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Laborer prevailing wage in Peoria County, Illinois
$69.71an hour, base + fringes
$35.18 wage + $34.53 fringe benefits · Building
On Illinois public works in Peoria County, a laborer must be paid at least $69.71 an hour: a $35.18 base wage plus $34.53 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $69.71 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 Peoria County.
IDOL's Peoria 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 Peoria County, from $69.71 to $78.96 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe: $35.18 + $34.53
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) | $35.18 |
| Health and welfare | $9.25 |
| Pension | $24.48 |
| Training | $0.80 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $69.71 |
Foreman base wage: $36.68 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon laborer rate in Peoria 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 + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Residential | LABORER GROUP 2 SKILLED LABORER - CONCRETE SPECIALIST; CUTTING AND ACETYLENE TORCH; GUNNITE NOZZLEMEN; GUNNITE PUMP MEN AND POTS; KETTLEMEN AND CARRIERS OF MEN …LABO0165-001 | $67.68 | $34.40 | IL20260003 Mod 1 |
| Building, Residential | LABORER GROUP 1 GENERAL LABORER - AIR TAMPER; BRICKLAYER TENDER; HAZARDOUS WASTE WORKER (LEVELS C & D); CARPENTER TENDER; CEMENT MASON AND SACK SHAKERS; CEMENT …LABO0165-001 | $67.28 | $34.00 | IL20260003 Mod 1 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 3 ABESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER; HAZARDOUS WASTE WORKER (INCLUDING MAINTAINING OF MANIFEST SHEET); LEAD BASE PAINT ABATEMENT WORKER (PEORIA AND …LABO0165-002 | $76.21 | $38.07 | IL20260014 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 Peoria 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).
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 Peoria 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: cutting & acetylene torch, gunnite nozzlemen, gunnite pump men & pots, kettlemen & carriers of men handling hot stuff, sandblaster nozzle men, sandblasting pump men & pots, setting up and using concrete burning bars, wood block setters, underpinning & shoring of existing buildings, and the unload-ing and handling of all material coated with creosote.
LABORER, SKILLED - HIGHWAY
The skilled laborer heavy & highway (HWY) classification shall encompass the following types of work,irrespective of the site of the work: jackhammer & drill operator, gunite pump & pot man, puddlers, vibrator men, wire fabric placer, sandblast pump & pot man, strike off concrete, unloading, handling & carrying of all creosoted piles, ties or timber, concrete burning bars, power wheelbarrows or buggies, asphalt raker, brickset-ters, cutting torchman (electric & acetylene), men setting lines to level forms, form setters, gunite nozzle man & sandblasting nozzle man, power man, and rip-rapping by hand. 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.
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 Peoria County
As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Laborer, SkilledHighway$78.96
- LaborerHighway$78.66
- Laborer, SkilledBuilding$70.11
- LaborerBuilding$69.71
| Trade and class | Base + fringes | Base | Fringes | OT Mon–Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaborerBuilding | $69.71 | $35.18 | $34.53 | 1.5× |
| LaborerHighway | $78.66 | $38.42 | $40.24 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, SkilledBuilding | $70.11 | $35.58 | $34.53 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, SkilledHighway | $78.96 | $38.72 | $40.24 | 1.5× |
How Peoria 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Peoria Countybase $35.18$69.71
- Stark Countybase $40.62$68.21
- Tazewell Countybase $35.18$69.71
- Knox Countybase $37.65$68.02
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 + fringes | Base | vs Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria County | Laborer (building) | $69.71 | $35.18 | |
| Tazewell County | Laborer (building) | $69.71 | $35.18 | same |
| Fulton County | Laborer (building) | $68.81 | $37.50 | −$0.90 |
| Stark County | Laborer (building) | $68.21 | $40.62 | −$1.50 |
| Marshall County | Laborer (building) | $68.21 | $40.62 | −$1.50 |
| Woodford County | Laborer (building) | $68.21 | $40.62 | −$1.50 |
| Knox County | Laborer (building) | $68.02 | $37.65 | −$1.69 |
More from IDOL on this rate
- Peoria 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 $69.71. 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 Peoria County, posted October 19, 2026, page 1: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Peoria.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 Peoria County as CSV · Report an error