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Illinois pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $65.70 an hour in Rock Island County to $108.33 in Will County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $76.92.

Main pile driver classification in each county (Piledriver), 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 pile driver: $82.01 per hourSaline County pile driver: $71.48 per hourHamilton County pile driver: $71.48 per hourWinnebago County pile driver: $91.65 per hourDeKalb County pile driver: $93.29 per hourMarshall County pile driver: $80.76 per hourPiatt County pile driver: $76.92 per hourRichland County pile driver: $71.48 per hourLogan County pile driver: $77.78 per hourFayette County pile driver: $71.48 per hourEffingham County pile driver: $76.92 per hourKendall County pile driver: $105.34 per hourKnox County pile driver: $77.76 per hourLaSalle County pile driver: $80.76 per hourTazewell County pile driver: $77.76 per hourChristian County pile driver: $76.92 per hourScott County pile driver: $76.92 per hourGrundy County pile driver: $105.34 per hourJefferson County pile driver: $71.48 per hourPutnam County pile driver: $80.76 per hourMarion County pile driver: $71.48 per hourHenry County pile driver: $65.70 per hourMacoupin County pile driver: $76.92 per hourDe Witt County pile driver: $77.74 per hourMcDonough County pile driver: $77.82 per hourWayne County pile driver: $71.48 per hourSt. Clair County pile driver: $72.02 per hourJasper County pile driver: $76.92 per hourCumberland County pile driver: $76.92 per hourBond County pile driver: $72.02 per hourEdgar County pile driver: $76.92 per hourOgle County pile driver: $93.05 per hourJo Daviess County pile driver: $89.61 per hourFulton County pile driver: $77.76 per hourBureau County pile driver: $80.76 per hourStephenson County pile driver: $89.61 per hourPike County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMason County pile driver: $77.76 per hourLawrence County pile driver: $71.48 per hourMcHenry County pile driver: $105.34 per hourKane County pile driver: $105.34 per hourDouglas County pile driver: $76.92 per hourJersey County pile driver: $72.02 per hourCass County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMassac County pile driver: $71.48 per hourMorgan County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMercer County pile driver: $65.70 per hourSchuyler County pile driver: $76.92 per hourWabash County pile driver: $71.48 per hourFranklin County pile driver: $71.48 per hourGallatin County pile driver: $71.48 per hourGreene County pile driver: $76.92 per hourEdwards County pile driver: $71.48 per hourWarren County pile driver: $77.82 per hourBrown County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMontgomery County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMadison County pile driver: $72.02 per hourUnion County pile driver: $71.48 per hourPope County pile driver: $71.48 per hourClark County pile driver: $76.92 per hourLee County pile driver: $89.61 per hourShelby County pile driver: $76.92 per hourCook County pile driver: $105.33 per hourKankakee County pile driver: $96.52 per hourPulaski County pile driver: $71.48 per hourClay County pile driver: $71.48 per hourVermilion County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMenard County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMonroe County pile driver: $72.02 per hourRock Island County pile driver: $65.70 per hourWilliamson County pile driver: $71.48 per hourWoodford County pile driver: $77.76 per hourHardin County pile driver: $71.48 per hourAdams County pile driver: $76.92 per hourIroquois County pile driver: $96.52 per hourLivingston County pile driver: $77.74 per hourHenderson County pile driver: $65.70 per hourBoone County pile driver: $91.65 per hourAlexander County pile driver: $71.48 per hourCarroll County pile driver: $89.61 per hourWill County pile driver: $108.33 per hourStark County pile driver: $80.76 per hourRandolph County pile driver: $72.02 per hourLake County pile driver: $105.33 per hourMacon County pile driver: $76.92 per hourWashington County pile driver: $72.02 per hourCrawford County pile driver: $76.92 per hourCalhoun County pile driver: $72.02 per hourMcLean County pile driver: $77.74 per hourChampaign County pile driver: $76.92 per hourClinton County pile driver: $72.02 per hourHancock County pile driver: $77.82 per hourWhiteside County pile driver: $89.61 per hourWhite County pile driver: $71.48 per hourSangamon County pile driver: $76.92 per hourMoultrie County pile driver: $76.92 per hourJohnson County pile driver: $71.48 per hourPeoria County pile driver: $77.76 per hourJackson County pile driver: $71.48 per hourColes County pile driver: $76.92 per hourPerry County pile driver: $71.48 per hourDuPage County pile driver: $105.33 per hour
$65$71$76$76$80$108Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

16 groups of counties with identical rates and 9 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. Will County1 county$108.33
  2. Kane County group3 counties$105.34
  3. Grundy County1 county$105.34
  4. Cook County group3 counties$105.33
  5. Kankakee County group2 counties$96.52
  6. DeKalb County1 county$93.29
  7. Ogle County1 county$93.05
  8. Winnebago County group2 counties$91.65
  9. Lee County group5 counties$89.61
  10. Ford County1 county$82.01
  11. LaSalle County group5 counties$80.76
  12. McDonough County group2 counties$77.82
  13. Hancock County1 county$77.82
  14. Logan County1 county$77.78
  15. Peoria County group5 counties$77.76
  16. Mason County1 county$77.76
  17. McLean County group3 counties$77.74
  18. Sangamon County group15 counties$76.92
  19. Champaign County group9 counties$76.92
  20. Effingham County group3 counties$76.92
  21. Madison County group9 counties$72.02
  22. Franklin County group13 counties$71.48
  23. Marion County group10 counties$71.48
  24. Wayne County1 county$71.48
  25. Rock Island County group4 counties$65.70

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Will CountyPiledriver$108.33 $58.51 
Kane County group, 3 counties: Kane, Kendall, McHenryPiledriver$105.34 $58.51 
Grundy CountyPiledriver$105.34 $58.51 
Cook County group, 3 counties: Cook, DuPage, LakePiledriver$105.33 $58.51 
Kankakee County group, 2 counties: Iroquois, KankakeePiledriver$96.52 $48.76 
DeKalb CountyPiledriver$93.29 $53.26 
Ogle CountyPiledriver$93.05 $53.02 
Winnebago County group, 2 counties: Boone, WinnebagoPiledriver$91.65 $51.45 
Lee County group, 5 counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Stephenson, WhitesidePiledriver$89.61 $49.58 
Ford CountyPiledriver$82.01 $45.34 
LaSalle County group, 5 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam, StarkPiledriver$80.76 $42.25 
McDonough County group, 2 counties: McDonough, WarrenPiledriver$77.82 $41.02 
Hancock CountyPiledriver$77.82 $41.02 
Logan CountyPiledriver$77.78 $40.98 
Peoria County group, 5 counties: Fulton, Knox, Peoria, Tazewell, WoodfordPiledriver$77.76 $42.77 
Mason CountyPiledriver$77.76 $42.77 
McLean County group, 3 counties: De Witt, Livingston, McLeanPiledriver$77.74 $42.75 
Sangamon County group, 15 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Greene, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, ScottPiledriver$76.92 $40.12 
Champaign County group, 9 counties: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Shelby, VermilionPiledriver$76.92 $44.97 
Effingham County group, 3 counties: Crawford, Effingham, JasperPiledriver$76.92 $44.97 
Madison County group, 9 counties: Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, WashingtonPiledriver$72.02 $47.37 
Franklin County group, 13 counties: Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, WilliamsonPiledriver$71.48 $46.83 
Marion County group, 10 counties: Clay, Edwards, Fayette, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Richland, Wabash, WhitePiledriver$71.48 $46.83 
Wayne CountyPiledriver$71.48 $46.83 
Rock Island County group, 4 counties: Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock IslandPiledriver$65.70 $35.25 

16 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 9 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 pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Cook County?

$105.33 an hour: a $58.51 base wage plus $46.82 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Cook County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $105.33 total is a $58.51 base wage plus $46.82 in fringe benefits, about 44% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

IDOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 25 distinct sets of rates, and 16 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Sangamon County group).

Which county pays pile drivers the most in Illinois?

Will County, at $108.33 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Rock Island County at $65.70, and the median county is $76.92.