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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Wayne County, Illinois

$96.96an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Electric Pwr Lineman

$68.30 base wage + $28.66 fringe benefits

On Illinois public works in Wayne County, a utility lineman working as Electric Pwr Lineman must be paid at least $96.96 an hour: a $68.30 base wage plus $28.66 in fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension, vacation, training and other insurance. IDOL lists each part but prints no total, so $96.96 is our sum of its columns. Overtime after 8 hours a day, Monday to Friday, is 1.5 times the base wage.

IDOL's Wayne County schedule, posted October 19, 2026, for work performed on or after October 19, 2026. Checked against labor.illinois.gov on October 24, 2026.

IDOL lists 4 utility lineman rates for Wayne County, from $60.18 to $96.96 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $68.30 + $28.66

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)	$68.30
Health and welfare	$8.85
Pension	$19.13
Training	$0.68
Base + fringes (our sum; IDOL prints no total)	$96.96

Foreman base wage: $72.95 an hour, with the same fringe benefits.

Overtime

When	Multiple of base
Monday to Friday, after 8 hours a day	1.5× $102.45
Saturday, every hour	1.5× $102.45
Sunday, every hour	2.0× $136.60
Holidays, every hour	2.0× $136.60

IDOL prints a multiple, not a dollar rate. Its legend: “Unless otherwise noted, OT pay is required for any hour greater than 8 worked each day, Mon through Fri. The number listed is the multiple of the base wage.” The figure under each multiple is the base wage times that multiple.

IDOL's schedule also has two columns headed “Add OT 1.5x owed” and “Add OT 2.0x owed”. For this row they read $0.00 and $0.00. IDOL's legend doesn't define them, so ask IDOL (217-782-1710) before you rely on them.

Labor cost calculator: a crew's straight-time wage and fringe cost over the job dates.

When does this rate change?

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 Wayne County, copied as printed. The class number on a row decides its rate.

ELECTRIC POWER LINEMAN

Construction, maintenance and dismantling of overhead and underground electric power lines, including high voltage pipe type cable work, and associated structures and equipment. ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CLASS 1 Operation of all crawler type equipment D-4 and larger from the ground to assist the Electric Power Linemen in performing their duties. ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS - CLASS 2 Operation of all other equipment from the ground to assist the Electric Power Linemen in performing their duties.

ELECTRIC POWER GROUNDMAN

Applies to workers who assist the Electric Power Lineman from the ground.

Every utility lineman rate in Wayne County

As IDOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Electric Pwr Lineman$96.96
Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 1$78.96
Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 2$71.37
Electric Pwr Grndman$60.18

Total hourly rate of each utility lineman classification in Wayne County, highest first, split into base wage and fringe benefits.

Trade and class	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	OT Mon–Fri
Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 1	$54.35	$24.61	$78.96	1.5×
Electric Pwr Eqmt Op, Class 2	$48.47	$22.90	$71.37	1.5×
Electric Pwr Grndman	$39.80	$20.38	$60.18	1.5×
Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$28.66	$96.96	1.5×

Davis-Bacon utility lineman rate in Wayne County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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.

For highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN (ALEXANDER, CLAY, CRAWFORD, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FRANKLIN, FAYETTE (EXCLUDES PORTION NORTH AVENA), GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARION, MASSAC, PERRY, POPE, PULASKI, RANDOLPH (EXCEPT RED BUD TWPS), RICHLAND, SALINE, UNION, WABAS at $93.37 ($65.52 base + $27.85 fringe), from IL20260016 modification 2, published July 30, 2026, rate ELEC0702-002. Against IDOL's $96.96: IDOL's rate is $3.59 an hour higher. Note: federal rate covers only part of the county (see federal classification text).

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Illinois Davis-Bacon changes

How Wayne County compares

The main utility lineman 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

Wayne $96.965374

$82.13Rock Island$107.20Cook

WayneNearby: Edwards $96.96, Clay $96.96, Montgomery $95.53Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 11 counties pay more than Wayne, 35 the same, 54 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Wayne Countybase $68.30$96.96
Edwards Countybase $68.30$96.96
Clay Countybase $68.30$96.96
Montgomery Countybase $66.69$95.53

Electrical Utility Lineman rates in nearby counties

Current IDOL rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The Act defines “locality” as the county of the physical work, with narrow exceptions (820 ILCS 130/2).

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Wayne County
Wayne County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96
Edwards County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96	same
Clay County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96	same
Hamilton County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96	same
White County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96	same
Richland County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96	same
Jefferson County	Electric Pwr Lineman	$68.30	$96.96	same

Illinois utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 $96.96. 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 for Wayne County, posted October 19, 2026, page 1: labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/laws-rules/conmed/documents/fy27/20261019/Wayne.pdf

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 Wayne County as CSV · Report an error