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Prevailing wage rates in Macoupin County, Illinois

IDOL's schedule for work performed on or after October 19, 2026 sets 98 prevailing wage rates for 31 trades on public works in Macoupin County. Each trade's main rate runs from $51.07 an hour (tile finisher) to $109.64 (elevator constructor), base wage plus fringe benefits.

Macoupin County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z

31 trades
TradeBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
$36.83 $33.80 $70.63 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
BoilermakerBoilermaker
$48.00 $36.84 $84.84 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
BricklayerBrick Mason · 3 rates
$37.50 $28.83 $66.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
CarpenterCarpenter · 2 rates
$38.12 $36.80 $74.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Cement MasonCement Mason
$40.00 $33.90 $73.90 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
$38.12 $36.80 $74.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Electrical Utility LinemanElectric Pwr Lineman · 12 rates
$66.69 $28.84 $95.53 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
ElectricianElectrician · 3 rates
$44.89 $23.59 $68.48 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Elevator ConstructorElevator Constructor
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
GlazierGlazier · 2 rates
$44.02 $23.63 $67.65 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)Heat/Frost Insulator · 2 rates
$41.13 $25.54 $66.67 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
IronworkerIron Worker · 3 rates
$39.31 $33.04 $72.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
LaborerLaborer
$36.33 $33.80 $70.13 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
MachinistMachinist
$61.89 $27.70 $89.59 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Marble FinisherMarble Finisher
$29.20 $21.87 $51.07 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Marble MasonMarble Mason
$35.01 $23.91 $58.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
MillwrightMillwright · 2 rates
$40.50 $34.94 $75.44 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Operating EngineerOperating Engineer, Class 1 · 27 rates
$51.70 $40.10 $91.80 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
PainterPainter · 5 rates
$36.49 $24.88 $61.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Pile DriverPiledriver · 2 rates
$40.12 $36.80 $76.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
PlastererPlasterer
$38.00 $27.10 $65.10 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Plumber / PipefitterPlumber · 5 rates
$47.89 $27.71 $75.60 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
RooferRoofer
$37.00 $27.61 $64.61 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Sheet Metal WorkerSheetmetal Worker
$45.58 $27.77 $73.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Teamster (Truck Driver)Truck Driver, Class 1 · 10 rates
$48.21 $25.06 $73.27 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Telecommunications TechnicianElectronic System Tech · 3 rates
$41.60 $22.50 $64.10 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Terrazzo FinisherTerrazzo Finisher
$29.20 $21.87 $51.07 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Terrazzo WorkerTerrazzo Mason
$35.01 $23.91 $58.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Tile FinisherCeramic Tile Finisher
$29.20 $21.87 $51.07 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
Tile SetterTile Mason
$35.01 $23.91 $58.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin
TuckpointerTuckpointer
$37.50 $28.83 $66.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-macoupin

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 Macoupin County schedule, posted October 19, 2026; checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.

Which trades pay the most in Macoupin County?

Elevator constructor, at $109.64 an hour. Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits IDOL lists, on one scale.

  1. Elevator Constructor$109.64
  2. Utility Lineman$95.53
  3. Operating Engineer$91.80
  4. Machinist$89.59
  5. Boilermaker$84.84
  6. Pile Driver$76.92
  7. Plumber / Pipefitter$75.60
  8. Millwright$75.44
  9. Carpenter$74.92
  10. Drywall Installer / Lather$74.92
  11. Cement Mason$73.90
  12. Sheet Metal Worker$73.35
  13. Teamster (Truck Driver)$73.27
  14. Ironworker$72.35
  15. Abatement Laborer$70.63
  16. Laborer$70.13
  17. Electrician$68.48
  18. Glazier$67.65
  19. Heat & Frost Insulator$66.67
  20. Bricklayer$66.33
  21. Tuckpointer$66.33
  22. Plasterer$65.10
  23. Roofer$64.61
  24. Telecom Technician$64.10
  25. Painter$61.37
  26. Marble Mason$58.92
  27. Terrazzo Worker$58.92
  28. Tile Setter$58.92
  29. Marble Finisher$51.07
  30. Terrazzo Finisher$51.07
  31. Tile Finisher$51.07

What do IDOL's notes for Macoupin 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

BRICKLAYERS (SOUTH) - Approximately the Southern 1/3 of the county including Hornsby (approx.).

CARPENTERS & PILEDRIVERS (NORTH) - North of Route 108.

ELECTRICIAN (NORTH) - Townships of Scottsville, North Palmyra, North Otter, Virden, Girard, Barr, South Palmyra, South Otter and Nilwood.

ELECTRICIAN (SOUTHWEST) – Township of Brighton.

ELECTRICIAN (SOUTHEAST) – The entirety of Macoupin County except for the portions defined as the North region and Southwest region.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (NORTH) – Townships of Scottsville, North Palmyra, North Otter, Virden, Girard, Barr, South Palmyra, South Otter and Nilwood.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SOUTHWEST) – Township of Brighton.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SOUTHEAST) – The entirety of Macoupin County except for the portions defined as the North region and Southwest region.

ELECTRIC POWER LINEMAN (NORTH) – The portion of Macoupin County North of Bird, Carlinville, Shaws Point, and Western Mount Townships.

ELECTRIC POWER LINEMAN (SOUTHWEST) – Township of Brighton.

ELECTRIC POWER LINEMAN (SOUTHEAST) – The entirety of Macoupin County except for the portions defined as the North region and Southwest region.

ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (NORTH) – The portion of Macoupin County North of Bird, Carlinville, Shaws Point, and Western Mount Townships.

ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SOUTHWEST) – Township of Brighton.

ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (SOUTHEAST) – The entirety of Macoupin County except for the portions defined as the North region and Southwest region.

ELECTRIC POWER GROUNDMAN (NORTH) – The portion of Macoupin County North of Bird, Carlinville, Shaws Point, and Western Mount Townships.

ELECTRIC POWER GROUNDMAN (SOUTHWEST) – Township of Brighton.

ELECTRIC POWER GROUNDMAN (SOUTHEAST) – The entirety of Macoupin County except for the portions defined as the North region and Southwest region.

ELECTRIC POWER TRUCK DRIVER (NORTH) – The portion of Macoupin County North of Bird, Carlinville, Shaws Point, and Western Mount Townships.

ELECTRIC POWER TRUCK DRIVER (SOUTHWEST) – Township of Brighton.

ELECTRIC POWER TRUCK DRIVER (SOUTHEAST) – The entirety of Macoupin County except for the portions defined as the North region and Southwest region.

GLAZIER (SOUTH) - South of Highway 108.

IRONWORKERS (SOUTH) - That part of the county South of a diagonal line between Rockbridge (Greene County) and Litchfield (Montgomery County).

PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (NORTH) - That part of the county North of Route 108. 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 (6 sections)

CERAMIC TILE FINISHER AND MARBLE FINISHER The handling, at the building site, of all sand, cement, tile, marble or stone and all other materials that may be used and installed by [a] tile layer or marble mason. In addition, the grouting, cleaning, sealing, and mixing on the job site, and all other work as required in assisting the setter. 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.

OPERATING ENGINEER - BUILDING GROUP I Cranes, Draglines, Shovels, Skimmer Scoops, Clamshells or Derrick Boats, Pile Drivers, Crane-Type Backhoes, Asphalt Plant Operators, Concrete Plant Operators, Dredges, Asphalt Spreading Machines, Screws on Asphalt Spreading Machines, All Locomotives, Cable Ways or Tower Machines, Hoists, Hydraulic Backhoes, Ditching Machines, or Backfiller, Cherrypickers, overhead Cranes, Roller, Steam or Gas, Concrete Pavers, Excavator Concrete Breakers, Concrete Pumps, Bulk Cement Plants, Cement Pumps, Derrick-Type Drills, Boat Operators, Motor Graders or Pushcats, Scoops or Tournapulls, Bulldozers, Endloaders or Fork Lifts, Power Blade or Elevating Graders, Winch Cats, Boom or Winch Trucks or Boom Tractors, Pipe Wrapping or Painting Machines, Asphalt Plant Engineer, Journeyman Lubricating Engineer, Drills (other than derrick type), Mud Jacks, or Well Drilling Machines, Boring Machines or Track Jacks, Mixers, Conveyors (two), Air Compressors (two) Water Pumps, regardless of size (two), Welding Machines (two), Siphons or Jets (two), Winch Head or Apparatuses (two), Light Plants (two), Waterblasters (two), all Tractors, regardless of size (straight tractor only), Fireman on Stationary Boilers, Automatic Elevators, Form Grading Machines, Finishing Machines, Power Sub-Grader or Ribbon Machines, Longitudinal Floats, Distributor Operators on Trucks, Winch Heads or Apparatuses (one), Mobil Track air and heaters (two to five), Heavy Equipment Greaser, Relief Operator, Assistant Master Mechanic and Heavy Duty Mechanic, Autonomous and semi-autonomous equipment, concrete saws of all types and sizes with their attachments, gob-hoppers, excavators all sizes, the repair, greasing, and fueling of all diesel hammers, the operation, set-up and cleaning of bidwells, concrete placement booms, the alterations, repair of all barges, water blasters of all sizes and their clutches, mobile lifts, hydraulic jacks where used for hoisting, diesel or gas powered flashing signs used for traffic control, micro pavers, log skiders, iceolators used on and off of pipeline, condor cranes, drill rigs of all sizes, bow boats, survey boats, ross carriers, bob-cats and all their attachments, skid steer loaders and all their attachments, creter crane, direct drive electric motors the bolting and unbolting the adjusting and shimming, (dewatering jobs, whirley crane, conveyor belts) etc., batch plants (all sizes), roto mills, conveyors systems of any size and any configuration, hydroseeders and straw-blowers all sizes, operation, repair, service of all vibratory hammers, all power pacs and their controls regardless of location, curtains or brush burning machines, stump cutter machines, grout machines regardless of size, Nail Launchers when mounted on a machine or self-propelled, con- cover machines, Goldhofer and similar S.P.M.T. (self-propelled modular transporters) heavy transport units and all Operators (except those listed below). GROUP II Assistant Operators GROUP III Air Compressors (one), Water Pumps, regardless of size (one), Water-blasters (one), Welding Machine (one), Mixers (one bag), Conveyor (one), Siphon or Jet (one), Light Plant (one), Heater (one), Immobile Track Air (one), and Self-Propelled Walk Behind Rollers. GROUP IV CCO-17 ton and below GROUP V CCO-17.5 to 35 Ton and Boom to 50’ GROUP VI CCO-35.5 to 75 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP VII CCO-75.5 to 125 Ton and Boom to 125’ GROUP VIII CCO- 125.5 to 200 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP IX CCO-200.5 to 300 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP X CCO-300.5 to 450 Ton and Boom to 150’ GROUP XI Master Mechanic GROUP XII Operator Foreman, Licensed Boat Pilot GROUP XIII Track type hydraulic hoes & crawler gradealls prep time. GROUP XIV Fireman on Whirlies and Heavy Equipment Oilers, Truck Cranes, Dredges, Monigans, Large Cranes - (Over 65-ton rated capacity) Concrete Plant Oiler, Blacktop Plant oiler and Creter Crane Oiler (when required), barge tenders, oilers on drill rigs used for caisson or for pile driving and Oiler. OPERATING ENGINEERS – Highway GROUP I Cranes, Draglines, Shovels, Skimmer Scoops, Clamshells or Derrick Boats, Pile Drivers, Crane-Type Backhoes, Asphalt Plant Operators, Concrete Plant Operators, Dredges, Asphalt Spreading Machines, Screws on Asphalt Spreading Machines, All Locomotives, Cable Ways or Tower Machines, Hoists, Hydraulic Backhoes, Ditching Machines, or Backfiller, Cherrypickers, overhead Cranes, Roller, Steam or Gas, Concrete Pavers, Excavator Concrete Breakers, Concrete Pumps, Bulk Cement Plants, Cement Pumps, Derrick¬Type Drills, Boat Operators, Motor Graders or Pushcats, Scoops or Tournapulls, Bulldozers, Endloaders or Fork Lifts, Power Blade or Elevating Graders, Winch Cats, Boom or Winch Trucks or Boom Tractors, Pipe Wrapping or Painting Machines, Asphalt Plant Engineer, Journeyman Lubricating Engineer, Drills (other than derrick type), Mud Jacks, or Well Drilling Machines, Boring Machines or Track Jacks, Mixers, Conveyors (two), Air Compressors (two) Water Pumps, regardless of size (two), Welding Machines (two), Siphons or Jets (two), Winch Head or Apparatuses (two), Light Plants (two), Waterblasters (two), all Tractors, regardless of size (straight tractor only), Fireman on Stationary Boilers, Automatic Elevators, Form Grading Machines, Finishing Machines, Power Sub-Grader or Ribbon Machines, Longitudinal Floats, Distributor Operators on Trucks, Winch Heads or Apparatuses (one), Mobil Track air and heaters (two to five), Heavy Equipment Greaser, Relief Operator, Assistant Master Mechanic and Heavy Duty Mechanic, concrete saws of all types and sizes with their attachments, gob¬hoppers, excavators all sizes, the repair, greasing, and fueling of all diesel hammers, the operation, set-up and cleaning of bidwells, concrete placement booms, the alterations, repair of all barges, water blasters of all sizes and their clutches, mobile lifts, hydraulic jacks where used for hoisting, diesel or gas powered flashing sings used for traffic control, micro pavers, log skiders, iceolators used on and off of pipeline, condor cranes, drill rigs of all sizes, bow boats, survey boats, ross carriers, bob-cats and all their attachments, skid steer loaders and all their attachments, creter crane, direct drive electric motors the bolting and unbolting the adjusting and shimming, (dewatering jobs, whirley crane, conveyor belts) etc., batch plants (all sizes), roto mills, conveyors systems of any size and any configuration, hydroseeders and straw-blowers all sizes, operation, repair, service of all vibratory hammers, all power pacs and their controls regardless of location, curtains or brush burning machines, stump cutter machines, grout machines regardless of size, Nail launchers when mounted on a machine or self-propelled, con-cover machines, Goldhofer and similar S.P.M.T. (self- propelled modular transporters) heavy transport units and all Operators (except those listed below). GROUP II Assistant Operators GROUP III Air Compressors (one), Water Pumps, regardless of size (one), Water-blasters (one), Welding Machine (one), Mixers (one bag), Conveyor (one), Siphon or Jet (one), Light Plant (one), Heater (one), Immobile Track Air (one), and Self-Propelled Walk Behind Rollers. GROUP IV CCO-17 ton and below GROUP V CCO-17.5 to 35 Ton and Boom to 50’ GROUP VI CCO- 35.5 to 75 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP VII CCO- 75.5 to 125 Ton and Boom to 75’ GROUP VIII CCO- 125.5 to 200 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP IX CCO- 200.5 to 300 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP X CCO- 300.5 to 450 Ton and Boom to 150’ GROUP XI Master Mechanic, Working Foreman/Mechanic. GROUP XII Operator Foreman, licensed boat pilot. GROUP XIII Fireman on Whirlies and Heavy Equipment Oilers, Truck Cranes, Dredges, Monigans, Large Cranes - (Over 65-ton rated capacity) Concrete Plant Oiler, Blacktop Plant Oiler and Creter Crane Oiler (when required), barge tenders, oilers on drill rigs used for caisson or for pile driving, and Oiler. 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.

TERRAZZO FINISHER The handling of all materials used for Mosaic and Terrazzo work including preparing, mixing by hand, by mixing machine or transporting of pre-mixed materials and distributing with shovel, rake, hoe, or pail, all kinds of concrete foundations necessary for Mosaic and Terrazzo work, all cement terrazzo, magnesite terrazzo, Do-O-Tex terrazzo, epoxy matrix ter-razzo, exposed aggregate, rustic or rough washed for exterior or interior of buildings placed either by machine or by hand, and any other kind of mixture of plastics composed of chips or granules when mixed with cement, rubber, neoprene, vinyl, magnesium chloride or any other resinous or chemical substances used for seamless flooring systems, and all other building materials, all similar materials and all precast terrazzo work on jobs, all scratch coat used for Mosaic and Terrazzo work and sub-bed, tar paper and wire mesh (2x2 etc.) or lath. The rubbing, grinding, cleaning and finishing of same either by hand or by machine or by terrazzo resurfacing equipment on new or existing floors. When necessary finishers shall be allowed to assist the mechanics to spread sand bed, lay tarpaper and wire mesh (2x2 etc.) or lath. The finishing of cement floors where additional aggregate of stone is added by spreading or sprinkling on top of the finished base, and troweled or rolled into the finish and then the surface is ground by grinding machines. 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 Macoupin 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.

ConstructionWage determinationModificationPublished
BuildingIL20260001
Excludes Landscape projects for Boone and Dekalb Counties
6October 22, 2026
ResidentialIL202600422May 18, 2026
HighwayIL20260017
Heavy Construction Highway Construction
5July 30, 2026
HeavyIL20260017
Heavy Construction Highway Construction
5July 30, 2026

Specialty WDs also cover Macoupin 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).

What changed in these determinations this year

Questions about Macoupin County rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Macoupin County?

$68.48 an hour: a $44.89 base wage plus $23.59 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every electrician rate in Macoupin County.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Macoupin County?

$70.13 an hour: a $36.33 base wage plus $33.80 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every laborer rate in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County, the $109.64 total is a $65.43 base wage plus $44.21 in fringe benefits.

Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in Macoupin County?

On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: IL20260001 (modification 6, October 22, 2026) for building construction, IL20260042 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for residential construction and IL20260017 (modification 5, 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 Macoupin County share its rates with other counties?

For 21 of its 31 trades, yes: IDOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpenter rates, for example, are the same in 15 counties (the Sangamon County group). The other 10 are Macoupin County's own.