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 | $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 | |