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Laborer prevailing wage in McLean County, Illinois
$68.21an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$38.00 base wage + $30.21 fringe benefits · Building
On Illinois public works in McLean County, a laborer must be paid at least $68.21 an hour: a $38.00 base wage plus $30.21 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $68.21 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 McLean County.
IDOL's McLean 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 4 laborer rates for McLean County, from $68.21 to $73.01 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.00 + $30.21
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) | $38.00 |
| Health and welfare | $9.25 |
| Pension | $20.16 |
| Training | $0.80 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $68.21 |
Foreman base wage: $39.25 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).
What each class covers
IDOL's explanation of classes for McLean County, copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.
LABORER, SKILLED - BUILDING
The skilled laborer building (BLD) classification shall encompass the following types of work, irrespective of the site of the work: tending of carpenters in unloading, handling, stockpiling and distribution operations, also other building crafts, mixing, handling, and conveying of all materials used by masons, plasterers and other building construction crafts, whether done by hand or by any process. The drying of plastering when done by salamander heat, and the cleaning and clearing of all debris. All work pertaining to and in preparation of asbestos abatement and removal. The building of scaffolding and staging for masons and plasterers. The excavations for buildings and all other construction, digging, of trenches, piers, foundations and holes, digging, lagging, sheeting, cribbing, bracing and propping of foundations, holes, caissons, cofferdams, and dikes, the setting of all guidelines for machine or hand excavation and subgrading. The mixing, handling, conveying, pouring, vibrating, gunniting and otherwise applying of concrete, whether by hand or other method of concrete for any walls, foundations, floors, or for other construction concrete sealant men. The wrecking, stripping, dismantling, and handling of concrete forms and false work, and the building of centers for fireproofing purposes. Boring machine, gas, electric or air in preparation for shoving pipe, telephone cable, and so forth, under highways, roads, streets and alleys. All hand and power operating cross cut saws when used for clearing. All work in compressed air construction. All work on acetylene burners in salvaging. The blocking and tamping of concrete. The laying of sewer tile and conduit, and pre-cast materials. The assembling and dismantling of all jacks and sectional scaffolding, including elevator construction and running of slip form jacks. The work of drill running and blasting, including wagon drills. The wrecking, stripping, dismantling, cleaning, moving and oiling of forms. The cutting off of concrete piles. The loading, unloading, handling and carrying to place of installation of all rods, (and materials for use in reinforcing) concrete and the hoisting of same and all signaling where hoist is used in this type of construction coming under the jurisdiction of the Laborers' Union. And, all other labor work not awarded to any other craft. Mortar mixers, kettlemen and carrier of hot stuff, tool crib men, watchmen (Laborer), firemen or salamander tenders, flagmen, deck hands, installation and maintenance of temporary gas-fired heating units, gravel box men, dumpmen and spotters, fencing Laborers, cleaning lumber, pit men, material checkers, dispatchers, unloading explosives, asphalt plant laborers, writer of scale tickets, fireproofing laborers, janitors, asbestos abatement and removal laborers, handling of materials treated with oil, creosote, chloride, asphalt, and/or foreign material harmful to skin or clothing, Laborers with de-watering systems, gunnite nozzle men, laborers tending masons with hot material or where foreign materials are used, Laborers handling masterplate or similar materials, laser beam operator, concrete burning machine operator, material selector men working with firebrick or combustible material, dynamite men, track laborers, cement handlers, chloride handlers, the unloading and laborers with steel workers and re-bars, concrete workers (wet), luteman, asphalt raker, curb asphalt machine operator, ready mix scalemen, permanent, portable or temporary plant drilling machine operator, plaster tenders, underpinning and shoring of buildings, fire watch, signaling of all power equipment, to include trucks excavating equipment, etc., tree topper or trimmer when in connection to construction, tunnel helpers in free air, batch dumpers, kettle and tar men, tank cleaners, plastic installers, scaffold workers, motorized buggies or motorized unit used for wet concrete or handling of building materials, sewer workers, rod and chain men, vibrator operators, mortar mixer operator, cement silica, clay, fly ash, lime and plasters, handlers (bulk or bag), cofferdam workers, on concrete paving, placing, cutting and tying of reinforcing, deck hand, dredge hand and shore laborers, bankmen on floating plant, asphalt workers with machine & layers, grade checker, power tools, caisson workers, lead man on sewer work, welders, cutters, burners and torch men, chain saw operators, paving breaker, jackhammer and drill operator, layout man and/or drainage tile layer, steel form setters -- street and highway, air tamping hammerman, signal man on crane, concrete saw operator, screen man on asphalt pavers, front end man on chip spreader, multiple concrete duct -- lead man.
LABORER, SKILLED - HIGHWAY
The skilled laborer heavy and highway (HWY) classification shall encompass the following types of work, irrespective of the site of the work: handling of materials treated with oil, creosote, asphalt and/or any foreign materials harmful to skin or clothing, track laborers, chloride handlers, the unloading and loading with steel workers and re-bars, concrete workers (wet), tunnel helpers in free air, batch dumpers, mason tenders, kettle and tar men, plastic installers, scaffold workers, motorized buggies or motorized unit used for wet concrete or handling of building materials, laborers with de-watering systems, sewer workers plus depth, rod and chainmen, vibrator operators, mortar mixer operators, cement silica, clay, fly ash, lime and plasters, handlers (bulk or bag), cofferdam workers plus depth, on concrete paving, placing, cutting and tying or reinforcing, deck hand, dredge hand shore laborers, bankmen on floating plant, asphalt workers with machine, and layers, grade checker, power tools, stripping of all concrete forms excluding paving forms, dumpmen and spotters, when necessary, caisson workers plus depth, gunnite nozzle men, welders, cutters, burners and torchmen, chain saw operators, paving breaker, jackhammer and drill operators, layout man and/or drainage tile layer, steel form setters - street and highway, air tamping hammerman, signal man on crane, concrete saw operator, screedman on asphalt pavers, front end man on chip spreader, multiple concrete duct, luteman, asphalt raker, curb asphalt machine operator, ready mix scalemen (portable or temporary plant), laser beam operator, concrete burning machine operator, and coring machine operator.
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.
Every laborer rate in McLean County
As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LaborerHighway$73.01
- Laborer, SkilledHighway$73.01
- LaborerBuilding$68.21
- Laborer, SkilledBuilding$68.21
| Trade and class | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | OT Mon–Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaborerBuilding | $38.00 | $30.21 | $68.21 | 1.5× |
| LaborerHighway | $40.32 | $32.69 | $73.01 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, SkilledBuilding | $38.00 | $30.21 | $68.21 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, SkilledHighway | $40.32 | $32.69 | $73.01 | 1.5× |
Davis-Bacon laborer rate in McLean 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 for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | LABORER: GENERAL LABORER (MCLEAN COUNTY)LABO0362-002 | $35.14 | $63.63 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORER GROUP 2 SEMI-SKILLED - HANDLING OF MATERIALS TREATED WITH OIL, CREOSOTE, ASPHALT AND/OR FORIEGN MATERIAL HARMFUL TO SKIN OR CLOTHING; TRACK LABORERS; …LABO0393-001 | $40.54 | $72.96 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORERS, GROUP 1 GENERAL LABORER (BOND COUNTY (EXCEPT THE NORTHSIDE))LABO0622-003 | $29.65 | $64.73 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORERS, GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MAN (BOND COUNTY (EXCEPT THE NORTHSIDE))LABO0622-003 | $31.15 | $66.23 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 1 MORTAR MIXERS; SCAFFOLDS; SEWER AND TRENCH WORK (GROUND LEVEL DOWN TO 8 FEET); CATCH BASIN AND MANHOLE DIGGERS, MESH HANDLING ON ROAD TO WORK, …LABO0075-003 | $51.40 | $88.34 | IL20260013 Mod 1 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 1 ALL CLASSIFICATIONS NOT LISTED BELOW (MCLEAN COUNTY)LABO0362-001 | $37.12 | $67.18 | IL20260013 Mod 1 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 2 SEMI-SKILLED - HANDLING OF MATERIALS TREATED WITH OIL, CREOSOTE, ASPHALT AND/OR FORIEGN MATERIAL HARMFUL TO SKIN OR CLOTHING; TRACK LABORERS; …LABO0393-001 | $40.54 | $72.96 | IL20260013 Mod 1 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 1 UNSKILLED; SEMI-SKILLED - HANDLING OF MATERIALS TREATED WITH OIL, CREOSOTE, ASPHALT AND/OR FORIEGN MATERIAL HARMFUL TO SKIN OR CLOTHING; TRACK …LABO0751-002 | $45.08 | $79.42 | IL20260013 Mod 1 |
| Residential | LABORER, UNSKILLEDSUIL1998-001 | $8.41 | $8.41 | IL20260041 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 McLean 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 McLean County compares
The main laborer 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
- McLean Countybase $38.00$68.21
- De Witt Countybase $35.51$65.15
- Woodford Countybase $40.62$68.21
- Livingston Countybase $40.62$68.21
Laborer 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).
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford County | Laborer (building) | $47.70 | $83.79 | +$15.58 |
| Tazewell County | Laborer (building) | $35.18 | $69.71 | +$1.50 |
| McLean County | Laborer (building) | $38.00 | $68.21 | |
| Woodford County | Laborer (building) | $40.62 | $68.21 | same |
| Livingston County | Laborer (building) | $40.62 | $68.21 | same |
| De Witt County | Laborer (building) | $35.51 | $65.15 | −$3.06 |
| Piatt County | Laborer (building) | $35.51 | $65.15 | −$3.06 |
More from IDOL on this rate
- McLean County schedule (IDOL PDF, page 1)
- 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 $68.21. 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 McLean County, posted October 19, 2026, page 1: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/McLean.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 McLean County as CSV · Report an error