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Pile Driver prevailing wage in Knox County, Illinois
$77.76an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$42.77 base wage + $34.99 fringe benefits · Building
Knox County uses the same pile driver rates as 4 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Illinois public works in Knox County, a pile driver must be paid at least $77.76 an hour: a $42.77 base wage plus $34.99 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $77.76 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 Knox County.
IDOL's Knox 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 pile driver rates for Knox County, from $77.76 to $82.01 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $42.77 + $34.99
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) | $42.77 |
| Health and welfare | $10.45 |
| Pension | $23.69 |
| Training | $0.85 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $77.76 |
Foreman base wage: $45.52 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 pile driver rate in Knox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PiledriverBuilding | $42.77 | $34.99 | $77.76 | 1.5× |
| PiledriverHighway | $45.34 | $36.67 | $82.01 | 1.5× |
Davis-Bacon pile driver rate in Knox 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 determination lists more than one rate for this trade here. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | PILEDRIVER (KNOX COUNTY)CARP0237-009 | $35.30 | $65.24 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | PILEDRIVERCARP0237-020 | $34.57 | $63.67 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 01 CRANES, DRAGLINES, SHOVELS, SKIMMER SCOOPS, CLAMSHELLS OR DERRICK BOATS, PILE DRIVERS, CRANE-TYPE BACKHOES, ASPHALT PLANT …ENGI0520-001 | $48.70 | $87.80 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Highway, Heavy | PILEDRIVERMAN (FULTON, KNOX, PEORIA, AND TAZEWELL (NORTHERN 1/3) COUNTIES)CARP0237-013 | $36.16 | $66.23 | IL20260014 Mod 2 |
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 Knox 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 Knox County compares
The main pile driver 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
- Knox Countybase $42.77$77.76
- Warren Countybase $41.02$77.82
- Stark Countybase $42.25$80.76
- Peoria Countybase $42.77$77.76
Pile Driver 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).
IDOL's pile driver rates for Knox County are the same as in 4 other counties: Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | Piledriver (building) | $42.25 | $80.76 | +$3.00 |
| Warren County | Piledriver (building) | $41.02 | $77.82 | +$0.06 |
| Knox County | Piledriver (building) | $42.77 | $77.76 | |
| Peoria County | Piledriver (building) | $42.77 | $77.76 | same |
| Fulton County | Piledriver (building) | $42.77 | $77.76 | same |
| Henry County | Piledriver (building) | $35.25 | $65.70 | −$12.06 |
| Mercer County | Piledriver (building) | $35.25 | $65.70 | −$12.06 |
More from IDOL on this rate
- Knox County schedule (IDOL PDF, page 2)
- 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 $77.76. 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 Knox County, posted October 19, 2026, page 2: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Knox.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 Knox County as CSV · Report an error