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 | $23.17 | $32.12 | $47.93 |
| Yearly | $48,186 | $66,797 | $99,697 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $20.59 | $26.18 | $36.44 |
| Yearly | $42,812 | $54,448 | $75,800 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.39 | $24.37 | $32.99 |
| Yearly | $40,332 | $50,675 | $68,619 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $24.35 | $38.89 | $50.88 |
| Yearly | $50,637 | $80,888 | $105,832 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $22.60 | $24.32 | $38.42 |
| Yearly | $47,007 | $50,599 | $79,917 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $23.83 | $35.31 | $51.00 |
| Yearly | $49,576 | $73,451 | $106,063 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $23.44 | $37.04 | $51.22 |
| Yearly | $48,746 | $77,049 | $106,542 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $24.54 | $36.54 | $46.67 |
| Yearly | $51,047 | $76,020 | $97,082 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $21.48 | $26.48 | $35.87 |
| Yearly | $44,680 | $55,060 | $74,611 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $24.18 | $33.18 | $41.31 |
| Yearly | $50,300 | $69,004 | $85,933 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $22.91 | $29.89 | $50.73 |
| Yearly | $47,658 | $62,178 | $105,505 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $23.23 | $31.44 | $49.98 |
| Yearly | $48,332 | $65,396 | $103,963 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $21.94 | $25.91 | $36.77 |
| Yearly | $45,625 | $53,885 | $76,473 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $22.21 | $30.66 | $38.17 |
| Yearly | $46,197 | $63,773 | $79,395 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.31 | $24.20 | $34.80 |
| Yearly | $40,172 | $50,349 | $72,395 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $22.67 | $31.07 | $35.53 |
| Yearly | $47,148 | $64,623 | $73,922 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $22.54 | $28.83 | $39.68 |
| Yearly | $46,892 | $59,979 | $82,539 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $23.05 | $30.61 | $36.15 |
| Yearly | $47,949 | $63,669 | $75,194 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.97 | $28.82 | $36.49 |
| Yearly | $41,541 | $59,947 | $75,911 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.10 | $23.98 | $37.63 |
| Yearly | $37,649 | $49,882 | $78,291 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $23.45 | $30.87 | $50.34 |
| Yearly | $48,783 | $64,205 | $104,702 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.32 | $22.47 | $28.32 |
| Yearly | $38,100 | $46,730 | $58,910 | |