Wages vary by employer and the worker's job duties. Workers who belong to a union generally receive higher wages than those who are not union members. Because construction work in many locations stops in the winter, workers may go without pay for a few months.
Benefits also vary by employer. Full-time general construction workers may receive typical benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Construction laborers (SOC 47-2061)
Location |
Pay Period | |
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25% |
Median |
75% |
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Illinois | Hourly | $21.99 | $30.86 | $46.20 |
Yearly | $45,727 | $64,181 | $96,104 | |
Champaign Area | Hourly | $19.31 | $27.00 | $34.15 |
Yearly | $40,156 | $56,152 | $71,025 | |
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.78 | $23.50 | $31.81 |
Yearly | $39,069 | $48,898 | $66,165 | |
Cook County | Hourly | $22.81 | $34.91 | $48.93 |
Yearly | $47,457 | $72,613 | $101,783 | |
Decatur Area | Hourly | $21.60 | $31.03 | $38.53 |
Yearly | $44,929 | $64,540 | $80,134 | |
Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $23.56 | $35.36 | $48.95 |
Yearly | $48,996 | $73,542 | $101,823 | |
Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $22.33 | $30.65 | $41.67 |
Yearly | $46,448 | $63,762 | $86,661 | |
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $18.54 | $23.77 | $30.57 |
Yearly | $38,550 | $49,445 | $63,591 | |
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.84 | $38.11 | $49.63 |
Yearly | $49,580 | $79,279 | $103,232 | |
Lake County | Hourly | $21.51 | $24.90 | $40.30 |
Yearly | $44,745 | $51,793 | $83,828 | |
McHenry County | Hourly | $22.51 | $32.08 | $48.49 |
Yearly | $46,831 | $66,727 | $100,845 | |
Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $19.22 | $30.45 | $41.52 |
Yearly | $39,979 | $63,332 | $86,360 | |
Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $18.65 | $24.29 | $32.91 |
Yearly | $38,796 | $50,519 | $68,446 | |
Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $19.38 | $28.56 | $38.80 |
Yearly | $40,319 | $59,395 | $80,698 | |
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.65 | $25.05 | $30.54 |
Yearly | $40,872 | $52,108 | $63,532 | |
Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $18.91 | $27.41 | $33.36 |
Yearly | $39,320 | $57,015 | $69,400 | |
Rockford Area | Hourly | $19.18 | $25.14 | $39.97 |
Yearly | $39,889 | $52,286 | $83,142 | |
Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.57 | $24.62 | $31.86 |
Yearly | $38,610 | $51,212 | $66,278 | |
Springfield Area | Hourly | $20.30 | $27.76 | $41.40 |
Yearly | $42,223 | $57,744 | $86,113 | |
St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $19.97 | $24.31 | $33.32 |
Yearly | $41,536 | $50,568 | $69,306 | |
Vermilion County | Hourly | $17.97 | $22.78 | $30.25 |
Yearly | $37,370 | $47,395 | $62,916 | |
Will County | Hourly | $22.81 | $32.11 | $48.30 |
Yearly | $47,445 | $66,797 | $100,472 | |
United States | Hourly | $16.99 | $19.59 | $24.61 |
Yearly | $35,330 | $40,750 | $51,200 |