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Laborer prevailing wage in Rock Island County, Illinois
$55.65an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.20 base wage + $24.45 fringe benefits · Building
Rock Island County uses the same laborer rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On Illinois public works in Rock Island County, a laborer must be paid at least $55.65 an hour: a $31.20 base wage plus $24.45 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $55.65 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 Rock Island County. IDOL sorts this trade into numbered classes by equipment or duties, and this is Class 1.
IDOL's Rock Island 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 6 laborer rates for Rock Island County, from $55.65 to $62.64 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.20 + $24.45
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) | $31.20 |
| Health and welfare | $7.70 |
| Pension | $15.95 |
| Training | $0.80 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $55.65 |
Foreman base wage: $33.70 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.
When does this rate change?
- 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 Rock Island County, copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.
LABORER - BUILDING
Class 1: General laborer, carpenter tender, tool cribman, salamander tender, flagman, form handler, floor sweeper, material handler, fencing laborer, cleaning lumber, landscaper, unloading explosives, laying of sod, planting/removal of trees, wrecking laborer, unloading of Re-Bars, scaffold worker, signal man on crane. Class 2: Handling of materials treated with creosote, kettle men, prime mover or motorized unit used for wet concrete or handling of building materials, vibrator operator, motar mixer, power tools used under the jurisdiction of laborers, sand points, gunnite nozzle men, welders, cutters, burners and torchmen, chain saw operator, jackhammer and drill operators, paving breakers, air tamping hammerman, concrete saw operator, concrete burning machine operator, coring machine operator - hod carrier and plasterer tender. Class 3: Caisson worker after 6 foot depth, dynamite man, asbestos abatement worker, tunnel miners - mixerman (plaster only), pump man.
LABORER - HEAVY & HIGHWAY
Class 1: Rod or chain man, flagman, dumpman, spotter, broom man, landscaper, planting and removal of trees, fencing laborers, dispatcher, ticket writer, scaleman, cleaning of forms or lumber (in bone yard), laying of sod, moving and/or maintenance of flares and barricades. Class 2: Operation of all hand, electric, air, hydraulic or mechanically powered tools under the jurisdiction of Laborers' including jackhammers, tempers, air spades, augers, concrete saws, chain saws, utility saws, rock drills, vibrators, mortar mixer, power and hand saw (when clearing timber) general laborer (not elsewhere covered), craft-tender, material checker, material handler, form handler, concrete dumper, puddler, form setter helper, explosives handler, dynamite helper, center strip, reinforcing in concrete, wire mesh handler and installer, prime mover or any mechanical device taking the place of concrete buggy or wheelbarrow, sandpoint setter, asphalt kettleman. Sheeting hammer drivers, laying and jointing of telephone conduit, gas distribution men, pipe setter on laterals, drain tiles, culvert pipe, and storm sewer catch basin leads, catch basins, manholes, batch dumpers, tank cleaners, cofferdam workers, bankman on floating plant, jointman with pipelayers. Back-up man (corker, joint maker) with pipe setter on sewer and water mains, batterboard man or laser operator on sewer and water main, labor in ditch, or tunnel, on sewer or water mains and telephone conduit. Cutters, burners, torchman, gravel box man, asphalt plant laborers, concrete plant laborer, deck hand, unloading of steel and rebar, laser beam operator, wrecking laborers. Class 3: Asphalt raker or luteman, head form setter, head dynamite man (powderman) head string or wireline man (on paving), pipe setter on sewer or water main, gunnite nozzle man, asphalt or concrete curb machine operator, head grade man, head tunnel miner, concrete burning machine operator, coring machine operator, welder. MATERIAL TESTER/INSPECTOR I: Hand coring and drilling for testing of materials; field inspection of uncured concrete and asphalt. MATERIAL TESTER/INSPECTOR II: Field inspection of welds, structural steel, fireproofing, masonry, soil, facade, reinforcing steel, formwork, cured concrete, and concrete and asphalt batch plants; adjusting proportions of bituminous mixtures.
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 Rock Island County
As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Laborer, Class 3Highway$62.64
- Laborer, Class 2Highway$62.01
- Laborer, Class 1Highway$61.51
- Laborer, Class 3Building$57.80
- Laborer, Class 2Building$57.15
- Laborer, Class 1Building$55.65
| Trade and class | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | OT Mon–Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laborer, Class 1Building | $31.20 | $24.45 | $55.65 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, Class 2Building | $32.70 | $24.45 | $57.15 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, Class 3Building | $33.35 | $24.45 | $57.80 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, Class 1Highway | $36.81 | $24.70 | $61.51 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, Class 2Highway | $37.31 | $24.70 | $62.01 | 1.5× |
| Laborer, Class 3Highway | $37.94 | $24.70 | $62.64 | 1.5× |
Davis-Bacon laborer rate in Rock Island 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 wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | LABORERS, GROUP 3 CONCRETE SPECIALIST (MERCER AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES)LABO0309-002 | $30.71 | $54.81 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORERS, GROUP 1 GENERAL LABORER, CARPENTER TENDER, TOOL CRIBMAN, SALAMANDER TENDER, FLAGMAN, FORM HANDLER, FLOOR SWEEPER, MATERIAL HANDLER, FENCING LABORER, …LABO0309-002 | $28.56 | $52.66 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORER GROUP 2 SEMI-SKILLED - HANDLING OF MATERIALS TREATED WITH OIL, CREOSOTE, ASPHALT AND/OR FORIEGN MATERIAL HARMFUL TO SKIN OR CLOTHING; TRACK LABORERS; …LABO0393-001 | $40.54 | $72.96 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORERS, GROUP 1 GENERAL LABORER (BOND COUNTY (EXCEPT THE NORTHSIDE))LABO0622-003 | $29.65 | $64.73 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Building | LABORERS, GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MAN (BOND COUNTY (EXCEPT THE NORTHSIDE))LABO0622-003 | $31.15 | $66.23 | IL20260001 Mod 6 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 2 ASPHALT RAKER OR LUTEMAN, HEAD FORM SETTER, HEAD DYNAMITE MAN (POWDERMAN) HEAD STRING OR WIRELINE MAN (ON PAVING), PIPE SETTER ON SEWER OR …LABO0309-001 | $34.27 | $57.87 | IL20260012 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 3 CONCRETE SPECIALIST (ROCK ISLAND COUNTY)LABO0309-001 | $34.90 | $58.50 | IL20260012 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER GROUP 2 SEMI-SKILLED - HANDLING OF MATERIALS TREATED WITH OIL, CREOSOTE, ASPHALT AND/OR FORIEGN MATERIAL HARMFUL TO SKIN OR CLOTHING; TRACK LABORERS; …LABO0393-002 | $40.54 | $72.96 | IL20260012 Mod 2 |
| Residential | OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: CLASS 1(B)- CONCRETE PAVER, SLIP FORM PAVER, CONCRETE PUMPS; ENDLOADER, ELEVATING GRADER; POWER BLADE, PULLING ELEVATING GRADERS OR …ENGI0150-036 | $41.50 | $82.75 | IL20260048 Mod 2 |
| Residential | LABORER, UNSKILLEDSUIL1998-001 | $8.41 | $8.41 | IL20260048 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 Rock Island 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).
How Rock Island 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Rock Island Countybase $31.20$55.65
- Mercer Countybase $31.20$55.65
- Henry Countybase $37.65$68.02
- Whiteside Countybase $46.47$82.17
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).
IDOL's laborer rates for Rock Island County are the same as in 1 other county: Mercer.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside County | Laborer (building) | $46.47 | $82.17 | +$26.52 |
| Stark County | Laborer (building) | $40.62 | $68.21 | +$12.56 |
| Henry County | Laborer (building) | $37.65 | $68.02 | +$12.37 |
| Knox County | Laborer (building) | $37.65 | $68.02 | +$12.37 |
| Warren County | Laborer (building) | $37.65 | $68.02 | +$12.37 |
| Rock Island County | Laborer, Class 1 (building) | $31.20 | $55.65 | |
| Mercer County | Laborer, Class 1 (building) | $31.20 | $55.65 | same |
More from IDOL on this rate
- Rock Island 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 $55.65. 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 Rock Island County, posted October 19, 2026, page 1: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Rock Island.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 Rock Island County as CSV · Report an error