Pulling the rate table…
The residential schedule for Menard County, IL mixes union-scale and survey-based rates: 67% of classifications carry union identifiers. The active federal wage determination covering residential construction in Menard County, IL lists 9 classifications with published rates, base pay from $8.41 to $40.71 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER | $13.72 | $0.00 | IL20260047 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $10.90 | $0.00 | IL20260047 |
| ELECTRICIAN(MENARD COUNTY) | $24.83 | $17.12 | IL20260047 |
| LABORER, UNSKILLED | $8.41 | $0.00 | IL20260047 |
Across the 9 published classifications for residential work in Menard County, IL, base pay spans $8.41 to $40.71 per hour with a median of $26.73.
The most recent modification to the governing determination is dated May 18, 2026. DOL's weekly publication cycle means further modifications can post on any Friday.
This schedule mixes sources: 67% of lines carry union identifiers and the rest are survey-based. Two crews on one site can be governed by rates that update on entirely different rhythms.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example IL20260047 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
DOL publishes modifications weekly, generally Fridays. A quick check before running payroll catches a mid-project modification before it shows up in an agency review instead.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
You can meet the fringe obligation with bona fide benefit plan contributions, cash, or a combination. Track the hourly equivalent of what you contribute; agencies ask for the math.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| PAINTER EPOXY OR TOXIC-LEAD-BASED PAINT WORK-$1.00 PREMIMUM ALL WORK OVER 40FT. ABOVE FLOOR OR GROUND LEVEL - $1.00 PREMIUM |
| $29.73 |
| $20.58 |
| IL20260047 |
| PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER(INCLUDING HVAC) | $37.88 | $25.71 | IL20260047 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 ASPHALT BOOSTER & HEATER; ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR; ASPHALT PLANT FIREMAN;BUILDING ELEVATOR; BULL FLOAT OR FLEXPLANE; CONCRETE FINSHING MACHINE; CONCRETE SAW, SELF PROPELLED; CONCRETE SPREADER MACHINE; GRAVEL OR STONE SPREADER, POWER OPERATED; HOIST AUTOMATIC; HOIST WITH ONE DRUM & ONE LOAD LINE; OILER ON 2 PAVING MIXERS WHEN USED IN TANDEM BOOM OR WINCH TRUCK; OST HOLE DIGGERS; MECHANICAL; ROAD OR STREET SWEEPER, SELF-PROPELLED; SCISSORS HOIST; SEAMAN TILLER; STRAW MACHINE; VIBRATORY COMPACT | $38.18 | $28.75 | IL20260047 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1 ASPHALT PLANT ENGINEER; ASPHALT SCREED MAN; APSCO CONCRETE SPREADER; ASPHALT PAVER; ASPHALT ROLLER ON BITUMINOUS CONTRETE; ATHEY LOADERS; CABLEWAYS; CHERRY PICKER; CLAM SHELL; C.M.I. & SIMILAR TYPE AUTOGRADE FORMLESS PAVER, AUTGRADE PLACER & FINISHER; CONCRETE BREAKER; CONCRETE PLANT OPER; CONCRETE PUMPS; CRANES; DERRICKS; DERRICK BOATS; DRAGLINES; EARTH AUGER BORING MACHINE, ELEVATING GRADERS; ENGINEERS ON DREDGE; GRAVEL PROCESSING MACHINES; HEAD EQUIPMENT GREASER; HIGH LIFT OR FORK LIF | $40.71 | $28.75 | IL20260047 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER(INCLUDING HVAC) | $26.73 | $26.48 | IL20260047 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.