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Construction Laborers

Construction Laborers - Wages & Trends

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
25%
Median
75%
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

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.