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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage, Madison County group, Illinois (35 counties)

IDOL sets the same sheet metal worker rates, row for row, in 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 and Williamson. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$73.35an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$45.58 base wage + $27.77 fringe benefits

On Illinois public works in each of these 35 counties, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $73.35 an hour: a $45.58 base wage plus $27.77 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $73.35 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage.

IDOL's schedule for each of these counties, posted October 19, 2026, for work performed on or after October 19, 2026. Checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.58 + $27.77

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)$45.58
Health and welfare$11.85
Pension$10.53
Vacation and holiday$2.74
Training$0.77
Other insurance$1.88
Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total)$73.35

Foreman base wage: $48.08 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon sheet metal worker rates in these counties

The counties share IDOL's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs IDOL
Alexander CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Bond CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Clay CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Clinton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Edwards CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Effingham CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Fayette CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Franklin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Gallatin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Greene CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Hamilton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Hardin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Jackson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Jasper CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Jefferson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Jersey CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Johnson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Macoupin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Madison CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BUILDING)$71.05 IL20260007 Mod 2IDOL +$2.30
Marion CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Massac CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Monroe CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Montgomery CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Perry CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Pope CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Pulaski CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Randolph CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
Richland CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Saline CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
St. Clair CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BUILDING)$71.05 IL20260007 Mod 2IDOL +$2.30
Union CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Wabash CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Washington CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BOND, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, RANDOLPH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260001 Mod 6IDOL +$2.30
White CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30
Williamson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ALEXANDER, CLAY, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES)$71.05 IL20260002 Mod 4IDOL +$2.30

Holidays

IDOL's schedule for each of these counties: “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 the Madison County group compares

The main sheet metal worker 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

$63.72Adams$105.11Cook
MadisonNearby: Alexander $73.35, Bond $73.35, Clay $73.35, Clinton $73.35, Edwards $73.35, Effingham $73.35, Fayette $73.35, Franklin $73.35, Gallatin $73.35, Greene $73.35, Hamilton $73.35, Hardin $73.35, Jackson $73.35, Jasper $73.35, Jefferson $73.35, Jersey $73.35, Johnson $73.35, Macoupin $73.35, Marion $73.35, Massac $73.35, Monroe $73.35, Montgomery $73.35, Perry $73.35, Pope $73.35, Pulaski $73.35, Randolph $73.35, Richland $73.35, Saline $73.35, St. Clair $73.35, Union $73.35, Wabash $73.35, Washington $73.35, White $73.35, Williamson $73.35Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 51 counties pay more than Madison, 35 the same, 15 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Madison County groupbase $45.58$73.35
  2. St. Clair Countybase $45.58$73.35
  3. Bond Countybase $45.58$73.35
  4. Calhoun Countybase $40.14$63.72

Which county is in which sheet metal worker group

Every Illinois county with a sheet metal worker rate. Counties IDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cook County group, 2 counties: Cook, LakeSheetmetal Worker$56.85 $105.11 
DuPage County group, 9 counties: DuPage, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Livingston, McHenry, WillSheetmetal Worker$60.89 $104.24 
Winnebago County group, 9 counties: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, WinnebagoSheetmetal Worker$56.70 $99.19 
LaSalle County group, 5 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam, StarkSheetmetal Worker$52.96 $92.52 
Champaign County group, 9 counties: Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Ford, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, VermilionSheetmetal Worker$48.00 $81.27 
Sangamon County group, 9 counties: Brown, Cass, Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Schuyler, ScottSheetmetal Worker$44.52 $78.36 
Peoria County group, 5 counties: Fulton, McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, WoodfordSheetmetal Worker$41.32 $77.18 
Christian County group, 3 counties: Christian, De Witt, MaconSheetmetal Worker$42.00 $75.52 
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$45.58 $73.35 
Wayne CountySheetmetal Worker$45.58 $73.35 
Rock Island County group, 6 counties: Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, WarrenSheetmetal Worker$46.99 $71.89 
Edgar County group, 4 counties: Clark, Crawford, Edgar, LawrenceSheetmetal Worker$47.70 $69.59 
Pike County group, 5 counties: Adams, Calhoun, Hancock, Henderson, PikeSheetmetal Worker$40.14 $63.72 

12 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Illinois sheet metal worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from IDOL on this rate

  • Each county's IDOL schedule (PDF) is listed under Source below.
  • 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.

Every trade's rates, county by county: 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 · Williamson

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 $73.35. 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, posted October 19, 2026. IDOL prints one schedule per county:

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 every Illinois rate as CSV · Report an error