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Illinois sheet metal worker prevailing wage, county by county

A sheet metal worker's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $63.72 an hour in Pike County to $105.11 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $74.44.

Main sheet metal worker classification in each county (Sheetmetal worker), 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 sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourSaline County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourHamilton County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourWinnebago County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourDeKalb County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourMarshall County sheet metal worker: $92.52 per hourPiatt County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourRichland County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourLogan County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourFayette County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourEffingham County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourKendall County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourKnox County sheet metal worker: $71.89 per hourLaSalle County sheet metal worker: $92.52 per hourTazewell County sheet metal worker: $77.18 per hourChristian County sheet metal worker: $75.52 per hourScott County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourGrundy County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourJefferson County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourPutnam County sheet metal worker: $92.52 per hourMarion County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourHenry County sheet metal worker: $71.89 per hourMacoupin County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourDe Witt County sheet metal worker: $75.52 per hourMcDonough County sheet metal worker: $71.89 per hourWayne County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourSt. Clair County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourJasper County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourCumberland County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourBond County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourEdgar County sheet metal worker: $69.59 per hourOgle County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourJo Daviess County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourFulton County sheet metal worker: $77.18 per hourBureau County sheet metal worker: $92.52 per hourStephenson County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourPike County sheet metal worker: $63.72 per hourMason County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourLawrence County sheet metal worker: $69.59 per hourMcHenry County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourKane County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourDouglas County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourJersey County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourCass County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourMassac County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourMorgan County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourMercer County sheet metal worker: $71.89 per hourSchuyler County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourWabash County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourFranklin County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourGallatin County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourGreene County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourEdwards County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourWarren County sheet metal worker: $71.89 per hourBrown County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourMontgomery County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourMadison County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourUnion County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourPope County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourClark County sheet metal worker: $69.59 per hourLee County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourShelby County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourCook County sheet metal worker: $105.11 per hourKankakee County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourPulaski County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourClay County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourVermilion County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourMenard County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourMonroe County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourRock Island County sheet metal worker: $71.89 per hourWilliamson County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourWoodford County sheet metal worker: $77.18 per hourHardin County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourAdams County sheet metal worker: $63.72 per hourIroquois County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourLivingston County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourHenderson County sheet metal worker: $63.72 per hourBoone County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourAlexander County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourCarroll County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourWill County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hourStark County sheet metal worker: $92.52 per hourRandolph County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourLake County sheet metal worker: $105.11 per hourMacon County sheet metal worker: $75.52 per hourWashington County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourCrawford County sheet metal worker: $69.59 per hourCalhoun County sheet metal worker: $63.72 per hourMcLean County sheet metal worker: $77.18 per hourChampaign County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourClinton County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourHancock County sheet metal worker: $63.72 per hourWhiteside County sheet metal worker: $99.19 per hourWhite County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourSangamon County sheet metal worker: $78.36 per hourMoultrie County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourJohnson County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourPeoria County sheet metal worker: $77.18 per hourJackson County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourColes County sheet metal worker: $81.27 per hourPerry County sheet metal worker: $73.35 per hourDuPage County sheet metal worker: $104.24 per hour
$63$73$73$78$92$105Sheet Metal Worker, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a sheet metal worker make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

12 groups of counties with identical rates and 1 county 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 group2 counties$105.11
  2. DuPage County group9 counties$104.24
  3. Winnebago County group9 counties$99.19
  4. LaSalle County group5 counties$92.52
  5. Champaign County group9 counties$81.27
  6. Sangamon County group9 counties$78.36
  7. Peoria County group5 counties$77.18
  8. Christian County group3 counties$75.52
  9. Madison County group35 counties$73.35
  10. Wayne County1 county$73.35
  11. Rock Island County group6 counties$71.89
  12. Edgar County group4 counties$69.59
  13. Pike County group5 counties$63.72

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 2 counties: Cook, LakeSheetmetal Worker$105.11 $56.85 
DuPage County group, 9 counties: DuPage, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Livingston, McHenry, WillSheetmetal Worker$104.24 $60.89 
Winnebago County group, 9 counties: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, WinnebagoSheetmetal Worker$99.19 $56.70 
LaSalle County group, 5 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam, StarkSheetmetal Worker$92.52 $52.96 
Champaign County group, 9 counties: Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Ford, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, VermilionSheetmetal Worker$81.27 $48.00 
Sangamon County group, 9 counties: Brown, Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler, ScottSheetmetal Worker$78.36 $44.52 
Peoria County group, 5 counties: Fulton, McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, WoodfordSheetmetal Worker$77.18 $41.32 
Christian County group, 3 counties: Christian, De Witt, MaconSheetmetal Worker$75.52 $42.00 
Madison County group, 35 counties: Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, White, WilliamsonSheetmetal Worker$73.35 $45.58 
Wayne CountySheetmetal Worker$73.35 $45.58 
Rock Island County group, 6 counties: Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, WarrenSheetmetal Worker$71.89 $46.99 
Edgar County group, 4 counties: Clark, Crawford, Edgar, LawrenceSheetmetal Worker$69.59 $47.70 
Pike County group, 5 counties: Adams, Calhoun, Hancock, Henderson, PikeSheetmetal Worker$63.72 $40.14 

12 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its 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 sheet metal worker pay

What is the sheet metal worker prevailing wage in Cook County?

$105.11 an hour: a $56.85 base wage plus $48.26 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every sheet metal worker classification in Cook County.

Does sheet metal worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $105.11 total is a $56.85 base wage plus $48.26 in fringe benefits, about 46% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice sheet metal workers 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 sheet metal worker rate?

IDOL often publishes the same sheet metal worker rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 102 counties with a sheet metal worker rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 12 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 35 counties (the Madison County group).

Which county pays sheet metal workers the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $105.11 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Pike County at $63.72, and the median county is $74.44.