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Illinois tuckpointer prevailing wage, county by county

A tuckpointer's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $62.35 an hour in Rock Island County to $90.79 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $71.18.

Main tuckpointer classification in each county (Tuckpointer), 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 tuckpointer: $87.77 per hour (split by region)Saline County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourHamilton County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourWinnebago County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourDeKalb County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourMarshall County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourPiatt County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourRichland County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourLogan County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourKendall County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourKnox County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourLaSalle County tuckpointer: $81.74 per hourTazewell County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourChristian County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourScott County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourGrundy County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourJefferson County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourPutnam County tuckpointer: $81.74 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeHenry County tuckpointer: $81.74 per hourMacoupin County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hour (split by region)De Witt County: no rate for this tradeMcDonough County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourWayne County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourSt. Clair County: no rate for this tradeJasper County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourCumberland County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourBond County: no rate for this tradeEdgar County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourOgle County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourJo Daviess County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourFulton County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourBureau County tuckpointer: $81.74 per hourStephenson County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourPike County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourMason County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourLawrence County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourMcHenry County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourKane County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourDouglas County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourJersey County: no rate for this tradeCass County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourMassac County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourMorgan County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourMercer County tuckpointer: $62.35 per hourSchuyler County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourWabash County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourFranklin County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourGallatin County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourGreene County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourEdwards County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourWarren County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourBrown County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeUnion County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourPope County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourClark County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourLee County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourShelby County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourCook County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourKankakee County tuckpointer: $87.77 per hourPulaski County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourClay County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourVermilion County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourMenard County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourMonroe County: no rate for this tradeRock Island County tuckpointer: $62.35 per hourWilliamson County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourWoodford County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourHardin County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourAdams County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourIroquois County tuckpointer: $87.77 per hourLivingston County tuckpointer: $81.74 per hourHenderson County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourBoone County tuckpointer: $89.88 per hourAlexander County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourCarroll County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourWill County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourStark County tuckpointer: $81.74 per hourRandolph County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourLake County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hourMacon County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMcLean County: no rate for this tradeChampaign County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourClinton County: no rate for this tradeHancock County tuckpointer: $66.33 per hourWhiteside County tuckpointer: $88.38 per hourWhite County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourSangamon County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourMoultrie County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourJohnson County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourPeoria County tuckpointer: $72.45 per hourJackson County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourColes County tuckpointer: $71.18 per hourPerry County tuckpointer: $64.82 per hourDuPage County tuckpointer: $90.79 per hour
$62$64$66$71$87$90Tuckpointer, 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 tuckpointer make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

9 groups of counties with identical rates and 4 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. Cook County group9 counties$90.79
  2. Boone County1 county$89.88
  3. Winnebago County group7 counties$88.38
  4. Kankakee County group2 counties$87.77
  5. Ford County1 county$87.77
  6. LaSalle County group6 counties$81.74
  7. Peoria County group8 counties$72.45
  8. Champaign County group14 counties$71.18
  9. Pike County group15 counties$66.33
  10. Macoupin County1 county$66.33
  11. Franklin County group22 counties$64.82
  12. Wayne County1 county$64.82
  13. Rock Island County group2 counties$62.35

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 9 counties: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, WillTuckpointer$90.79 $53.53 
Boone CountyTuckpointer$89.88 $53.46 
Winnebago County group, 7 counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, WinnebagoTuckpointer$88.38 $51.96 
Kankakee County group, 2 counties: Iroquois, KankakeeTuckpointer$87.77 $52.99 
Ford County*Tuckpointer$87.77 $52.99 
LaSalle County group, 6 counties: Bureau, Henry, LaSalle, Livingston, Putnam, StarkTuckpointer$81.74 $46.24 
Peoria County group, 8 counties: Fulton, Henderson, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Warren, WoodfordTuckpointer$72.45 $41.67 
Champaign County group, 14 counties: Champaign, Christian, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby, VermilionTuckpointer$71.18 $40.00 
Pike County group, 15 counties: Adams, Brown, Cass, Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, McDonough, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, ScottTuckpointer$66.33 $37.50 
Macoupin County*Tuckpointer$66.33 $37.50 
Franklin County group, 22 counties: Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, White, WilliamsonTuckpointer$64.82 $40.48 
Wayne CountyTuckpointer$64.82 $40.48 
Rock Island County group, 2 counties: Mercer, Rock IslandTuckpointer$62.35 $36.53 

9 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 4 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 tuckpointer pay

What is the tuckpointer prevailing wage in Cook County?

$90.79 an hour: a $53.53 base wage plus $37.26 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every tuckpointer classification in Cook County.

Does tuckpointer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $90.79 total is a $53.53 base wage plus $37.26 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice tuckpointers 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 tuckpointer rate?

IDOL often publishes the same tuckpointer rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 89 counties with a tuckpointer rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 22 counties (the Franklin County group).

Which county pays tuckpointers the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $90.79 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Rock Island County at $62.35, and the median county is $71.18.