Highway Construction — Fulton, Illinois
WD IL20260014-16733-hwy · Revision 1 · Effective May 17, 2026
Quick Answer
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for CABLE SPLICER (MERCER COUNTY) in Fulton, Illinois (construction type: highway) is $47.00/hr base + $28.64/hr fringe = $75.64/hr total package (WD IL20260014-16733-hwy, Rev. 1).
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WD Number: IL20260014-16733-hwy
Revision: 1
Construction Type: highway
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Fulton
Effective: May 17, 2026
Trades covered: 64
Prevailing Wage Rates — All Trades
Base hourly rates and fringe benefit requirements for all trade classifications covered by this wage determination. Total package = base + fringe.
| Trade Classification | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package | H&W | Pension | Vacation | Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABLE SPLICER (MERCER COUNTY) | $47.00 | $28.64 | $75.64 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $38.00 | $35.16 | $73.16 Top 10% +99% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $40.28 | $38.95 | $79.23 Top 10% +116% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $37.66 | $28.57 | $66.23 Above median +80% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER | $35.05 | $28.57 | $63.62 Above median +73% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER (FULTON AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $36.16 | $30.07 | $66.23 Top 10% +80% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CARPENTER (FULTON, KNOX, PEORIA, AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $36.16 | $30.07 | $66.23 Top 10% +80% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $36.70 | $22.08 | $58.78 Above median +58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (FULTON, KNOX, MERCER, AND WARREN COUNTIES) | $35.38 | $27.31 | $62.69 Top 10% +68% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (FULTON, PEORIA, AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $32.98 | $30.70 | $63.68 Top 10% +71% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (HANCOCK, HENDERSON, AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES) | $28.64 | $24.57 | $53.21 Top 10% +43% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (HENDERSON AND MERCER COUNTIES) | $28.52 | $24.04 | $52.56 Top 10% +41% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (FULTON, HENDERSON, KNOX, MCDONOUGH, MERCER, AND WARREN COUNTIES) | $38.32 | $24.24 | $62.56 Top 10% +35% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (FULTON, PEORIA, STARK, & TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $36.51 | $21.19 | $57.70 Top 10% +25% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN (MERCER COUNTY) | $46.00 | $28.56 | $74.56 Top 10% +61% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (FULTON COUNTY) | $37.60 | $32.94 | $70.54 Top 10% +45% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (FULTON, HANCOCK, HENDERSON, KNOX, MCDONOUGH, MERCER, AND WARREN COUNTIES) | $36.30 | $25.80 | $62.10 Top 10% +28% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (FULTON, KNOX, PEORIA, STARK, AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $45.48 | $34.13 | $79.61 Top 10% +64% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER (KNOX, MERCER, AND WARREN COUNTIES) | $38.25 | $32.28 | $70.53 Top 10% +45% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $33.50 | $30.13 | $63.63 Top 10% +104% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 1 ALL CLASSIFICATIONS NOT LISTED BELOW (STARK COUNTY) | $39.17 | $28.01 | $67.18 Top 10% +115% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 1 FLAGMAN, DUMPMAN, SPOTTER, BROOM MAN, REMOVAL OF TREES, FENCING LABORERS, CLEANING OF FORMS OR LUMBER, MOVING AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF FL | $33.77 | $23.60 | $57.37 Top 10% +84% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 1 GENERAL LABORER - LAYING OF TEMPORARY GAS, OIL, AIR, AND WATER LINES; ALL LABORER WORK PERTAINING TO ASPHALT AND ASPHALT PLANTS IF NEE | $37.32 | $38.14 | $75.46 Top 10% +142% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 2 ASPHALT RAKER OR LUTEMAN, HEAD FORM SETTER, HEAD DYNAMITE MAN HEAD STRING OR WIRELINE MAN, PIPE SETTER ON SEWER OR WATER MAIN, GUNNITE | $34.27 | $23.60 | $57.87 Top 10% +85% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 2 DYNAMITE MAN; ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER AND HAZARDOUS WASTE WORKER; AND LEAD BASE PAINT WORKER (STARK COUNTY) | $40.17 | $28.01 | $68.18 Top 10% +119% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 2 SKILLED LABORER - JACKHAMMER & DRILL OPERATOR; GUNITE PUMP AND POT MAN; PUDDLERS, VIBRATOR MEN; WIRE FABRIC PLACER; SANDBLAST PUMP AND | $37.62 | $38.14 | $75.76 Top 10% +143% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 3 ABESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER; HAZARDOUS WASTE WORKER; LEAD BASE PAINT ABATEMENT WORKER (PEORIA AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $38.07 | $38.14 | $76.21 Top 10% +144% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER GROUP 3 CONCRETE SPECIALIST | $34.90 | $23.60 | $58.50 Top 10% +88% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORERS: GENERAL LABORER: ALL CLASSIFICATIONS NOT LISTED BELOW. (HENDERSON, KNOX, WARREN, AND STARK COUNTIES) | $35.23 | $28.10 | $63.33 Top 10% +103% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORERS: SKILLED LABORER: FLAGGERS; TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORK; HANDLING OF MATERIALS TREATED WITH OIL, CREOSOTE, ASPHALT AND/OR FORIEGN | $36.23 | $28.10 | $64.33 Top 10% +106% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION, GROUNDMAN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (MERCER COUNTY) | $41.61 | $20.73 | $62.34 Top 10% +22% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER (MERCER COUNTY) FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, AND THANKSGIVING DAY | $53.12 | $24.53 | $77.65 Top 10% +52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: DYNAMITER (MERCER COUNTY) FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, AND THANKSGIVING DAY | $43.92 | $21.49 | $65.41 Top 10% +28% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (MERCER COUNTY) FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, AND THANKSGIVING DAY | $34.64 | $18.43 | $53.07 Top 10% +4% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (MERCER COUNTY) FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, AND THANKSGIVING DAY | $36.15 | $18.93 | $55.08 Top 10% +8% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN/EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (FULTON, HANCOCK, HENDERSON, KNOX, MCDONOUGH, MERCER, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL, AND WARREN COUNTIES) | $52.63 | $24.35 | $76.98 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN/TRUCK DRIVER (FULTON, HANCOCK, HENDERSON, KNOX, MCDONOUGH, MERCER, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL, AND WARREN COUNTIES) | $39.92 | $20.22 | $60.14 Top 10% +18% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN AND SUBSTATION TECHNICIAN (FULTON, HANCOCK, HENDERSON, KNOX, MCDONOUGH, MERCER, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL, AND WARREN COUNTIE | $58.58 | $26.29 | $84.87 Top 10% +67% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN, TECHNICIAN, HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (MERCER COUNTY) FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY | $52.67 | $24.38 | $77.05 Top 10% +51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 1 CRANE; TOW OR PUSH BOAT | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 1 CRANES: OVERHEAD CRANES; HYDRO CRANE; SHOVELS; CRANE TYPE BACKFILLER; TOWER CRANES-MOBILE, CRAWLER, STATIONARY; DER | $47.79 | $43.42 | $91.21 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 2 ASPHALT HEATER-PLANER UNIT; ASPHALT PAVER; ASPHALT PAVER SCREED; ASPHALT PLANT; AUTOMATIC CURBING MACHINE; BACKFILL | $41.50 | $41.25 | $82.75 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 2 BULKER & PUMP; POWER LAUNCHES; BORING MACHINE & PIPE JACKING MACHINE; DINKEYS; CARTS, POWERED HAUL UNIT FOR A BORIN | $44.09 | $43.42 | $87.51 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 3 ARTICULATED OFF-ROAD HAUL UNIT; ASPHALT BOOSTER; BOILER; CONVEYOR OVER 20 H.P.; DISTRIBUTOR; DRIVER ON TRUCK CRANE | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 3 STRAIGHT FRAMED TRUCK AND TRUCK MOUNTED VAC UNIT, STARTING ENGINEER; TRAC AIR MACHINE W/O ATTACHMENTS; ROLLERS, 5 T | $38.03 | $43.42 | $81.45 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; COMPACT LOADER; ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING MACHINE; MECHANICAL HEATER; SMALL OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT; WATER | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTER: BRIDGES | $32.00 | $17.37 | $49.37 Bottom 10% +65% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $30.00 | $17.37 | $47.37 Above median +58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, PRESSURE ROLLER, SPRAY, AIRLESS SPRAY, SANDBLASTING, TAPER, DRYWALL TAPER/FINISHER, STRUCTURAL STEEL, AND BRIDGES | $40.00 | $26.90 | $66.90 Top 10% +123% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH, SPRAY, PRESSURE ROLLER, SANDBLASTING, BRIDGES, & NEW STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK | $40.00 | $26.90 | $66.90 Top 10% +123% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PAINTER: SPRAY, STRUCTURAL STEEL, & SANDBLASTING | $30.50 | $17.37 | $47.87 Top 10% +60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PILEDRIVERMAN | $37.66 | $28.57 | $66.23 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PILEDRIVERMAN | $35.05 | $28.57 | $63.62 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| PILEDRIVERMAN (FULTON, KNOX, PEORIA, AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES) | $36.16 | $30.07 | $66.23 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 1 DRIVERS ON 2 AXLES HAULING LESS THAN 9 TONS; AIR COMPRESSOR & WELDING MACHINES AND BROOMS, INCLUDING THOSE PULLED BY SEPARATE UN | $45.35 | $25.72 | $71.07 Top 10% +147% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 1 DRIVERS ON 2 AXLES HAULING LESS THAN 9 TONS; AIR COMPRESSOR & WELDING MACHINES AND BROOMS, INCLUDING THOSE PULLED BY SEPARATE UN | $43.24 | $24.27 | $67.51 Bottom 10% +135% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 2 | $45.93 | $25.72 | $71.65 Top 10% +149% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 2 | $43.83 | $24.27 | $68.10 Bottom 10% +137% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 3 | $46.25 | $25.72 | $71.97 Top 10% +150% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 3 | $44.10 | $24.27 | $68.37 +138% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 4 LOW BOY AND OIL DISTRIBUTORS | $46.60 | $25.72 | $72.32 Top 10% +152% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 4 LOW BOY AND OIL DISTRIBUTORS | $44.49 | $24.27 | $68.76 Bottom 10% +139% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 5 DRIVERS WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHILE EMPLOYED ON HAZARDOUS WASTE WORK | $47.71 | $25.72 | $73.43 Top 10% +155% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, GROUP 5 DRIVERS WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHILE EMPLOYED ON HAZARDOUS WASTE WORK | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 Bottom 10% +143% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Crew Labor Cost Estimator
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Compliance Notes
- This wage determination applies to federal contracts for highway construction in Fulton, Illinois.
- The Davis-Bacon Act applies to contracts ≥$2,000 involving construction, alteration, or repair of federal or federally assisted buildings.
- The total package (base + fringe) is the minimum hourly labor cost per worker. Employers may satisfy fringe requirements by contributing to bona fide benefit plans.
- Apprentices must be registered with a DOL-approved apprenticeship program to be paid apprentice rates.
- Contractors must post this wage determination at the job site. Certified payroll records must be submitted weekly using Form WH-347.
- If a trade classification you need isn't listed below, request a conformance from the DOL Wage and Hour Division.