Prevailing Wages in Lake County, Illinois
Prevailing wages in Lake County, Illinois run $30.12 to $115.80 per hour (base rate plus fringe benefits) across the 80 Davis-Bacon determination records shown below, excluding 20 published as a per-day rather than hourly rate, which is page one of a larger set. The median total is $93.11, and among the 78 records that list a fringe separately the median fringe is $37.97. The applicable rate depends on the labor classification, the construction type and the funding source.
#federal – Truck Driver: 2-3 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 2-3 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 2-3 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 2-3 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 4 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 4 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 4 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 4 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 5 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 5 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 5 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 5 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 6 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 6 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 6 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Truck Driver: 6 Axles. Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Mechanic (Undefined) (Floating Equipment:) in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $0.00
#federal – Mechanic (Undefined) (Floating Equipment: Ohio) in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $0.00
#federal – The City of Rochester)) in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $90.45
Base Rate: $54.70 | Fringe: $35.75
#federal – With Dipper, Hydraulic or Other Floating Equipment Engaged in Hydraulic and Dipper Dredging Operations) Pipeline Men (Both Afloat & Ashore Including Loading, Unloading, Maintaining, and Handling Pipelines for Hydraulic Dredges and Sandboats Rangeman, Tankerman, Sweepman and Service Truck Driver) in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $30.12
Base Rate: $22.51 | Fringe: $7.61
#federal – Work Listed Under Mechanical Dredging and Marine Construction of This General Wage Decision. *working With Hazardous Waste at This Level As Defined by the U. S. Enviromental Protection Agency in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $87.30
Base Rate: $57.80 | Fringe: $29.50
#federal – Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $57.67
Base Rate: $37.81 | Fringe: $19.86
#federal – Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day in Lake County, Illinois – Heavy
Total Wage: $57.67
Base Rate: $37.81 | Fringe: $19.86
#federal – Asbestos Worker/Insulator (Includes the Application of All Insulating Materials, Protective Coverings, Coatings, and Finishes to All Types of Mechanical Systems) in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $90.77
Base Rate: $55.02 | Fringe: $35.75
#federal – Asbestos Worker/Insulator (Includes the Application of All Insulating Materials, Protective Coverings, Coatings, and Finishes to All Types of Mechanical Systems) in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $90.77
Base Rate: $55.02 | Fringe: $35.75
#federal – Fire Stop Technician in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $76.78
Base Rate: $44.02 | Fringe: $32.76
#federal – Fire Stop Technician in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $76.78
Base Rate: $44.02 | Fringe: $32.76
#federal – Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Footnotes: A in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $500.00per day
Base Rate: $500.00
#federal – Glazier in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $95.64
Base Rate: $51.55 | Fringe: $44.09
#federal – Glazier in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $95.64
Base Rate: $51.55 | Fringe: $44.09
#federal – Gutter Machine*; Grader, Elevating; Grouting Machines; Highlift Shovels or Front Endloader 2 1/4 Yd. and Over; Hoists, Elevators, Outside Type Rack and Pinion and Similar Machines; Hoists, One, Two, and Three Drum; Hoists, Two Tugger One Floor; Hydraulic Backhoes*; Hydraulic Boom Trucks; Hydraulic Vac (And Similar Equipment);locomotives; Motor Patrol*; Pile Drivers Amd Skid Rig*; Post Hole Digger; Pre- Stress Machine; Pump Cretes Dual Ram (Requiring Frequent Lubrication and Water); Pump Cretes; Squeeze Cretes-screw Type Pumps Gypsum Bulker and Pump; Raised and Blind Hole Drill*; Roto Mill Grinder (36"" and Over)*; Roto Mill Grinder (Less Than 36"")*; Scoops-tractor Drawn; Slip-form Paver*; Straddle Buggies; Tournapull; Tractor With Boom, and Side Boom; and Trenching Machines*. *-requires Oiler in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $115.80
Base Rate: $64.80 | Fringe: $51.00
#federal – Gutter Machine*; Grader, Elevating; Grouting Machines; Highlift Shovels or Front Endloader 2 1/4 Yd. and Over; Hoists, Elevators, Outside Type Rack and Pinion and Similar Machines; Hoists, One, Two, and Three Drum; Hoists, Two Tugger One Floor; Hydraulic Backhoes*; Hydraulic Boom Trucks; Hydraulic Vac (And Similar Equipment);locomotives; Motor Patrol*; Pile Drivers Amd Skid Rig*; Post Hole Digger; Pre- Stress Machine; Pump Cretes Dual Ram (Requiring Frequent Lubrication and Water); Pump Cretes; Squeeze Cretes-screw Type Pumps Gypsum Bulker and Pump; Raised and Blind Hole Drill*; Roto Mill Grinder (36"" and Over)*; Roto Mill Grinder (Less Than 36"")*; Scoops-tractor Drawn; Slip-form Paver*; Straddle Buggies; Tournapull; Tractor With Boom, and Side Boom; and Trenching Machines*. *-requires Oiler in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $115.80
Base Rate: $64.80 | Fringe: $51.00
#federal – Hazardous Material Handler (Includes Preparation, Wetting, Stripping, Removal, Scrapping Vacuuming, Bagging and Disposing of All Insulation Materials from Mechanical Systems, Whether They Contain Asbestos or Not) in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $74.03
Base Rate: $41.27 | Fringe: $32.76
#federal – Hazardous Material Handler (Includes Preparation, Wetting, Stripping, Removal, Scrapping Vacuuming, Bagging and Disposing of All Insulation Materials from Mechanical Systems, Whether They Contain Asbestos or Not) in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $74.03
Base Rate: $41.27 | Fringe: $32.76
#federal – Marble Finisher in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $59.98
Base Rate: $33.95 | Fringe: $26.03
#federal – Marble Finisher in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $59.98
Base Rate: $33.95 | Fringe: $26.03
#federal – Marble Setter in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $80.91
Base Rate: $47.71 | Fringe: $33.20
#federal – Marble Setter in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $80.91
Base Rate: $47.71 | Fringe: $33.20
#federal – Operator: Power Equipment, Group 2 (Building and Residential)Bobcat (Over 3/4 Cu Yd); Boilers; Brick Forklift; Broom, Power Propelled; Bulldozers; Concrete Mixer (Two Bag and Over); Conveyor, Portable; Forklift Trucks; Greaser Engineer; Highlift Shovels or Front End Loaders Under 2 1/4 Cu Yd; Aotomatic Hoists, Hoists, Inside Elevators; Hoists, Sewer Dragging Machine; Hoists, Tugger Single Drum; Laser Screed; Rock Drill (Self-propelled); Rock Drill (Truck Mounted)*; Rollers; Steam Generators; Tractors; Tractor Drawn Vibratory Roller (Receives an Additional $.50 Per Hour); Winch Trucks With ""a"" Frame. *-requires Oiler in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $114.50
Base Rate: $63.50 | Fringe: $51.00
#federal – Operator: Power Equipment, Group 2 (Building and Residential)Bobcat (Over 3/4 Cu Yd); Boilers; Brick Forklift; Broom, Power Propelled; Bulldozers; Concrete Mixer (Two Bag and Over); Conveyor, Portable; Forklift Trucks; Greaser Engineer; Highlift Shovels or Front End Loaders Under 2 1/4 Cu Yd; Aotomatic Hoists, Hoists, Inside Elevators; Hoists, Sewer Dragging Machine; Hoists, Tugger Single Drum; Laser Screed; Rock Drill (Self-propelled); Rock Drill (Truck Mounted)*; Rollers; Steam Generators; Tractors; Tractor Drawn Vibratory Roller (Receives an Additional $.50 Per Hour); Winch Trucks With ""a"" Frame. *-requires Oiler in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $114.50
Base Rate: $63.50 | Fringe: $51.00
#federal – Roofer in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $65.73
Base Rate: $38.50 | Fringe: $27.23
#federal – Roofer in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $65.73
Base Rate: $38.50 | Fringe: $27.23
#federal – Terrazzo Worker/Setter in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $79.17
Base Rate: $48.38 | Fringe: $30.79
#federal – Terrazzo Worker/Setter in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $79.17
Base Rate: $48.38 | Fringe: $30.79
#federal – Tile Finisher in Lake County, Illinois – Residential
Total Wage: $69.77
Base Rate: $42.80 | Fringe: $26.97
#federal – Tile Finisher in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $69.77
Base Rate: $42.80 | Fringe: $26.97
#federal – Tile Setter in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $80.54
Base Rate: $49.75 | Fringe: $30.79
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $92.11
Base Rate: $53.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $92.11
Base Rate: $53.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $92.11
Base Rate: $53.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $92.11
Base Rate: $53.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $93.11
Base Rate: $54.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $93.11
Base Rate: $54.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $93.11
Base Rate: $54.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-gen - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $93.11
Base Rate: $54.00 | Fringe: $39.11
#state – Asbestos Abt-mec in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $79.12
Base Rate: $43.52 | Fringe: $35.60
#state – Asbestos Abt-mec - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $82.60
Base Rate: $47.00 | Fringe: $35.60
#state – Boilermaker in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $100.63
Base Rate: $62.06 | Fringe: $38.57
#state – Boilermaker - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $106.21
Base Rate: $67.64 | Fringe: $38.57
#state – Brick Mason in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $96.65
Base Rate: $54.81 | Fringe: $41.84
#state – Brick Mason - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $102.13
Base Rate: $60.29 | Fringe: $41.84
#state – Carpenter in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $105.33
Base Rate: $58.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $105.33
Base Rate: $58.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $105.33
Base Rate: $58.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $105.33
Base Rate: $58.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $107.33
Base Rate: $60.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $107.33
Base Rate: $60.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $107.33
Base Rate: $60.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Carpenter - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $107.33
Base Rate: $60.51 | Fringe: $46.82
#state – Cement Mason in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $96.78
Base Rate: $50.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $96.78
Base Rate: $50.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $96.78
Base Rate: $50.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $96.78
Base Rate: $50.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $98.78
Base Rate: $52.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $98.78
Base Rate: $52.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $98.78
Base Rate: $52.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Cement Mason - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $98.78
Base Rate: $52.30 | Fringe: $46.48
#state – Ceramic Tile Finisher in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $84.82
Base Rate: $51.09 | Fringe: $33.73
#state – Ceramic Tile Finisher - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $84.82
Base Rate: $51.09 | Fringe: $33.73
#state – Ceramic Tile Layer in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $97.41
Base Rate: $59.44 | Fringe: $37.97
#state – Ceramic Tile Layer - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $102.41
Base Rate: $64.44 | Fringe: $37.97
#state – Concrete Specialist in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $96.70
Base Rate: $53.56 | Fringe: $43.14
#state – Concrete Specialist - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $103.32
Base Rate: $60.18 | Fringe: $43.14
#state – Electrician in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $108.64
Base Rate: $56.15 | Fringe: $52.49
#state – Electrician - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $112.89
Base Rate: $60.40 | Fringe: $52.49
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $79.60
Base Rate: $54.83 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $79.60
Base Rate: $54.83 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $79.60
Base Rate: $54.83 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $79.60
Base Rate: $54.83 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $99.59
Base Rate: $74.82 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $99.59
Base Rate: $74.82 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $99.59
Base Rate: $74.82 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Eqmt Op - Foreman in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $99.59
Base Rate: $74.82 | Fringe: $24.77
#state – Electric Pwr Grndman in Lake County, Illinois – Highway
Total Wage: $62.88
Base Rate: $42.12 | Fringe: $20.76
#state – Electric Pwr Grndman in Lake County, Illinois – Building
Total Wage: $62.88
Base Rate: $42.12 | Fringe: $20.76
#state – Electric Pwr Grndman in Lake County, Illinois – Oil-&-Chip
Total Wage: $62.88
Base Rate: $42.12 | Fringe: $20.76
#state – Electric Pwr Grndman in Lake County, Illinois – Marine
Total Wage: $62.88
Base Rate: $42.12 | Fringe: $20.76
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Common questions
What is the prevailing wage in Lake County, Illinois?
There is no single prevailing wage for a county — each labor classification has its own rate. Across the 80 records listed on this page, total prevailing wage in Lake County, Illinois runs from $30.12 to $115.80 per hour, median $93.11. Find your classification in the list above to get the rate that actually applies.
Which construction types are covered in Lake County, Illinois?
The determinations on this page cover Building, Heavy, Highway, Marine, Oil-&-Chip, Residential construction. Davis-Bacon splits work into Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy, and the same trade can carry a different rate under each. A Highway rate does not apply to Building work in the same county.
Are these federal or state rates?
This page shows federal and state determinations. Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federal and federally assisted projects; state and city determinations apply to their own public works. Where more than one applies to a project, the higher rate for each classification generally governs.
How current are the Lake County, Illinois rates?
The most recent determination shown here is dated July 15, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly. Every rate links back to its determination on the government source, which is the authoritative document for compliance.