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Illinois machinist prevailing wage, county by county

A machinist's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $89.59 an hour in Woodford County to $89.59 in Adams County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $89.59.

Main machinist classification in each county (Machinist), 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 machinist: $89.59 per hourSaline County machinist: $89.59 per hourHamilton County machinist: $89.59 per hourWinnebago County machinist: $89.59 per hourDeKalb County machinist: $89.59 per hourMarshall County machinist: $89.59 per hourPiatt County machinist: $89.59 per hourRichland County machinist: $89.59 per hourLogan County machinist: $89.59 per hourFayette County machinist: $89.59 per hourEffingham County machinist: $89.59 per hourKendall County machinist: $89.59 per hourKnox County machinist: $89.59 per hourLaSalle County machinist: $89.59 per hourTazewell County machinist: $89.59 per hourChristian County machinist: $89.59 per hourScott County machinist: $89.59 per hourGrundy County machinist: $89.59 per hourJefferson County machinist: $89.59 per hourPutnam County machinist: $89.59 per hourMarion County machinist: $89.59 per hourHenry County machinist: $89.59 per hourMacoupin County machinist: $89.59 per hourDe Witt County machinist: $89.59 per hourMcDonough County machinist: $89.59 per hourWayne County machinist: $89.59 per hourSt. Clair County machinist: $89.59 per hourJasper County machinist: $89.59 per hourCumberland County machinist: $89.59 per hourBond County machinist: $89.59 per hourEdgar County machinist: $89.59 per hourOgle County machinist: $89.59 per hourJo Daviess County machinist: $89.59 per hourFulton County machinist: $89.59 per hourBureau County machinist: $89.59 per hourStephenson County machinist: $89.59 per hourPike County machinist: $89.59 per hourMason County machinist: $89.59 per hourLawrence County machinist: $89.59 per hourMcHenry County machinist: $89.59 per hourKane County machinist: $89.59 per hourDouglas County machinist: $89.59 per hourJersey County machinist: $89.59 per hourCass County machinist: $89.59 per hourMassac County machinist: $89.59 per hourMorgan County machinist: $89.59 per hourMercer County machinist: $89.59 per hourSchuyler County machinist: $89.59 per hourWabash County machinist: $89.59 per hourFranklin County machinist: $89.59 per hourGallatin County machinist: $89.59 per hourGreene County machinist: $89.59 per hourEdwards County machinist: $89.59 per hourWarren County machinist: $89.59 per hourBrown County machinist: $89.59 per hourMontgomery County machinist: $89.59 per hourMadison County machinist: $89.59 per hourUnion County machinist: $89.59 per hourPope County machinist: $89.59 per hourClark County machinist: $89.59 per hourLee County machinist: $89.59 per hourShelby County machinist: $89.59 per hourCook County machinist: $89.59 per hourKankakee County machinist: $89.59 per hourPulaski County machinist: $89.59 per hourClay County machinist: $89.59 per hourVermilion County machinist: $89.59 per hourMenard County machinist: $89.59 per hourMonroe County machinist: $89.59 per hourRock Island County machinist: $89.59 per hourWilliamson County machinist: $89.59 per hourWoodford County machinist: $89.59 per hourHardin County machinist: $89.59 per hourAdams County machinist: $89.59 per hourIroquois County machinist: $89.59 per hourLivingston County machinist: $89.59 per hourHenderson County machinist: $89.59 per hourBoone County machinist: $89.59 per hourAlexander County machinist: $89.59 per hourCarroll County machinist: $89.59 per hourWill County machinist: $89.59 per hourStark County machinist: $89.59 per hourRandolph County machinist: $89.59 per hourLake County machinist: $89.59 per hourMacon County machinist: $89.59 per hourWashington County machinist: $89.59 per hourCrawford County machinist: $89.59 per hourCalhoun County machinist: $89.59 per hourMcLean County machinist: $89.59 per hourChampaign County machinist: $89.59 per hourClinton County machinist: $89.59 per hourHancock County machinist: $89.59 per hourWhiteside County machinist: $89.59 per hourWhite County machinist: $89.59 per hourSangamon County machinist: $89.59 per hourMoultrie County machinist: $89.59 per hourJohnson County machinist: $89.59 per hourPeoria County machinist: $89.59 per hourJackson County machinist: $89.59 per hourColes County machinist: $89.59 per hourPerry County machinist: $89.59 per hourDuPage County machinist: $89.59 per hour
$89$89$89$89$89$89Machinist, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a machinist make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 1 county 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 group101 counties · Machinist$89.59
  2. Wayne County1 county · Machinist$89.59

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 101 counties: Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cook, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, DeKalb, Douglas, DuPage, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, White, Whiteside, Will, Williamson, Winnebago, WoodfordMachinist$89.59 $61.89 
Wayne CountyMachinist$89.59 $61.89 

1 group of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its 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 machinist pay

What is the machinist prevailing wage in Cook County?

$89.59 an hour: a $61.89 base wage plus $27.70 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every machinist classification in Cook County.

Does machinist prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $89.59 total is a $61.89 base wage plus $27.70 in fringe benefits, about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice machinists 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 machinist rate?

IDOL often publishes the same machinist rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with a machinist rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 101 counties (the Cook County group).