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Illinois prevailing wage rates

# Boilermakers: Davis-Bacon rates in Illinois

12 boilermaker rates across 9 of Illinois’s 70 active wage determinations. Base rates run from $45.23 to $53.10 an hour (median $45.50), before fringe. The right rate depends on the county, the construction type and the work performed.

Classification

Determination

Counties

Type

Base

Fringe

BOILERMAKER (BOONE, DE KALB, & WINNEBAGO COUNTIES)

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$53.10

$38.54

BOILERMAKER (BUREAU, CARROLL, FULTON, HANCOCK, HENDERSON, HENRY, JO DAVIESS, KNOX, LA S…

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$45.23

$32.76

BOILERMAKER (ADAMS, BOND, BROWN, CALHOUN, CASS, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MENA…

[IL20260001](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260001)

Bureau, Bond and 44 more counties

Building

$45.50

$35.30

BOILERMAKER (CHAMPAIGN, DE WITT, FORD, IROQUOIS, AND VERMILION COUNTIES)

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$45.23

$32.76

BOILERMAKER (ALEXANDER, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, CLAY, COLES, CRAWFORD, CUMBERLAND, DOUGLAS, E…

[IL20260002](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260002)

Alexander, Clay and 39 more counties

Building

$45.50

$35.30

BOILERMAKER

[IL20260003](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260003)

Peoria, Tazewell Counties

Building, Residential

$45.23

$32.76

BOILERMAKER

[IL20260004](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260004)

Sangamon County

Building, Residential

$45.50

$35.30

BOILERMAKER

[IL20260005](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260005)

Macon County

Building, Residential

$45.50

$35.30

BOILERMAKER

[IL20260006](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260006)

Kankakee County

Building, Residential

$53.10

$38.54

BOILERMAKER

[IL20260007](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260007)

Madison, St Clair Counties

Building, Residential

$45.50

$35.30

BOILERMAKER (DU PAGE, GRUNDY, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE, MCHENRY, AND WILL COUNTIES)

[IL20260008](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260008)

Du Page, Kane and 5 more counties

Building, Residential

$53.10

$38.54

BOILERMAKER

[IL20260009](https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/il20260009)

Cook County

Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential

$53.10

$38.54

Classifications are shortened to their first line here; the determination page has the full text, including scope notes and zone conditions.

**About these rates**  
WagePilot mirrors Davis-Bacon general wage determinations from SAM.gov, the official source, and re-checks each one daily. The wage determination incorporated in your contract governs, including its modification number, footnotes and any conformed classifications. WagePilot reviews payroll; it does not file, certify or give legal advice.

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Source: https://wagepilot.ai/prevailing-wage/illinois/boilermakers (last updated 2026-10-22)