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Illinois sign installer prevailing wage, county by county

A sign installer's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $52.35 an hour in Lake County to $82.81 in Fulton County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $82.81.

Main sign installer classification in each county (Sign hanger), 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: no rate for this tradeSaline County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeWinnebago County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County sign installer: $82.81 per hour (split by region)Piatt County: no rate for this tradeRichland County: no rate for this tradeLogan County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County: no rate for this tradeKendall County: no rate for this tradeKnox County sign installer: $82.81 per hour (split by region)LaSalle County: no rate for this tradeTazewell County sign installer: $82.81 per hourChristian County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeGrundy County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeMacoupin County: no rate for this tradeDe Witt County: no rate for this tradeMcDonough County: no rate for this tradeWayne County: no rate for this tradeSt. Clair County: no rate for this tradeJasper County: no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradeBond County: no rate for this tradeEdgar County: no rate for this tradeOgle County: no rate for this tradeJo Daviess County: no rate for this tradeFulton County sign installer: $82.81 per hourBureau County: no rate for this tradeStephenson County: no rate for this tradePike County: no rate for this tradeMason County sign installer: $82.81 per hour (split by region)Lawrence County: no rate for this tradeMcHenry County: no rate for this tradeKane County: no rate for this tradeDouglas County: no rate for this tradeJersey County: no rate for this tradeCass County: no rate for this tradeMassac County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeMercer County: no rate for this tradeSchuyler County: no rate for this tradeWabash County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeGallatin County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeEdwards County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradePope County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeCook County sign installer: $52.35 per hourKankakee County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeVermilion County: no rate for this tradeMenard County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeRock Island County: no rate for this tradeWilliamson County: no rate for this tradeWoodford County sign installer: $82.81 per hourHardin County: no rate for this tradeAdams County: no rate for this tradeIroquois County: no rate for this tradeLivingston County: no rate for this tradeHenderson County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeAlexander County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeWill County: no rate for this tradeStark County sign installer: $82.81 per hour (split by region)Randolph County: no rate for this tradeLake County sign installer: $52.35 per hourMacon County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMcLean County sign installer: $82.81 per hour (split by region)Champaign County: no rate for this tradeClinton County: no rate for this tradeHancock County: no rate for this tradeWhiteside County: no rate for this tradeWhite County: no rate for this tradeSangamon County: no rate for this tradeMoultrie County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradePeoria County sign installer: $82.81 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeColes County: no rate for this tradePerry County: no rate for this tradeDuPage County: no rate for this trade
$52$82$82$82$82$82Sign Installer, 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 sign installer make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 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. Peoria County group4 counties · Sign Hanger$82.81
  2. Knox County1 county · Sign Hanger$82.81
  3. Marshall County1 county · Sign Hanger$82.81
  4. Mason County1 county · Sign Hanger$82.81
  5. McLean County1 county · Sign Hanger$82.81
  6. Stark County1 county · Sign Hanger$82.81
  7. Cook County group2 counties · Sign Hanger$52.35

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Peoria County group, 4 counties: Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell, WoodfordSign Hanger$82.81 $47.72 
Knox County*Sign Hanger$82.81 $47.72 
Marshall County*Sign Hanger$82.81 $47.72 
Mason County*Sign Hanger$82.81 $47.72 
McLean County*Sign Hanger$82.81 $47.72 
Stark County*Sign Hanger$82.81 $47.72 
Cook County group, 2 counties: Cook, LakeSign Hanger$52.35 $38.40 

2 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 5 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 sign installer pay

What is the sign installer prevailing wage in Cook County?

$52.35 an hour: a $38.40 base wage plus $13.95 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every sign installer classification in Cook County.

Does sign installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $52.35 total is a $38.40 base wage plus $13.95 in fringe benefits, about 27% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice sign installers 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 sign installer rate?

IDOL often publishes the same sign installer rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 11 counties with a sign installer rate fall into 7 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Peoria County group).

Which county pays sign installers the most in Illinois?

Fulton County, at $82.81 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Lake County at $52.35, and the median county is $82.81.