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Prevailing wage rates in St. Clair County, Illinois

IDOL's schedule for work performed on or after October 19, 2026 sets 84 prevailing wage rates for 29 trades on public works in St. Clair County. Each trade's main rate runs from $51.07 an hour (tile finisher) to $109.64 (elevator constructor), base wage plus fringe benefits.

St. Clair County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z

29 trades
TradeBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Asbestos & Lead Abatement LaborerAsbestos ABT-GEN · 5 rates
$36.00 $34.63 $70.63 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
BoilermakerBoilermaker
$48.00 $36.84 $84.84 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
BricklayerBrick Mason
$43.60 $29.39 $72.99 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
CarpenterCarpenter
$47.37 $24.65 $72.02 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
$42.57 $24.65 $67.22 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Cement MasonCement Mason
$40.00 $33.90 $73.90 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Electrical Utility LinemanElectric Pwr Lineman · 4 rates
$67.43 $30.16 $97.59 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
ElectricianElectrician
$54.95 $31.74 $86.69 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Elevator ConstructorElevator Constructor
$65.43 $44.21 $109.64 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
GlazierGlazier
$47.67 $26.33 $74.00 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)Heat/Frost Insulator · 2 rates
$41.13 $25.54 $66.67 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
IronworkerIron Worker
$43.35 $31.98 $75.33 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
LaborerLaborer · 5 rates
$35.50 $34.63 $70.13 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
MachinistMachinist
$61.89 $27.70 $89.59 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Marble FinisherMarble Finisher
$29.20 $21.87 $51.07 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Marble MasonMarble Mason
$35.01 $23.91 $58.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
MillwrightMillwright
$47.37 $24.65 $72.02 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Operating EngineerOperating Engineer, Class 1 · 27 rates
$51.70 $40.10 $91.80 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
PainterPainter · 5 rates
$36.49 $24.88 $61.37 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Pile DriverPiledriver
$47.37 $24.65 $72.02 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
PlastererPlasterer
$38.00 $27.10 $65.10 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Plumber / PipefitterPlumber · 5 rates
$51.00 $24.30 $75.30 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
RooferRoofer
$41.60 $22.76 $64.36 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Sheet Metal WorkerSheetmetal Worker
$45.58 $27.77 $73.35 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Teamster (Truck Driver)Truck Driver, Class 1 · 10 rates
$48.21 $25.06 $73.27 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Telecommunications TechnicianElectronic System Tech
$44.08 $19.14 $63.22 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Terrazzo FinisherTerrazzo Finisher
$29.20 $21.87 $51.07 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Terrazzo WorkerTerrazzo Mason
$35.01 $23.91 $58.92 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair
Tile FinisherCeramic Tile Finisher
$29.20 $21.87 $51.07 Oct 19, 2026IDOL-20261019-st-clair

One main rate per trade; open a trade for its other classes, work types, regions and overtime. IDOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. Illinois rates don't lock at bid: a revised rate applies to contracts already under way from its effective date (820 ILCS 130/4(l)). IDOL's St. Clair County schedule, posted October 19, 2026; checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.

Which trades pay the most in St. Clair County?

Elevator constructor, at $109.64 an hour. Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits IDOL lists, on one scale.

  1. Elevator Constructor$109.64
  2. Utility Lineman$97.59
  3. Operating Engineer$91.80
  4. Machinist$89.59
  5. Electrician$86.69
  6. Boilermaker$84.84
  7. Ironworker$75.33
  8. Plumber / Pipefitter$75.30
  9. Glazier$74.00
  10. Cement Mason$73.90
  11. Sheet Metal Worker$73.35
  12. Teamster (Truck Driver)$73.27
  13. Bricklayer$72.99
  14. Carpenter$72.02
  15. Millwright$72.02
  16. Pile Driver$72.02
  17. Abatement Laborer$70.63
  18. Laborer$70.13
  19. Soft Floor Layer$67.22
  20. Heat & Frost Insulator$66.67
  21. Plasterer$65.10
  22. Roofer$64.36
  23. Telecom Technician$63.22
  24. Painter$61.37
  25. Marble Mason$58.92
  26. Terrazzo Worker$58.92
  27. Marble Finisher$51.07
  28. Terrazzo Finisher$51.07
  29. Tile Finisher$51.07

What do IDOL's notes for St. Clair County say?

Copied from the “Explanations” part of the county schedule. They define the holidays, oil and chip work, and the boundaries of any regions inside the county.

Explanations

LABORERS and ASBESTOS ABATEMENT - GEN (NORTHWEST) - All that part of St. Clair County lying northerly and westerly of the following described Line 1 and westerly of the following described Line 4: Line 1: Beginning at the intersection of the East Line of St. Clair County and the Kaskaskia River, said Point of Beginning is approximately 1.9 miles due South from the intersection of Zinck Road and Clinton County Line Road; thence westerly 4.8 miles to the intersection of Seibert Road and Illinois State Highway 4; thence westerly along Seibert Road 1.1 miles to Brickyard Road; thence northwesterly and northerly along Brickyard Road 2.1 miles to Jefferson Road; thence westerly and northwesterly along Jefferson Road (also known as Illinois State Highway 20) a distance of 3.4 miles to Reinneck Road; thence northerly and westerly along Reinneck Road 1.8 miles to Rentchler Road; thence westerly and southwesterly along Rentchler Road 0.8 miles to Plum Hill School Road; thence westerly and northerly along Plum Hill School Road 2.8 miles to Illinois State Highway 158; thence easterly along Highway 158 a distance of 0.7 miles to Radio Range Road; thence northerly along Radio Range Road 1.0 miles to Illinois State Highway 161; thence westerly along said Highway 161 a distance of 0.5 miles to Shiloh Station Road; thence northerly along Shiloh Station Road 1.0 miles to Shiloh Station West Road, a point hereinafter referred to as POINT A; thence westerly along Shiloh Station West Road 0.9 miles to Willman Lane; thence northwesterly 1.1 miles to the intersection of Lebanon Avenue and North Green Mount Road; thence northerly along North Green Mount Road 0.5 miles to its intersection with Piper Hills Drive; thence northwesterly 1.5 miles to the intersection of Hartman Lane and Thouvenot Lane; thence westerly along Thouvenot Lane 0.6 miles to a point on Thouvenot Lane 0.05 miles East of Bristol Hill Drive; thence northerly parallel to said Bristol Hill Drive 0.5 miles; thence westerly, parallel to the nearby Arley Hill Drive 0.4 miles to Old Collinsville Road; thence northerly along Old Collinsville Road 0.5 miles to Ashland Avenue; thence westerly along Ashland Avenue 0.7 miles to Judy Lane; thence northerly along Judy Lane 0.5 miles to Lincoln Highway; thence westerly along Lincoln Highway 0.3 miles to North Illinois Street, a point hereinafter referred to as POINT B, thence southerly along North Illinois Street (also known as Illinois State Highway 159) a distance of 0.5 miles to Longacre Drive; thence westerly along Longacre Drive 1.0 miles to its intersection with Union Hill Road; thence southwesterly 2.0 miles to the intersection of Lebanon Road and Illinois State Highway 161; thence westerly along Lebanon Road 1.1 miles to West Main Street; thence westerly along West Main Street 0.2 miles to Illinois State Highway 157; thence southwesterly along said Highway 157 a distance 0.1 miles to Red Bud Lane; thence southeasterly 0.4 miles to the intersection of Baltimore Street and Wondell Woods Drive; thence westerly and southwesterly along Baltimore Street 0.2 miles to an intersection with South 98th Street and Superior Drive; thence easterly along South 95th Street 0.1 miles to Signal Park Lane; thence southerly along Signal Park Lane and its continued trail 0.5 miles to Foley Drive; thence northwesterly along Foley Drive 0.5 miles to a point on Foley Drive distant 0.1 miles westerly of Powder Creek Drive; thence due West 1.3 miles to North 88th Street (also known as Illinois State Highway 157) to a point on North 88th Street distant 0.1 miles northerly of Pocket Road; thence southwesterly along 88th Street 1.2 miles to its intersection with Old St. Louis Road; thence southwesterly 0.6 miles to the intersection of Millstadt Road and Booker T. Washington Road, said intersection is also of Millstadt Road and Cemetery Road; thence southwesterly along Cemetery Road 0.8 miles to its end; thence southwesterly 1.3 miles to the intersection of Mullins Road and Canyon Acres; thence southwesterly 1.2 miles to the intersection of Imbs Station Road and Wagner Road; thence South along Wagner Road 1.0 miles to its intersection with Hertel Road; thence southerly 2.9 miles to the intersection of Stemler Road and Triple Lakes Road; thence southerly along Triple Lakes Road 1.0 miles to its intersection with Old Farm Road; thence southerly to the South Line of St. Clair County and there terminating, said termination point being the intersection of Gilmore Lake Road and EE Road. Line 4: Beginning at the aforementioned POINT B; thence northerly along Illinois Street 1.3 miles to Milburn School Road; thence continuing northerly along Illinois Street (also known as Illinois State Highway 159) a distance of 3.4 miles to its intersection with the North Line of St. Clair County and there terminating, said termination point is approximately 0.1 miles northerly of Cherokee Street on said Highway 159. (NORTH) - All that part of St. Clair County lying northwesterly of the following described Line 3, and easterly of the above described Line 4: Line 3: Commencing at the aforementioned POINT B; thence northerly along Illinois Street 1.3 miles to Milburn School Road and the Point of Beginning of the Line to be described; thence easterly along Milburn School Road 1.1 miles to Old Collinsville Road; thence northerly along Old Collinsville Road 0.3 miles to Far Oaks Drive; thence northeasterly 3.0 miles to the intersection of Witte Road and Kings Ridge Boulevard; thence thortheasterly 0.6 miles to a point on the North Line of St. Clair County and there terminating, said point of termination located approximately 0.1 mile north of the intersection of Witte Road and Heck Road. (NORTHEAST) - All that part of St. Clair County lying northerly and easterly of Line 1 described above, easterly of Line 3 described above, and northerly of Line 2 described below: Line 2: Beginning at the aforementioned POINT A; thence easterly along Shiloh Station East Road 0.8 miles to Illinois State Highway 158; thence northerly along said Highway 158 a distance of 1.0 miles to Seibert Road; thence easterly along Seibert Road 0.5 miles to Old Illinois 158; thence northerly along said Old Illinois 158 a distance of 0.9 miles to Wherry Road; thence easterly along Wherry Road 1.3 miles to its intersection with Rieder Road; thence continuing east on the same bearing 1.0 miles to Silver Creek; thence northerly along Silver Creek 1.2 miles to its intersection with the extension westerly of Pister Road; thence east 1.3 miles to a point on Illinois State Route 4 distant 0.1 miles south of Oak Grove School Road; thence southerly along said State Route 4 a distance of 1.0 miles to Faust Road; thence easterly along Faust Road 3.0 miles to Summerfield South Road (also known as Illinois State Highway 50); thence north along Summerfield South Road 0.5 miles to Luettinger Road; thence easterly along Luettinger Road 2.6 miles to the East Line of St. Clair County and there terminating, said termination point being the intersection of Luettinger Road and Clinton County Road. (EAST) - All that part of St. Clair County lying northerly and easterly of the above described Line 1 and Southerly of the above described Line 2. (SOUTH) - All that part of St. Clair County lying southerly of the above described Line 1.

PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS (SOUTHEAST) - That part of the county bordered by Rt. 50 on the North and West including Belleville.

PLUMBERS (NORTHWEST) - Towns of Aloraton, Brooklyn, Cahokia, Caseyville, Centreville, Dupo, East Carondelet, E. St. Louis, Fairview Heights, French Village, National City, O'Fallon, Sauget, and Washington Park. 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. Oil and chip resealing (O&C) means the application of road oils and liquid asphalt to coat an existing road surface, followed by application of aggregate chips or gravel to coated surface, and subsequent rolling of material to seal the surface.

Explanation of classes (6 sections)

CERAMIC TILE FINISHER AND MARBLE FINISHER The handling, at the building site, of all sand, cement, tile, marble or stone and all other materials that may be used and installed by [a] tile layer or marble mason. In addition, the grouting, cleaning, sealing, and mixing on the job site, and all other work as required in assisting the setter. The term "Ceramic" is used for naming the classification only and is in no way a limitation of the product handled. Ceramic takes into consideration most hard tiles.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN Installation, service and maintenance of low-voltage systems which utilizes the transmission and/or transference of voice, sound, vision, or digital for commercial, education, security and entertainment purposes for the following: TV monitoring and surveillance, background/foreground music, intercom and telephone interconnect, field programming, inventory control systems, microwave transmission, multi-media, multiplex, radio page, school, intercom and sound burglar alarms and low voltage master clock systems. Excluded from this classification are energy management systems, life safety systems, supervisory controls and data acquisition systems not intrinsic with the above listed systems, fire alarm systems, nurse call systems and raceways exceeding fifteen feet in length.

OPERATING ENGINEER - BUILDING GROUP I Cranes, Draglines, Shovels, Skimmer Scoops, Clamshells or Derrick Boats, Pile Drivers, Crane-Type Backhoes, Asphalt Plant Operators, Concrete Plant Operators, Dredges, Asphalt Spreading Machines, Screws on Asphalt Spreading Machines, All Locomotives, Cable Ways or Tower Machines, Hoists, Hydraulic Backhoes, Ditching Machines, or Backfiller, Cherrypickers, overhead Cranes, Roller, Steam or Gas, Concrete Pavers, Excavator Concrete Breakers, Concrete Pumps, Bulk Cement Plants, Cement Pumps, Derrick-Type Drills, Boat Operators, Motor Graders or Pushcats, Scoops or Tournapulls, Bulldozers, Endloaders or Fork Lifts, Power Blade or Elevating Graders, Winch Cats, Boom or Winch Trucks or Boom Tractors, Pipe Wrapping or Painting Machines, Asphalt Plant Engineer, Journeyman Lubricating Engineer, Drills (other than derrick type), Mud Jacks, or Well Drilling Machines, Boring Machines or Track Jacks, Mixers, Conveyors (two), Air Compressors (two) Water Pumps, regardless of size (two), Welding Machines (two), Siphons or Jets (two), Winch Head or Apparatuses (two), Light Plants (two), Waterblasters (two), all Tractors, regardless of size (straight tractor only), Fireman on Stationary Boilers, Automatic Elevators, Form Grading Machines, Finishing Machines, Power Sub-Grader or Ribbon Machines, Longitudinal Floats, Distributor Operators on Trucks, Winch Heads or Apparatuses (one), Mobil Track air and heaters (two to five), Heavy Equipment Greaser, Relief Operator, Assistant Master Mechanic and Heavy Duty Mechanic, Autonomous and semi-autonomous equipment, concrete saws of all types and sizes with their attachments, gob-hoppers, excavators all sizes, the repair, greasing, and fueling of all diesel hammers, the operation, set-up and cleaning of bidwells, concrete placement booms, the alterations, repair of all barges, water blasters of all sizes and their clutches, mobile lifts, hydraulic jacks where used for hoisting, diesel or gas powered flashing signs used for traffic control, micro pavers, log skiders, iceolators used on and off of pipeline, condor cranes, drill rigs of all sizes, bow boats, survey boats, ross carriers, bob-cats and all their attachments, skid steer loaders and all their attachments, creter crane, direct drive electric motors the bolting and unbolting the adjusting and shimming, (dewatering jobs, whirley crane, conveyor belts) etc., batch plants (all sizes), roto mills, conveyors systems of any size and any configuration, hydroseeders and straw-blowers all sizes, operation, repair, service of all vibratory hammers, all power pacs and their controls regardless of location, curtains or brush burning machines, stump cutter machines, grout machines regardless of size, Nail Launchers when mounted on a machine or self-propelled, con- cover machines, Goldhofer and similar S.P.M.T. (self-propelled modular transporters) heavy transport units and all Operators (except those listed below). GROUP II Assistant Operators GROUP III Air Compressors (one), Water Pumps, regardless of size (one), Water-blasters (one), Welding Machine (one), Mixers (one bag), Conveyor (one), Siphon or Jet (one), Light Plant (one), Heater (one), Immobile Track Air (one), and Self-Propelled Walk Behind Rollers. GROUP IV CCO-17 ton and below GROUP V CCO-17.5 to 35 Ton and Boom to 50’ GROUP VI CCO-35.5 to 75 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP VII CCO-75.5 to 125 Ton and Boom to 125’ GROUP VIII CCO- 125.5 to 200 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP IX CCO-200.5 to 300 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP X CCO-300.5 to 450 Ton and Boom to 150’ GROUP XI Master Mechanic GROUP XII Operator Foreman, Licensed Boat Pilot GROUP XIII Track type hydraulic hoes & crawler gradealls prep time. GROUP XIV Fireman on Whirlies and Heavy Equipment Oilers, Truck Cranes, Dredges, Monigans, Large Cranes - (Over 65-ton rated capacity) Concrete Plant Oiler, Blacktop Plant oiler and Creter Crane Oiler (when required), barge tenders, oilers on drill rigs used for caisson or for pile driving and Oiler. OPERATING ENGINEERS – Highway GROUP I Cranes, Draglines, Shovels, Skimmer Scoops, Clamshells or Derrick Boats, Pile Drivers, Crane-Type Backhoes, Asphalt Plant Operators, Concrete Plant Operators, Dredges, Asphalt Spreading Machines, Screws on Asphalt Spreading Machines, All Locomotives, Cable Ways or Tower Machines, Hoists, Hydraulic Backhoes, Ditching Machines, or Backfiller, Cherrypickers, overhead Cranes, Roller, Steam or Gas, Concrete Pavers, Excavator Concrete Breakers, Concrete Pumps, Bulk Cement Plants, Cement Pumps, Derrick¬Type Drills, Boat Operators, Motor Graders or Pushcats, Scoops or Tournapulls, Bulldozers, Endloaders or Fork Lifts, Power Blade or Elevating Graders, Winch Cats, Boom or Winch Trucks or Boom Tractors, Pipe Wrapping or Painting Machines, Asphalt Plant Engineer, Journeyman Lubricating Engineer, Drills (other than derrick type), Mud Jacks, or Well Drilling Machines, Boring Machines or Track Jacks, Mixers, Conveyors (two), Air Compressors (two) Water Pumps, regardless of size (two), Welding Machines (two), Siphons or Jets (two), Winch Head or Apparatuses (two), Light Plants (two), Waterblasters (two), all Tractors, regardless of size (straight tractor only), Fireman on Stationary Boilers, Automatic Elevators, Form Grading Machines, Finishing Machines, Power Sub-Grader or Ribbon Machines, Longitudinal Floats, Distributor Operators on Trucks, Winch Heads or Apparatuses (one), Mobil Track air and heaters (two to five), Heavy Equipment Greaser, Relief Operator, Assistant Master Mechanic and Heavy Duty Mechanic, concrete saws of all types and sizes with their attachments, gob¬hoppers, excavators all sizes, the repair, greasing, and fueling of all diesel hammers, the operation, set-up and cleaning of bidwells, concrete placement booms, the alterations, repair of all barges, water blasters of all sizes and their clutches, mobile lifts, hydraulic jacks where used for hoisting, diesel or gas powered flashing sings used for traffic control, micro pavers, log skiders, iceolators used on and off of pipeline, condor cranes, drill rigs of all sizes, bow boats, survey boats, ross carriers, bob-cats and all their attachments, skid steer loaders and all their attachments, creter crane, direct drive electric motors the bolting and unbolting the adjusting and shimming, (dewatering jobs, whirley crane, conveyor belts) etc., batch plants (all sizes), roto mills, conveyors systems of any size and any configuration, hydroseeders and straw-blowers all sizes, operation, repair, service of all vibratory hammers, all power pacs and their controls regardless of location, curtains or brush burning machines, stump cutter machines, grout machines regardless of size, Nail launchers when mounted on a machine or self-propelled, con-cover machines, Goldhofer and similar S.P.M.T. (self- propelled modular transporters) heavy transport units and all Operators (except those listed below). GROUP II Assistant Operators GROUP III Air Compressors (one), Water Pumps, regardless of size (one), Water-blasters (one), Welding Machine (one), Mixers (one bag), Conveyor (one), Siphon or Jet (one), Light Plant (one), Heater (one), Immobile Track Air (one), and Self-Propelled Walk Behind Rollers. GROUP IV CCO-17 ton and below GROUP V CCO-17.5 to 35 Ton and Boom to 50’ GROUP VI CCO- 35.5 to 75 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP VII CCO- 75.5 to 125 Ton and Boom to 75’ GROUP VIII CCO- 125.5 to 200 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP IX CCO- 200.5 to 300 Ton and Boom to 100’ GROUP X CCO- 300.5 to 450 Ton and Boom to 150’ GROUP XI Master Mechanic, Working Foreman/Mechanic. GROUP XII Operator Foreman, licensed boat pilot. GROUP XIII Fireman on Whirlies and Heavy Equipment Oilers, Truck Cranes, Dredges, Monigans, Large Cranes - (Over 65-ton rated capacity) Concrete Plant Oiler, Blacktop Plant Oiler and Creter Crane Oiler (when required), barge tenders, oilers on drill rigs used for caisson or for pile driving, and Oiler. TRUCK DRIVER - BUILDING, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Class 1. Drivers on 2 axle trucks hauling less than 9 ton. Air compressor and welding machines and brooms, including those pulled by separate units, truck driver helpers, warehouse employees, mechanic helpers, greasers and tiremen, pickup trucks when hauling materials, tools, or workers to and from and on- the-job site, and fork lifts up to 6,000 lb. capacity. Class 2. Two or three axle trucks hauling more than 9 ton but hauling less than 16 ton. A-frame winch trucks, hydrolift trucks, vactor trucks or similar equipment when used for transportation purposes. Fork lifts over 6,000 lb. capacity, winch trucks, four axle combination units, and ticket writers. Class 3. Two, three or four axle trucks hauling 16 ton or more. Drivers on water pulls, articulated dump trucks, mechanics and working forepersons, and dispatchers. Five axle or more combination units. Class 4. Low Boy and Oil Distributors. Class 5. Drivers who require special protective clothing while employed on hazardous waste work.

TRUCK DRIVER - OIL AND CHIP RESEALING ONLY. This shall encompass laborers, workers and mechanics who drive contractor or subcontractor owned, leased, or hired pickup, dump, service, or oil distributor trucks. The work includes transporting materials and equipment (including but not limited to, oils, aggregate supplies, parts, machinery and tools) to or from the job site; distributing oil or liquid asphalt and aggregate; stock piling material when in connection with the actual oil and chip contract. The Truck Driver (Oil & Chip Resealing) wage classification does not include supplier delivered materials.

TERRAZZO FINISHER The handling of all materials used for Mosaic and Terrazzo work including preparing, mixing by hand, by mixing machine or transporting of pre-mixed materials and distributing with shovel, rake, hoe, or pail, all kinds of concrete foundations necessary for Mosaic and Terrazzo work, all cement terrazzo, magnesite terrazzo, Do-O-Tex terrazzo, epoxy matrix ter-razzo, exposed aggregate, rustic or rough washed for exterior or interior of buildings placed either by machine or by hand, and any other kind of mixture of plastics composed of chips or granules when mixed with cement, rubber, neoprene, vinyl, magnesium chloride or any other resinous or chemical substances used for seamless flooring systems, and all other building materials, all similar materials and all precast terrazzo work on jobs, all scratch coat used for Mosaic and Terrazzo work and sub-bed, tar paper and wire mesh (2x2 etc.) or lath. The rubbing, grinding, cleaning and finishing of same either by hand or by machine or by terrazzo resurfacing equipment on new or existing floors. When necessary finishers shall be allowed to assist the mechanics to spread sand bed, lay tarpaper and wire mesh (2x2 etc.) or lath. The finishing of cement floors where additional aggregate of stone is added by spreading or sprinkling on top of the finished base, and troweled or rolled into the finish and then the surface is ground by grinding machines. Other Classifications of Work: For definitions of classifications not otherwise set out, the Department generally has on file such definitions which are available. If a task to be performed is not subject to one of the classifications of pay set out, the Department will upon being contacted state which neighboring county has such a classification and provide such rate, such rate being deemed to exist by reference in this document. If no neighboring county rate applies to the task, the Department shall undertake a special determination, such special determination being then deemed to have existed under this determination. If a project requires these, or any classification not listed, please contact IDOL at 217-782-1710 for wage rates or clarifications.

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.

Work that no listed trade covers: IDOL “will … state which neighboring county has such a classification”. Call IDOL at 217-782-1710.

Which Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover St. Clair County?

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's rates. 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. Each trade's page shows its federal rate next to IDOL's.

ConstructionWage determinationModificationPublished
BuildingIL202600072May 18, 2026
ResidentialIL202600072May 18, 2026
HighwayIL20260017
Heavy Construction Highway Construction
5July 30, 2026
HeavyIL20260017
Heavy Construction Highway Construction
5July 30, 2026

Specialty WDs also cover St. Clair County for narrow kinds of work, and don't stand in for the rates above: IL20260018 (ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN / DREDG); IL20260019 (Dredging Construction Projects: Dredging the following rivers and their tributaries, the K).

What changed in these determinations this year

Questions about St. Clair County rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in St. Clair County?

$86.69 an hour: a $54.95 base wage plus $31.74 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every electrician rate in St. Clair County.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in St. Clair County?

$70.13 an hour: a $35.50 base wage plus $34.63 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every laborer rate in St. Clair County.

Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in St. Clair County, the $109.64 total is a $65.43 base wage plus $44.21 in fringe benefits.

Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in St. Clair County?

On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: IL20260007 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building and residential construction and IL20260017 (modification 5, July 30, 2026) for highway and heavy construction. 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.

Does St. Clair County share its rates with other counties?

For 26 of its 29 trades, yes: IDOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Electrician rates, for example, are the same in 2 counties (the St. Clair County group). The other 3 are St. Clair County's own.