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Prevailing wage rates in Madison County, Illinois
IDOL's schedule for work performed on or after October 19, 2026 sets 90 rates across 29 trades for public works in Madison County. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $109.64 an hour in base wage plus fringes, and tile finisher the lowest at $51.07.
IDOL's Madison County schedule, posted October 19, 2026. 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 prints no total, so each total here is base plus fringes, added by us. Checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.
Madison County rates by trade, highest first
Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the taxable wage and the fringe benefits IDOL lists. All bars share one scale. The table below lists the same rates A to Z with classifications.
- Elevator Constructor$109.64
- Utility Lineman$97.55
- Operating Engineer$91.80
- Machinist$89.59
- Boilermaker$84.84
- Electrician$83.99
- Ironworker$75.33
- Glazier$74.00
- Cement Mason$73.90
- Sheet Metal Worker$73.35
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$73.27
- Plumber / Pipefitter$73.06
- Bricklayer$72.99
- Carpenter$72.02
- Millwright$72.02
- Pile Driver$72.02
- Abatement Laborer$70.63
- Laborer$70.13
- Soft Floor Layer$67.22
- Heat & Frost Insulator$66.67
- Plasterer$65.10
- Roofer$64.36
- Telecom Technician$64.10
- Painter$61.37
- Marble Mason$58.92
- Terrazzo Worker$58.92
- Marble Finisher$51.07
- Terrazzo Finisher$51.07
- Tile Finisher$51.07
All trades and classifications, A to Z
One main rate per trade, with its classification and base wage. Open a trade for its other classifications, overtime, work types and regions. Click a column heading to sort.
| Trade | Main classification | Base + fringes | Base | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer | Asbestos ABT-GEN | $70.63 | $36.83 | 5 |
| Boilermaker · Madison County group | Boilermaker (building) | $84.84 | $48.00 | 1 |
| Bricklayer · Madison County group | Brick Mason (building) | $72.99 | $43.60 | 1 |
| Carpenter · Madison County group | Carpenter | $72.02 | $47.37 | 1 |
| Carpet & Soft Floor Layer · Madison County group | Floor Layer (building) | $67.22 | $42.57 | 1 |
| Cement Mason · Madison County group | Cement Mason | $73.90 | $40.00 | 1 |
| Electrical Utility Lineman | Electric Pwr Lineman | $97.55 | $66.70 | 8 |
| Electrician | Electrician | $83.99 | $54.53 | 2 |
| Elevator Constructor · Madison County group | Elevator Constructor (building) | $109.64 | $65.43 | 1 |
| Glazier · Madison County group | Glazier (building) | $74.00 | $47.67 | 1 |
| Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Madison County group | Heat/Frost Insulator (building) | $66.67 | $41.13 | 2 |
| Ironworker · Madison County group | Iron Worker | $75.33 | $43.35 | 1 |
| Laborer | Laborer | $70.13 | $36.33 | 5 |
| Machinist · Cook County group | Machinist (building) | $89.59 | $61.89 | 1 |
| Marble Finisher · Madison County group | Marble Finisher (building) | $51.07 | $29.20 | 1 |
| Marble Mason · Madison County group | Marble Mason (building) | $58.92 | $35.01 | 1 |
| Millwright · Madison County group | Millwright | $72.02 | $47.37 | 1 |
| Operating Engineer · Madison County group | Operating Engineer, Class 1 (building) | $91.80 | $51.70 | 27 |
| Painter · Madison County group | Painter (building) | $61.37 | $36.49 | 5 |
| Pile Driver · Madison County group | Piledriver | $72.02 | $47.37 | 1 |
| Plasterer · Madison County group | Plasterer (building) | $65.10 | $38.00 | 1 |
| Plumber / Pipefitter | Plumber (building) | $73.06 | $51.61 | 5 |
| Roofer · Madison County group | Roofer (building) | $64.36 | $41.60 | 1 |
| Sheet Metal Worker · Madison County group | Sheetmetal Worker | $73.35 | $45.58 | 1 |
| Teamster (Truck Driver) · Madison County group | Truck Driver, Class 1 | $73.27 | $48.21 | 10 |
| Telecommunications Technician | Electronic System Tech (building) | $64.10 | $41.60 | 2 |
| Terrazzo Finisher · Madison County group | Terrazzo Finisher (building) | $51.07 | $29.20 | 1 |
| Terrazzo Worker · Madison County group | Terrazzo Mason (building) | $58.92 | $35.01 | 1 |
| Tile Finisher · Madison County group | Ceramic Tile Finisher (building) | $51.07 | $29.20 | 1 |
IDOL's notes for Madison County
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
ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (NORTHWEST) - Townships of Godfrey, Foster and Wood River, and the western one mile of Moro, Ft. Russell and Edwardsville, south to the north side of Hwy. 66 and west to the Mississippi River. This includes SIU-Edwardsville Dental Facility and Alton Mental Health Hospital.
ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SOUTHEAST) - Remainder of county not covered by ELECTRICIANS AND
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (NW) including SIU-Edwardsville Main Campus. LABORERS and ASBESTOS ABATEMENT - GEN
NORTHWEST - All that part of Madison County lying westerly of the following described Line 1: Line 1: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Madison County, said corner is approximately 0.1 miles west of Airport Road and 0.8 miles north of Jones Road; thence easterly along the North Line of Madison County 15.2 miles to the intersection of the North Line of Madison County and an abandoned railroad grade and the Point of Beginning of the line to be described, said Point of Beginning is approximately 0.2 miles west of Zimmerman Road; thence southwesterly 2.0 miles to a point on Seiler Road, said point located 0.2 miles East along Seiler Road from the intersection of Seiler Road and Bertels Road: thence southwesterly 2.1 miles to the intersection of E Golike Lane and Bethalto Road; thence southwesterly 1.2 miles to the intersection of Cody Lane and Kaleb Court; thence southwesterly 3.2 miles to the intersection of College Avenue (also known as Illinois State Highway 111/140) and Powder Mill Road; thence southwesterly 2.2 miles to the intersection of East Broadway and Illinois State Highway 3: thence southwesterly along the west bank of the Wood River 1.8 miles to the South Line of Madison County and there terminating, said South Line of the County being the Mississippi River.
NORTH - All that part of Madison County lying easterly of Line 1 described above and westerly of Line 2 as described below: Line 2: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Madison County, said corner is approximately 0.1 miles west of Airport Road and 0.8 miles north of Jones Road; thence easterly along the North Line of Madison County 16.6 miles to a point on the North Line of Madison County and the Point of Beginning of the line to be described, said Point of Beginning is approximately 0.3 miles west of Illinois State Highway 159; thence southeasterly 2.7 miles to the intersection of Renken Road and St. James Drive; thence southwesterly 2.5 miles to the intersection of Midway Drive and Lake Street; thence southwesterly 5.3 miles to the intersection of Bangert Drive and Rock Hill Road; thence southwesterly 4.4 miles to the intersection of Illinois State Highway 255 and the South bank of the Cahokia Diversion (drainage) Channel; thence westerly along the South bank of the Cahokia Diversion (drainage) Channel 4.0 miles to the West Line of Madison County and there terminating, said West Line of the County being the Mississippi River.
NORTHEAST - All of Madison County except those parts lying westerly of Line 2 described above and southerly of Line 3 as described below: Line 3: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of Madison County, said corner is approximately the intersection of Lee Road and Schumacher Road; thence westerly along the South Line of Madison County which is also Lee Road 2.8 miles to a tee intersection of Lee Road and St. Clair County Road 330 E; thence continuing west along the South Line of Madison County 3.3 miles to the Point of Beginning of the line to be described, said Point of Beginning lies 0.5 miles south of Rose Road and 1.0 miles West of Illinois State Highway 160; thence northwesterly 6.1 miles to a point on Hickory Flat Road (also known as County Road 600 N), said point located 0.2 miles west along Hickory Flat Road from the intersection of Hickory Flat Road and Deer Creek Trail; thence westerly along Hickory Flat Road 2.5 miles to an intersection with Marine Road; thence continuing westerly 1.7 miles to the intersection of 4 Corners Lane and Triad Road; thence northwesterly 4.5 miles to the intersection of Goshen Road and Illinois State Highway 143; thence southwesterly 3.2 miles to the intersection of Mont Road and Ridge View Road, hereinafter referred to as POINT A; thence westerly 4.7 miles to the intersection of Supporting Services Drive and University Drive; thence westerly 2.0 miles to the intersection of Sand Road and Wanda Road; thence westerly along Wanda Road 0.4 miles to a corner of Wanda Road; thence southeryly 4.2 miles to the intersection of Illinois State Highway 162 and Old Edwardsville Road; thence southerly 1.3 miles to the intersection of Douglas Lane and Kelly Drive; thence southwesterly 0.8 miles to the intersection of Horseshoe Lake Road and Hanfelder Road; thence southwesterly 3.1 miles to a point on the South Line of Madison County and there terminating, said point of termination located 0.5 miles West along Collinsville Road from the intersection of Collinsville Road and Sand Prairie Road.
SOUTHEAST - All that part of Madison County lying southerly of Line 3 above and easterly of Line 4 as described below: Line 4: Beginning at the aforementioned POINT A: thence southwesterly 1.4 miles to the intersection of Old Troy Road and Glen Crossing Road; thence south along Old Troy Road 0.8 miles to an intersection with Illinois State Highway 162; thence continuing south 1.6 miles to Troy Road; thence westerly along Troy Road 0.1 mile to the intersection of Troy Road and North Wilson Heights Road; thence southeasterly 3.6 miles to the intersection of Lebanon Road and South Liberty Road; thence southwesterly 1.2 miles to the intersection of the South Line of Madison County and Heck Road and there terminating, said point of termination located approximately 0.1 mile north of the intersection of Witte Road and Heck Road.
SOUTH - All that part of Madison County lying southery of Line 3 above and westerly of Line 4 as described above.
PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (SOUTH) - That part of the county South of a line between Mitchell and Highland including the town of Glen Carbon. 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.
Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Madison 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 | IL20260007 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IL20260007 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | IL20260017 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 5 | July 30, 2026 |
| Heavy | IL20260017 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 5 | July 30, 2026 |
Specialty WDs also cover Madison 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 Madison County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Madison County?
$83.99 an hour: a $54.53 base wage plus $29.46 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every electrician rate in Madison County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison County, the $109.64 total is a $65.43 base wage plus $44.21 in fringe benefits.
Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in Madison County?
On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: IL20260007 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building and 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 Madison County share its rates with other counties?
For 23 of its 29 trades, yes: IDOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpenter rates, for example, are the same in 9 counties (the Madison County group). The other 6 are Madison County's own.