County*Iron Worker$41.05 $75.89 
Knox County*Iron Worker$41.05 $75.89 
Marshall County*Iron Worker$41.05 $75.89 
Mason County*Iron Worker$41.05 $75.89 
Stark County*Iron Worker$41.05 $75.89 
Madison County group, 12 counties: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jefferson, Jersey, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, WashingtonIron Worker$43.35 $75.33 
Williamson County group, 9 counties: Alexander, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Union, WilliamsonIron Worker$40.11 $72.56 
Rock Island County group, 3 counties: Henry, Mercer, Rock IslandIron Worker$39.00 $72.38 
Sangamon County group, 11 counties: Brown, Cass, Christian, Greene, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, ScottIron Worker$39.31 $72.35 
Effingham County*Iron Worker$39.31 $72.35 
Fayette County*Iron Worker$39.31 $72.35 
Macoupin County*Iron Worker$39.31 $72.35 
Montgomery County*Iron Worker$39.31 $72.35 
Champaign County group, 5 counties: Champaign, Douglas, Moultrie, Piatt, VermilionIron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
De Witt County*Iron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
Ford County*Iron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
Iroquois County*Iron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
Macon County*Iron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
McLean County*Iron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
Shelby County*Iron Worker$40.08 $72.18 
Edgar County group, 6 counties: Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, JasperIron Worker$42.00 $68.29 
Franklin County group, 10 counties: Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Lawrence, Richland, Saline, Wabash, WhiteIron Worker$39.60 $66.94 
Wayne CountyIron Worker$39.60 $66.94 
Hancock County group, 5 counties: Adams, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, WarrenIron Worker$37.05 $64.65 

13 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 26 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.

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 ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Cook County?

$113.03 an hour: a $64.19 base wage plus $48.84 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Cook County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $113.03 total is a $64.19 base wage plus $48.84 in fringe benefits, about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice ironworkers 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 ironworker rate?

IDOL often publishes the same ironworker rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 39 distinct sets of rates, and 13 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 12 counties (the Madison County group).

Which county pays ironworkers the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $113.03 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Warren County at $64.65, and the median county is $72.47.