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Telecommunications Technician prevailing wage, St. Clair County group, Illinois (2 counties)
IDOL sets the same telecommunications technician rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Monroe and St. Clair. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$63.22an hour, base + fringes · Electronic System Tech
$44.08 wage + $19.14 fringe benefits · Building
On Illinois public works in each of these 2 counties, a telecommunications technician working as Electronic System Tech must be paid at least $63.22 an hour: a $44.08 base wage plus $19.14 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $63.22 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: $44.08 + $19.14
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) | $44.08 |
| Health and welfare | $4.40 |
| Pension | $12.34 |
| Training | $0.40 |
| Other insurance | $2.00 |
| Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total) | $63.22 |
Foreman base wage: $47.08 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon telecommunications technician 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.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs IDOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| St. Clair County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
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).
When this rate changes
- 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 these counties (the same text in each schedule), copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.
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.
How the St. Clair County group compares
The main telecommunications technician 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- St. Clair County groupbase $44.08$63.22
- Monroe Countybase $44.08$63.22
- Madison Countybase $41.60$64.10
- Clinton Countybase $42.28$64.01
Which county is in which telecommunications technician group
Every Illinois county with a telecommunications technician 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.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringes | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogle County group, 3 counties: Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle | Communication Technician | $96.27 | $52.49 |
| Winnebago County group, 3 counties: DeKalb, Stephenson, Winnebago | Communication Technician | $96.27 | $52.49 |
| Boone County | Communication Technician | $96.27 | $52.49 |
| Cook County | Communication Electrician | $89.82 | $53.64 |
| Will County group, 5 counties: Grundy, Iroquois, LaSalle, Putnam, Will | Communication Technician | $89.31 | $48.00 |
| Bureau County | Communication Technician | $89.31 | $48.00 |
| Kankakee County | Communication Technician | $89.31 | $48.00 |
| Kendall County | Communication Technician | $88.15 | $49.70 |
| Lake County | Communication Technician | $87.85 | $48.00 |
| DuPage County | Communication Technician | $85.22 | $40.90 |
| Kane County* | Communication Technician | $85.08 | $48.71 |
| McHenry County | Communication Technician | $85.08 | $48.71 |
| Peoria County group, 10 counties: Brown, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Marshall, Mercer, Peoria, Warren, Woodford | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $39.64 |
| Macon County group, 7 counties: Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.96 |
| Sangamon County group, 6 counties: Cass, Logan, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.60 |
| Tazewell County group, 4 counties: McDonough, Pike, Schuyler, Tazewell | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $39.64 |
| Greene County group, 3 counties: Calhoun, Greene, Jersey | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.60 |
| Adams County | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $39.64 |
| Champaign County | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $40.52 |
| Christian County | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.96 |
| De Witt County | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $43.06 |
| Effingham County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.96 |
| Ford County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $40.52 |
| Livingston County | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $40.52 |
| Macoupin County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.60 |
| Madison County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.60 |
| Mason County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $39.64 |
| McLean County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $40.52 |
| Montgomery County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $41.96 |
| Stark County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $39.64 |
| Vermilion County | Electronic System Tech | $64.10 | $42.10 |
| Williamson County group, 11 counties: Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| Marion County group, 6 counties: Alexander, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Washington | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| Clay County group, 2 counties: Clay, Edwards | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| Bond County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| Clinton County* | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| Franklin County | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| Wayne County | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| White County | Electronic System Tech | $64.01 | $42.28 |
| St. Clair County group, 2 counties: Monroe, St. Clair | Electronic System Tech | $63.22 | $44.08 |
| Randolph County* | Electronic System Tech | $63.22 | $44.08 |
| Wabash County | Communication Technician | $58.01 | $38.46 |
| Jasper County group, 5 counties: Clark, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | Communications Systems Tech | $57.25 | $37.04 |
| Edgar County | Communications Systems Tech | $57.25 | $37.04 |
| Carroll County* | Electronic System Tech | $49.42 | $31.00 |
| Henry County* | Electronic System Tech | $49.42 | $31.00 |
| Rock Island County | Electronic System Tech | $49.42 | $31.00 |
| Whiteside County* | Electronic System Tech | $49.42 | $31.00 |
13 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 35 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.
Illinois telecommunications technician 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.
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 $63.22. 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:
- Monroe County: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Monroe.pdf, page 1
- St. Clair County: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/St. Clair.pdf, page 1
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