Skip to content

Home / Illinois / Painter

Illinois · Painter

Illinois painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $52.67 an hour in Massac County to $93.26 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $61.34.

Main painter classification in each county (Painter), IDOL posting for work on or after October 19, 2026. IDOL prints no total; each figure is base wage plus fringes. Checked October 24, 2026.

Ford County painter: $73.90 per hourSaline County painter: $58.49 per hourHamilton County painter: $54.01 per hourWinnebago County painter: $80.26 per hourDeKalb County painter: $86.68 per hourMarshall County painter: $73.90 per hourPiatt County painter: $61.30 per hourRichland County painter: $60.37 per hourLogan County painter: $61.31 per hourFayette County painter: $61.37 per hourEffingham County painter: $60.37 per hourKendall County painter: $86.68 per hourKnox County painter: $53.97 per hourLaSalle County painter: $73.90 per hourTazewell County painter: $73.90 per hourChristian County painter: $61.31 per hourScott County painter: $61.31 per hourGrundy County painter: $93.26 per hourJefferson County painter: $54.01 per hourPutnam County painter: $73.90 per hourMarion County painter: $54.01 per hourHenry County painter: $53.97 per hourMacoupin County painter: $61.37 per hourDe Witt County painter: $61.30 per hourMcDonough County painter: $73.90 per hourWayne County painter: $54.01 per hourSt. Clair County painter: $61.37 per hourJasper County painter: $60.37 per hourCumberland County painter: $62.79 per hourBond County painter: $61.37 per hourEdgar County painter: $60.37 per hourOgle County painter: $80.26 per hourJo Daviess County painter: $80.26 per hourFulton County painter: $73.90 per hourBureau County painter: $73.90 per hourStephenson County painter: $80.26 per hourPike County painter: $61.37 per hourMason County painter: $73.90 per hourLawrence County painter: $60.37 per hourMcHenry County painter: $86.68 per hourKane County painter: $86.68 per hourDouglas County painter: $62.79 per hourJersey County painter: $61.37 per hourCass County painter: $61.31 per hourMassac County painter: $52.67 per hourMorgan County painter: $61.31 per hourMercer County painter: $53.97 per hourSchuyler County painter: $73.90 per hourWabash County painter: $55.07 per hourFranklin County painter: $58.49 per hourGallatin County painter: $58.49 per hourGreene County painter: $61.37 per hourEdwards County painter: $55.07 per hourWarren County painter: $53.97 per hourBrown County painter: $61.31 per hourMontgomery County painter: $61.37 per hourMadison County painter: $61.37 per hourUnion County painter: $58.49 per hourPope County painter: $58.49 per hourClark County painter: $60.37 per hourLee County painter: $80.26 per hourShelby County painter: $61.30 per hourCook County painter: $93.26 per hourKankakee County painter: $73.90 per hourPulaski County painter: $58.49 per hourClay County painter: $54.01 per hourVermilion County painter: $62.79 per hourMenard County painter: $61.31 per hourMonroe County painter: $61.37 per hourRock Island County painter: $53.97 per hourWilliamson County painter: $58.49 per hourWoodford County painter: $73.90 per hourHardin County painter: $58.49 per hourAdams County painter: $61.31 per hourIroquois County painter: $73.90 per hourLivingston County painter: $73.90 per hourHenderson County painter: $53.97 per hourBoone County painter: $80.26 per hourAlexander County painter: $58.49 per hourCarroll County painter: $53.97 per hourWill County painter: $93.26 per hourStark County painter: $73.90 per hourRandolph County painter: $58.49 per hourLake County painter: $93.26 per hourMacon County painter: $61.30 per hourWashington County painter: $61.37 per hourCrawford County painter: $60.37 per hourCalhoun County painter: $61.37 per hourMcLean County painter: $73.90 per hourChampaign County painter: $62.79 per hourClinton County painter: $61.37 per hourHancock County painter: $73.90 per hourWhiteside County painter: $53.97 per hourWhite County painter: $55.07 per hourSangamon County painter: $61.31 per hourMoultrie County painter: $61.30 per hourJohnson County painter: $58.49 per hourPeoria County painter: $73.90 per hourJackson County painter: $58.49 per hourColes County painter: $62.79 per hourPerry County painter: $58.49 per hourDuPage County painter: $86.68 per hour
$52$58$61$61$73$93Painter, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a painter make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

16 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Cook County group4 counties$93.26
  2. DuPage County group5 counties$86.68
  3. Winnebago County group5 counties$80.26
  4. Boone County1 county$80.26
  5. Fulton County group5 counties$73.90
  6. LaSalle County group5 counties$73.90
  7. Peoria County group5 counties$73.90
  8. McLean County group3 counties$73.90
  9. Champaign County group4 counties$62.79
  10. Vermilion County1 county$62.79
  11. Madison County group13 counties$61.37
  12. Christian County group8 counties$61.31
  13. Sangamon County1 county$61.31
  14. Macon County group5 counties$61.30
  15. Effingham County group7 counties$60.37
  16. Franklin County group13 counties$58.49
  17. White County group3 counties$55.07
  18. Marion County group4 counties$54.01
  19. Wayne County1 county$54.01
  20. Rock Island County group8 counties$53.97
  21. Massac County1 county$52.67

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 4 counties: Cook, Grundy, Lake, WillPainter$93.26 $56.30 
DuPage County group, 5 counties: DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, McHenryPainter$86.68 $56.30 
Winnebago County group, 5 counties: Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, WinnebagoPainter$80.26 $49.05 
Boone CountyPainter$80.26 $49.05 
Fulton County group, 5 counties: Fulton, Hancock, Mason, McDonough, SchuylerPainter$73.90 $44.00 
LaSalle County group, 5 counties: Bureau, Iroquois, Kankakee, LaSalle, PutnamPainter$73.90 $44.00 
Peoria County group, 5 counties: Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, WoodfordPainter$73.90 $44.00 
McLean County group, 3 counties: Ford, Livingston, McLeanPainter$73.90 $44.00 
Champaign County group, 4 counties: Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, DouglasPainter$62.79 $43.57 
Vermilion CountyPainter$62.79 $43.57 
Madison County group, 13 counties: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, St. Clair, WashingtonPainter$61.37 $36.49 
Christian County group, 8 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Logan, Menard, Morgan, ScottPainter$61.31 $34.98 
Sangamon CountyPainter$61.31 $34.98 
Macon County group, 5 counties: De Witt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, ShelbyPainter$61.30 $33.90 
Effingham County group, 7 counties: Clark, Crawford, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, RichlandPainter$60.37 $33.75 
Franklin County group, 13 counties: Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, WilliamsonPainter$58.49 $36.09 
White County group, 3 counties: Edwards, Wabash, WhitePainter$55.07 $33.12 
Marion County group, 4 counties: Clay, Hamilton, Jefferson, MarionPainter$54.01 $29.74 
Wayne CountyPainter$54.01 $29.74 
Rock Island County group, 8 counties: Carroll, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren, WhitesidePainter$53.97 $34.42 
Massac CountyPainter$52.67 $31.12 

16 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.

These are journeyworker rates. IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only; apprentice pay follows the registered apprenticeship program's standards.

Questions about Illinois painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Cook County?

$93.26 an hour: a $56.30 base wage plus $36.96 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every painter classification in Cook County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $93.26 total is a $56.30 base wage plus $36.96 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice painters get this rate?

IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only. Apprentice pay follows the registered apprenticeship program's standards.

Why do some counties have the same painter rate?

IDOL often publishes the same painter rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with a painter rate fall into 21 distinct sets of rates, and 16 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 13 counties (the Franklin County group).

Which county pays painters the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $93.26 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Massac County at $52.67, and the median county is $61.34.