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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Macon County group, Illinois (2 counties)
IDOL sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 2 counties: De Witt and Macon. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$80.55an hour, base + fringes
$44.80 wage + $35.75 fringe benefits · Building
On Illinois public works in each of these 2 counties, an operating engineer must be paid at least $80.55 an hour: a $44.80 base wage plus $35.75 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $80.55 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 and oil & chip rates for this trade in the Macon County group. IDOL sorts this trade into numbered classes by equipment or duties, and this is Class 1.
IDOL's schedule for each of these counties, posted October 19, 2026, for work performed on or after October 19, 2026. Checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.
IDOL lists 9 operating engineer rates for each of these counties, from $70.33 to $87.00 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $44.80 + $35.75
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) | $44.80 |
| Health and welfare | $13.00 |
| Pension | $19.75 |
| Training | $3.00 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $80.55 |
IDOL leaves the other insurance column blank for this row, not $0.00. Our sum counts blank as zero.
Foreman base wage: $46.66 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon operating engineer rates in these counties
The counties share IDOL's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs IDOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Witt County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Macon County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
Holidays
IDOL's schedule for each of these counties: “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).
When this rate changes
- 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 these counties (the same text in each schedule), copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.
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.
Every operating engineer rate in the Macon County group
As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Operating Engineer, Class 4Highway$87.00
- Operating Engineer, Class 1Highway$85.24
- Operating Engineer, Class 4Building$82.41
- Operating Engineer, Class 1Building$80.55
- Operating Engineer, Class 2Highway$79.37
- Operating Engineer, Class 2Building$76.91
- Operating EngineerOil & chip$75.34
- Operating Engineer, Class 3Building$71.92
- Operating Engineer, Class 3Highway$70.33
| Trade and class | Base + fringes | Base | Fringes | OT Mon–Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Engineer, Class 1Building | $80.55 | $44.80 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 2Building | $76.91 | $41.16 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 3Building | $71.92 | $36.17 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 4Building | $82.41 | $46.66 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 1Highway | $85.24 | $49.49 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 2Highway | $79.37 | $43.62 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 3Highway | $70.33 | $34.58 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating Engineer, Class 4Highway | $87.00 | $51.25 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
| Operating EngineerOil & chip | $75.34 | $39.59 | $35.75 | 1.5× |
How the Macon County group compares
The main operating engineer 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Macon County groupbase $44.80$80.55
- De Witt Countybase $44.80$80.55
- Piatt Countybase $44.80$80.55
- Moultrie Countybase $48.15$77.60
Which county is in which operating engineer group
Every Illinois county with a operating engineer rate. Counties IDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringes | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County group, 3 counties: Cook, Lake, Will | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $121.85 | $68.80 |
| Kane County group, 3 counties: Grundy, Kane, McHenry | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $121.85 | $68.80 |
| DuPage County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $121.85 | $68.80 |
| Kankakee County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $121.85 | $68.80 |
| Kendall County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $121.85 | $68.80 |
| Bureau County* | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $120.05 | $67.00 |
| LaSalle County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $120.05 | $67.00 |
| Livingston County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $120.05 | $67.00 |
| Putnam County* | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $120.05 | $67.00 |
| DeKalb County group, 4 counties: DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $113.65 | $60.75 |
| Boone County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $113.65 | $60.75 |
| Carroll County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $113.65 | $60.75 |
| Stephenson County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $113.65 | $60.75 |
| Whiteside County* | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $113.65 | $60.75 |
| Winnebago County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $113.65 | $60.75 |
| Peoria County group, 11 counties: Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $95.60 | $49.26 |
| Fulton County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $95.60 | $49.26 |
| Henry County* | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $95.60 | $49.26 |
| Marshall County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $95.60 | $49.26 |
| Madison County group, 13 counties: Bond, Calhoun, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Randolph, St. Clair | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $91.80 | $51.70 |
| Clinton County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $91.80 | $51.70 |
| Perry County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $91.80 | $51.70 |
| Washington County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $91.80 | $51.70 |
| Mercer County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $85.50 | $43.00 |
| Rock Island County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $85.50 | $43.00 |
| Sangamon County group, 13 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $80.55 | $44.80 |
| Macon County group, 2 counties: De Witt, Macon | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $80.55 | $44.80 |
| Champaign County group, 17 counties: Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Richland, Vermilion | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $77.60 | $48.15 |
| Wabash County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $77.60 | $48.15 |
| Wayne County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $77.60 | $48.15 |
| Williamson County group, 5 counties: Alexander, Gallatin, Union, White, Williamson | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $76.13 | $42.13 |
| Johnson County group, 4 counties: Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $76.13 | $42.13 |
| Jackson County group, 2 counties: Jackson, Saline | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $76.13 | $42.13 |
| Franklin County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $76.13 | $42.13 |
| Hamilton County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $76.13 | $42.13 |
| Hardin County | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $76.13 | $42.13 |
11 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 25 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.
Illinois operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from IDOL on this rate
- Each county's IDOL schedule (PDF) is listed under Source below.
- 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 $80.55. 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, posted October 19, 2026. IDOL prints one schedule per county:
- De Witt County: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Dewitt.pdf, page 2
- Macon County: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Macon.pdf, page 2
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