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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 $22.74 $29.97 $47.03
Yearly $47,287 $62,334 $97,820
    Champaign Area Hourly $22.54 $29.36 $37.52
Yearly $46,892 $61,069 $78,032
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $19.82 $24.89 $35.21
Yearly $41,228 $51,755 $73,241
    Cook County Hourly $22.00 $30.67 $50.62
Yearly $45,757 $63,782 $105,274
    Decatur Area Hourly $24.56 $30.23 $30.25
Yearly $51,083 $62,876 $62,926
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $23.05 $30.34 $50.26
Yearly $47,937 $63,101 $104,527
    Du Page County Hourly $22.27 $31.08 $51.14
Yearly $46,318 $64,645 $106,372
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $24.56 $36.41 $47.63
Yearly $51,077 $75,738 $99,060
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $21.97 $28.20 $37.12
Yearly $45,692 $58,664 $77,212
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $23.90 $34.00 $41.40
Yearly $49,714 $70,722 $86,121
    Lake County Hourly $21.40 $27.63 $40.72
Yearly $44,530 $57,462 $84,712
    McHenry County Hourly $22.85 $28.76 $41.55
Yearly $47,536 $59,818 $86,416
    Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $23.18 $31.77 $36.20
Yearly $48,221 $66,079 $75,305
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $22.45 $29.75 $40.80
Yearly $46,711 $61,886 $84,866
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $22.75 $30.32 $38.65
Yearly $47,310 $63,065 $80,384
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $19.33 $25.71 $36.29
Yearly $40,214 $53,466 $75,469
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $23.14 $31.11 $37.49
Yearly $48,121 $64,702 $77,974
    Rockford Area Hourly $22.91 $28.83 $40.08
Yearly $47,652 $59,973 $83,370
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $19.45 $24.05 $35.19
Yearly $40,460 $50,027 $73,199
    Springfield Area Hourly $21.71 $28.66 $35.74
Yearly $45,169 $59,607 $74,335
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $23.42 $34.20 $39.60
Yearly $48,717 $71,137 $82,378
    Vermilion County Hourly $18.78 $27.07 $38.62
Yearly $39,062 $56,314 $80,316
    Will County Hourly $23.24 $30.23 $50.11
Yearly $48,346 $62,876 $104,233
United States Hourly $18.57 $22.66 $28.72
Yearly $38,620 $47,120 $59,740

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