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Illinois plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $69.11 an hour in Washington County to $103.02 in Bureau County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $76.75.

Main plumber or pipefitter classification in each county (Plumber), 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 plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hourSaline County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourHamilton County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourWinnebago County plumber or pipefitter: $93.10 per hourDeKalb County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourMarshall County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hour (split by region)Piatt County plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hour (split by region)Richland County plumber or pipefitter: $71.85 per hourLogan County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourFayette County plumber or pipefitter: $69.11 per hourEffingham County plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hourKendall County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourKnox County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourLaSalle County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourTazewell County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hourChristian County plumber or pipefitter: $74.91 per hour (split by region)Scott County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourGrundy County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourJefferson County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourPutnam County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourMarion County plumber or pipefitter: $69.11 per hourHenry County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourMacoupin County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hour (split by region)De Witt County plumber or pipefitter: $74.91 per hourMcDonough County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hourWayne County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourSt. Clair County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hour (split by region)Jasper County plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hourCumberland County plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hourBond County plumber or pipefitter: $73.06 per hourEdgar County plumber or pipefitter: $71.85 per hourOgle County plumber or pipefitter: $93.10 per hourJo Daviess County plumber or pipefitter: $93.10 per hourFulton County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hourBureau County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourStephenson County plumber or pipefitter: $93.10 per hourPike County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourMason County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hour (split by region)Lawrence County plumber or pipefitter: $70.55 per hourMcHenry County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourKane County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourDouglas County plumber or pipefitter: $71.85 per hourJersey County plumber or pipefitter: $73.06 per hourCass County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourMassac County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourMorgan County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourMercer County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourSchuyler County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hour (split by region)Wabash County plumber or pipefitter: $70.55 per hourFranklin County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourGallatin County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourGreene County plumber or pipefitter: $73.06 per hourEdwards County plumber or pipefitter: $70.55 per hourWarren County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourBrown County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourMontgomery County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hour (split by region)Madison County plumber or pipefitter: $73.06 per hour (split by region)Union County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourPope County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourClark County plumber or pipefitter: $71.85 per hourLee County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourShelby County plumber or pipefitter: $74.91 per hourCook County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourKankakee County plumber or pipefitter: $96.52 per hourPulaski County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourClay County plumber or pipefitter: $69.11 per hourVermilion County plumber or pipefitter: $71.85 per hourMenard County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourMonroe County plumber or pipefitter: $75.80 per hour (split by region)Rock Island County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourWilliamson County plumber or pipefitter: $77.80 per hourWoodford County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hour (split by region)Hardin County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourAdams County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourIroquois County plumber or pipefitter: $96.52 per hourLivingston County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hour (split by region)Henderson County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourBoone County plumber or pipefitter: $93.10 per hourAlexander County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourCarroll County plumber or pipefitter: $93.10 per hour (split by region)Will County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourStark County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hourRandolph County plumber or pipefitter: $75.80 per hour (split by region)Lake County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hourMacon County plumber or pipefitter: $74.91 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $69.11 per hour (split by region)Crawford County plumber or pipefitter: $71.85 per hourCalhoun County plumber or pipefitter: $73.06 per hourMcLean County plumber or pipefitter: $80.65 per hourChampaign County plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hourClinton County plumber or pipefitter: $69.11 per hour (split by region)Hancock County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hour (split by region)Whiteside County plumber or pipefitter: $75.30 per hourWhite County plumber or pipefitter: $70.55 per hourSangamon County plumber or pipefitter: $75.60 per hourMoultrie County plumber or pipefitter: $74.91 per hourJohnson County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourPeoria County plumber or pipefitter: $78.68 per hourJackson County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourColes County plumber or pipefitter: $80.98 per hourPerry County plumber or pipefitter: $76.75 per hourDuPage County plumber or pipefitter: $103.02 per hour
$69$74$75$77$93$103Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties. Hatched counties are split by region.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

16 groups of counties with identical rates and 19 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 group8 counties$103.02
  2. LaSalle County group4 counties$103.02
  3. Livingston County1 county$103.02
  4. Marshall County1 county$103.02
  5. Woodford County1 county$103.02
  6. Kankakee County group2 counties$96.52
  7. Winnebago County group5 counties$93.10
  8. Carroll County1 county$93.10
  9. Champaign County group6 counties$80.98
  10. Piatt County1 county$80.98
  11. McLean County1 county$80.65
  12. Peoria County group5 counties$78.68
  13. Hancock County1 county$78.68
  14. Mason County1 county$78.68
  15. Schuyler County1 county$78.68
  16. Franklin County group6 counties$77.80
  17. Wayne County1 county$77.80
  18. Jackson County group9 counties$76.75
  19. Monroe County1 county$75.80
  20. Randolph County1 county$75.80
  21. Sangamon County group7 counties$75.60
  22. Macoupin County1 county$75.60
  23. Montgomery County1 county$75.60
  24. Rock Island County group10 counties$75.30
  25. St. Clair County1 county$75.30
  26. Macon County group4 counties$74.91
  27. Christian County1 county$74.91
  28. Bond County group2 counties$73.06
  29. Jersey County group2 counties$73.06
  30. Madison County1 county$73.06
  31. Vermilion County group6 counties$71.85
  32. White County group4 counties$70.55
  33. Marion County group3 counties$69.11
  34. Clinton County1 county$69.11
  35. Washington County1 county$69.11

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 8 counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, WillPlumber$103.02 $62.00 
LaSalle County group, 4 counties: Bureau, DeKalb, LaSalle, PutnamPlumber$103.02 $62.00 
Livingston County*Plumber$103.02 $62.00 
Marshall County*Plumber$103.02 $62.00 
Woodford County*Plumber$103.02 $62.00 
Kankakee County group, 2 counties: Iroquois, KankakeePlumber$96.52 $56.75 
Winnebago County group, 5 counties: Boone, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson, WinnebagoPlumber$93.10 $57.69 
Carroll County*Plumber$93.10 $57.69 
Champaign County group, 6 counties: Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Ford, JasperPlumber$80.98 $56.26 
Piatt County*Plumber$80.98 $56.26 
McLean CountyPlumber$80.65 $52.35 
Peoria County group, 5 counties: Fulton, McDonough, Peoria, Stark, TazewellPlumber$78.68 $45.85 
Hancock County*Plumber$78.68 $45.85 
Mason County*Plumber$78.68 $45.85 
Schuyler County*Plumber$78.68 $45.85 
Franklin County group, 6 counties: Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline, WilliamsonPlumber$77.80 $48.50 
Wayne CountyPlumber$77.80 $48.50 
Jackson County group, 9 counties: Alexander, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, UnionPlumber$76.75 $52.80 
Monroe County*Plumber$75.80 $50.00 
Randolph County*Plumber$75.80 $50.00 
Sangamon County group, 7 counties: Cass, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, ScottPlumber$75.60 $47.89 
Macoupin County*Plumber$75.60 $47.89 
Montgomery County*Plumber$75.60 $47.89 
Rock Island County group, 10 counties: Adams, Brown, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, Warren, WhitesidePlumber$75.30 $47.15 
St. Clair County*Plumber$75.30 $51.00 
Macon County group, 4 counties: De Witt, Macon, Moultrie, ShelbyPlumber$74.91 $47.20 
Christian County*Plumber$74.91 $47.20 
Bond County group, 2 counties: Bond, GreenePlumber$73.06 $51.61 
Jersey County group, 2 counties: Calhoun, JerseyPlumber$73.06 $51.61 
Madison County*Plumber$73.06 $51.61 
Vermilion County group, 6 counties: Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Edgar, Richland, VermilionPlumber$71.85 $48.05 
White County group, 4 counties: Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash, WhitePlumber$70.55 $48.72 
Marion County group, 3 counties: Clay, Fayette, MarionPlumber$69.11 $47.25 
Clinton County*Plumber$69.11 $47.25 
Washington County*Plumber$69.11 $47.25 

16 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 19 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.

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 plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Cook County?

$103.02 an hour: a $62.00 base wage plus $41.02 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Cook County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $103.02 total is a $62.00 base wage plus $41.02 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice plumber or pipefitters 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 plumber or pipefitter rate?

IDOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 35 distinct sets of rates, and 16 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 10 counties (the Rock Island County group).

Which county pays plumber or pipefitters the most in Illinois?

Bureau County, at $103.02 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Washington County at $69.11, and the median county is $76.75.