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Prevailing wage rates in Macon County, Illinois
IDOL's schedule for work performed on or after October 19, 2026 sets 66 prevailing wage rates for 32 trades on public works in Macon County. Each trade's main rate runs from $61.30 an hour (painter) to $104.34 (elevator constructor), base wage plus fringe benefits.
Macon County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z
| Trade | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asbestos & Lead Abatement LaborerAsbestos ABT-GEN | $38.00 | $29.67 | $67.67 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
BoilermakerBoilermaker | $48.00 | $36.84 | $84.84 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
BricklayerBrick Mason · 2 rates | $40.00 | $31.18 | $71.18 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
CarpenterCarpenter · 2 rates | $38.12 | $36.80 | $74.92 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Cement MasonCement Mason · 2 rates | $37.53 | $32.95 | $70.48 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
| $38.12 | $36.80 | $74.92 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon | |
Electrical Utility LinemanElectric Pwr Lineman · 4 rates | $66.69 | $28.84 | $95.53 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
ElectricianElectrician | $50.00 | $25.86 | $75.86 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Elevator ConstructorElevator Constructor | $60.52 | $43.82 | $104.34 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Fence BuilderFence Erector | $40.08 | $32.10 | $72.18 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
GlazierGlazier | $44.02 | $23.63 | $67.65 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)Heat/Frost Insulator · 2 rates | $41.13 | $25.54 | $66.67 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
IronworkerIron Worker · 4 rates | $40.08 | $32.10 | $72.18 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
LaborerLaborer · 2 rates | $35.00 | $29.57 | $64.57 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
MachinistMachinist | $61.89 | $27.70 | $89.59 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Marble FinisherMarble Finisher | $37.34 | $25.68 | $63.02 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Marble MasonMarble Mason | $38.94 | $26.02 | $64.96 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
MillwrightMillwright · 2 rates | $40.50 | $34.94 | $75.44 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Operating EngineerOperating Engineer, Class 1 · 9 rates | $44.80 | $35.75 | $80.55 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
PainterPainter · 3 rates | $33.90 | $27.40 | $61.30 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Pile DriverPiledriver · 2 rates | $40.12 | $36.80 | $76.92 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
PlastererPlasterer | $37.86 | $35.46 | $73.32 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Plumber / PipefitterPlumber · 3 rates | $47.20 | $27.71 | $74.91 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
RooferRoofer | $36.07 | $28.51 | $64.58 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Sheet Metal WorkerSheetmetal Worker | $42.00 | $33.52 | $75.52 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Teamster (Truck Driver)Truck Driver, Class 1 · 10 rates | $48.21 | $25.06 | $73.27 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Telecommunications TechnicianElectronic System Tech | $41.96 | $22.14 | $64.10 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Terrazzo FinisherTerrazzo Finisher | $37.34 | $25.68 | $63.02 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Terrazzo WorkerTerrazzo Mason | $38.94 | $26.02 | $64.96 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Tile FinisherCeramic Tile Finisher | $37.34 | $25.68 | $63.02 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
Tile SetterTile Mason | $38.94 | $26.02 | $64.96 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
TuckpointerTuckpointer | $40.00 | $31.18 | $71.18 | Oct 19, 2026 | IDOL-20261019-macon |
One main rate per trade; open a trade for its other classes, work types, regions and overtime. IDOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. Illinois rates don't lock at bid: a revised rate applies to contracts already under way from its effective date (820 ILCS 130/4(l)). IDOL's Macon County schedule, posted October 19, 2026; checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.
Which trades pay the most in Macon County?
Elevator constructor, at $104.34 an hour. Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits IDOL lists, on one scale.
- Elevator Constructor$104.34
- Utility Lineman$95.53
- Machinist$89.59
- Boilermaker$84.84
- Operating Engineer$80.55
- Pile Driver$76.92
- Electrician$75.86
- Sheet Metal Worker$75.52
- Millwright$75.44
- Carpenter$74.92
- Drywall Installer / Lather$74.92
- Plumber / Pipefitter$74.91
- Plasterer$73.32
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$73.27
- Fence Builder$72.18
- Ironworker$72.18
- Bricklayer$71.18
- Tuckpointer$71.18
- Cement Mason$70.48
- Abatement Laborer$67.67
- Glazier$67.65
- Heat & Frost Insulator$66.67
- Marble Mason$64.96
- Terrazzo Worker$64.96
- Tile Setter$64.96
- Roofer$64.58
- Laborer$64.57
- Telecom Technician$64.10
- Marble Finisher$63.02
- Terrazzo Finisher$63.02
- Tile Finisher$63.02
- Painter$61.30
What do IDOL's notes for Macon County say?
Copied from the “Explanations” part of the county schedule. They define the holidays, oil and chip work, and the boundaries of any regions inside the county.
Explanations
IRON WORKERS (WEST) - West of a straight line just east of Route 51 to the southeast corner where Shelby, Macon and Moultrie counties meet.
FENCE ERECTORS (EAST) - East of a straight line just east of Route 51 to the southeast corner where Shelby, Macon and Moultrie counties meet. 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. Oil and chip resealing (O&C) means the application of road oils and liquid asphalt to coat an existing road surface, followed by application of aggregate chips or gravel to coated surface, and subsequent rolling of material to seal the surface.
Explanation of classes (7 sections)
CERAMIC TILE FINISHER, MARBLE FINISHER, TERRAZZO FINISHER Assisting, helping or supporting the tile, marble and terrazzo mechanic by performing their historic and traditional work assignments required to complete the proper installation of the work covered by said crafts. The term "Ceramic" is used for naming the classification only and is in no way a limitation of the product handled. Ceramic takes into consideration most hard tiles.
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN Installation, service and maintenance of low-voltage systems which utilizes the transmission and/or transference of voice, sound, vision, or digital for commercial, education, security and entertainment purposes for the following: TV monitoring and surveillance, background/foreground music, intercom and telephone interconnect, field programming, inventory control systems, microwave transmission, multi-media, multiplex, radio page, school, intercom and sound burglar alarms and low voltage master clock systems. Excluded from this classification are energy management systems, life safety systems, supervisory controls and data acquisition systems not intrinsic with the above listed systems, fire alarm systems, nurse call systems and raceways exceeding fifteen feet in length. TRUCK DRIVER - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Class 1. Drivers on 2 axle trucks hauling less than 9 ton. Air compressor and welding machines and brooms, including those pulled by separate units, truck driver helpers, warehouse employees, mechanic helpers, greasers and tiremen, pickup trucks when hauling materials, tools, or workers to and from and on- the-job site, and fork lifts up to 6,000 lb. capacity. Class 2. Two or three axle trucks hauling more than 9 ton but hauling less than 16 ton. A-frame winch trucks, hydrolift trucks, vactor trucks or similar equipment when used for transportation purposes. Fork lifts over 6,000 lb. capacity, winch trucks, four axle combination units, and ticket writers. Class 3. Two, three or four axle trucks hauling 16 ton or more. Drivers on water pulls, articulated dump trucks, mechanics and working forepersons, and dispatchers. Five axle or more combination units. Class 4. Low Boy and Oil Distributors. Class 5. Drivers who require special protective clothing while employed on hazardous waste work.
TRUCK DRIVER - OIL AND CHIP RESEALING ONLY. This shall encompass laborers, workers and mechanics who drive contractor or subcontractor owned, leased, or hired pickup, dump, service, or oil distributor trucks. The work includes transporting materials and equipment (including but not limited to, oils, aggregate supplies, parts, machinery and tools) to or from the job site; distributing oil or liquid asphalt and aggregate; stock piling material when in connection with the actual oil and chip contract. The Truck Driver (Oil & Chip Resealing) wage classification does not include supplier delivered materials.
OPERATING ENGINEERS - BUILDING CLASS 1. Asphalt Screed Man; Aspco Concrete Spreaders; Asphalt Pavers; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Asphalt Rollers on Bituminous Concrete; Athey Loaders; Backfillers, Crane Type; Backhoes; Barber Green Loaders; Bulldozers; Cableways; Cherry Pickers; Clam Shells; C.M.I. & similar type autograde formless paver, autograde placer & finisher; Concrete Breakers; Concrete Pumps; Derricks; Derrick Boats; Draglines; Earth Auger or Boring Machines; Elevating Graders; Engineers on Dredges; Gravel Processing Machines; Head Equipment Greaser; High Lifts or Fork Lifts; Hoists with two or more drums or two or more load lines; Locomotives, All; Mechanics; Motor Graders or Auto Patrols; Operators or Leverman on Dredges; Operators, Power Boat; Operators, Pug Mill (Asphalt Plants); Orange Peels; Overhead Cranes; Paving Mixers; Piledrivers; Pipe Wrapping and Painting Machines; Pushdozers, or Push Cats; Robotic Controlled Equipment in this Classification; Rock Crushers; Ross Carrier or Similar Machines; Rotomill; Scoops, Skimmer, two cu. yd. capacity and under; Scoops, All or Tournapull; Sheep-Foot Roller (Self Propelled); Shovels; Skid Steer; Skimmer Scoops; Temporary Concrete Plant Operators; Test Hole Drilling Machines; Tower Machines; Tower Mixers; Track Type End Loaders; Track Type Fork Lifts or High Lifts; Track Jacks and Tampers; Tractors, Sideboom; Trenching or Ditching Machine; Tunnelluggers; Vermeer Type Saws; Water Blaster Cutting Head; Wheel Type End Loaders; Winch Cat. CLASS 2. Air Compressors (six to eight)*; Asphalt Boosters and Heaters; Asphalt Distributors; Asphalt Plant Fireman; Oiler on Two Paving Mixers When Used in Tandem; Boom or Winch Trucks; Bull Floats or Flexplanes; Concrete Finishing Machine; Concrete Saws, Self-Propelled; Concrete Spreading Machines; Conveyors (six to eight)*; Generators (six to eight)*; Gravel or Stone Spreader, Power Operated; Hoist (with One Drum and One Load Line); Light Plants (six to eight)*; Mechanical Heaters (six to eight)*; Mud Jacks; Post Hole Digger, Mechanical; Pug Mills when used for other than Asphalt operation; Robotic Controlled Equipment in this Classification; Road or Street Sweeper, Self Propelled; Rollers (except bituminous concrete); Seaman Tiller; Straw Machine; Vibratory Compactor; Water Blaster, Power Unit; Welding Machines (six to eight)*; Well Drill Machines. CLASS 3. Air Compressors(one to five)*; Air Compressors, Track or Self-Propelled; Automatic Hoist; Building Elevators; Bulk Cement Batching Plants; Conveyors (one to five)*; Concrete Mixers (Except Plant, Paver, or Tower); Firemen; Generators (one to five)*; Greasers; Helper on Single Paving Mixer; Hoist, Automatic; Light Plants (one to five)*; Mechanic Helpers; Mechanical Heaters (one to five)*; Oilers; Power Form Graders; Power Sub-Graders; Robotic Controlled Equipment in this Classification; Scissors Hoist; Tractors without power attachments regardless of size or type; Truck Crane Oiler and Driver (1 man); Vibratory Hammer (power source); Water Pumps (one to five)*; Welding Machines (1/300 Amp. or over)*; Welding machines (one to five)* CLASS 4. Lattice Boom Crawler Cranes; Lattice Boom Truck Cranes; Telescopic Truck-Mounted Cranes; Tower Cranes. * Combinations of one to eight of any Air Compressors, Conveyors, Welding Machines, Water Pumps, Light Plants, or Generators shall be in batteries or within 400 feet and shall be paid as per the Classification Schedule contained in this Article.
OPERATING ENGINEERS - HIGHWAY CLASS 1. Asphalt Screed Man; Asphco Concrete Spreaders; Asphalt Pavers; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Asphalt Rollers on Bituminous Concrete; Athey Loaders; Backhoes; Barber Green Loaders; Bulldozers; Cableways; Carry Deck Pickers; Cherry Pickers (Rough Terrain); C.M.I. & similar type-autograde formless paver, autograde placer & finisher; Concrete Breakers; Concrete Plant Operators; Concrete Pumps; Derricks; Derrick Boats; Dewatering Systems; Earth Auger or Boring Machines; Elevating Graders; Engineers on Dredges; Gravel Processing Machines; Grout Pump; Head Equipment Greaser; High Lifts or Fork Lifts; Hoists with two or more drums or two or more load lines; Hydro Jet or Hydro Laser; Locomotives, All; Mechanics; Motor Graders or Auto Patrols; Multi-Point Power Lifting Equipment; Operators or Leverman on Dredges; Operators, Power Boat; Operators, Pug Mill (Asphalt Plants); Overhead Cranes; Paving Mixers; Piledrivers; Pipe Wrapping and Painting Machines; Push-dozers, or Push Cats; Robotic Controlled Equipment in this Classification; Rock Crushers; Ross Carrier or Similar Machines; Roto-Mill; Scoops, Skimmer, two cu. yd. capacity and under; Sheep-Foot Roller (Self Pro-pelled); Shovels; Skid Steer; Skimmer Scoops; Test Hole Drilling Machines; Tower Machines; Tower Mixers; Track Type End Loaders; Track Type Fork Lifts or High Lifts; Track Jacks and Tampers; Tractors, Side-boom; Trenching or Ditching Machine; Tunnelluggers; Vermeer-Type Saws; Wheel Type End Loaders; Winch Cat; Scoops, All or Tournapull. CLASS 2. Air Compressors (six to eight)*; Articulated Dumps; Asphalt Boosters and Heaters; Asphalt Distributors; Asphalt Plant Fireman; Boom or Winch Trucks; Building Elevators; Bull Floats or Flexplanes; Concrete Finishing Machine; Concrete Saws, Self- Propelled; Concrete Spreading Machines; Conveyors (six to eight)*; Generators (six to eight)*; Gravel or Stone Spreader, Power Operated; Hoist, Automatic; Hoist with One Drum and One Load Line; Light Plants (six to eight)*; Mechanical Heaters (six to eight)*; Mud Jacks; Off Road Water Wagons; Oiler on Two Paving Mixers When Used in Tandem; Post Hole Digger, Mechanical; Robotic Controlled Equipment in This Classification; Road or Street Sweeper, Self-Propelled; Rollers (except bituminous concrete); Scissor Hoist; Sea-man Tiller; Straw Machine; Vibratory Compactor; Water Pumps (six to eight)*; Well Drill Machines. CLASS 3. Air Compressors (one to five)*; Air Compressors, Track or Self-Propelled; Bulk Cement Batching Plants; Conveyors (one to five)*; Concrete Mixers (Except Plant, Paver, or Tower); Firemen; Generators (one to five)*; Greasers; Helper on Single Paving Mixer; Light Plants (one to five)*; Mechanic Helpers; Mechanical Heaters (one to five)*; Oilers; Power Form Graders; Power Sub- Graders; Pug Mills when used for other than Asphalt operation; Robotic Controlled Equipment in This Classification; Tractors without power attachments, regardless of size or type; Truck Crane Oiler and Driver (1 man); Vibratory Hammer (power source); Water Pumps (one to five)*; Welding Machines (one 300 Amp. or over)*; Welding Machines (one to five)*. CLASS 4. Lattice Boom Crawler Crane; Lattice Boom Truck Crane; Telescopic Truck-Mounted Crane; Tower Crane. *Combinations of one to eight of any Air Compressors, Conveyors, Welding Machines, Water Pumps, Light Plants or Generators shall be in batteries or within 400 feet and shall be paid as per the Classification Schedule contained in this Article.
OPERATING ENGINEER - OIL AND CHIP RESEALING ONLY. This shall encompass the operation of all motorized heavy equipment used in oil and chip resealing, including but not limited to operating self-propelled chip spreaders, and all types of rollers (both hard and rubber tired); and other duties pertaining to the operation or maintenance of heavy equipment related to oil & chip resealing. Other Classifications of Work: For definitions of classifications not otherwise set out, the Department generally has on file such definitions which are available. If a task to be performed is not subject to one of the classifications of pay set out, the Department will upon being contacted state which neighboring county has such a classification and provide such rate, such rate being deemed to exist by reference in this document. If no neighboring county rate applies to the task, the Department shall undertake a special determination, such special determination being then deemed to have existed under this determination. If a project requires these, or any classification not listed, please contact IDOL at 217-782-1710 for wage rates or clarifications.
LANDSCAPING Landscaping work falls under the existing classifications for laborer, operating engineer and truck driver. The work performed by landscape plantsman and landscape laborer is covered by the existing classification of laborer. The work performed by landscape operators (regardless of equipment used or its size) is covered by the classifications of operating engineer. The work performed by landscape truck drivers (regardless of size of truck driven) is covered by the classifications of truck driver.
Work that no listed trade covers: IDOL “will … state which neighboring county has such a classification”. Call IDOL at 217-782-1710.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Macon County?
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's rates. 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. Each trade's page shows its federal rate next to IDOL's.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | IL20260005 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IL20260005 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | IL20260015 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 2 | July 30, 2026 |
| Heavy | IL20260015 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 2 | July 30, 2026 |
Specialty WDs also cover Macon County for narrow kinds of work, and don't stand in for the rates above: IL20260018 (ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN / DREDG); IL20260019 (Dredging Construction Projects: Dredging the following rivers and their tributaries, the K).
Questions about Macon County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Macon County?
$75.86 an hour: a $50.00 base wage plus $25.86 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every electrician rate in Macon County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Macon County?
$64.57 an hour: a $35.00 base wage plus $29.57 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every laborer rate in Macon County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Macon County, the $104.34 total is a $60.52 base wage plus $43.82 in fringe benefits.
Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in Macon County?
On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: IL20260005 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building and residential construction and IL20260015 (modification 2, July 30, 2026) for highway and heavy construction. 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.
Does Macon County share its rates with other counties?
For 27 of its 32 trades, yes: IDOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Electrician rates, for example, are the same in 7 counties (the Christian County group). The other 5 are Macon County's own.