Summary of General Decision Illinois IL20260009

This is a prevailing wage determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor establishing wage rates for construction workers in Cook County, Illinois, effective May 18, 2026 (with an initial modification dated January 9, 2026). The determination applies to Building, Heavy, Highway, and Residential construction projects within Cook County, excluding landscape work.

The document provides hourly wage rates and fringe benefit rates for numerous construction classifications including hazardous material handlers, boilermakers, bricklayers, marble masons, tile setters, carpenters, electricians, elevator mechanics, equipment operators (Groups 1-5), ironworkers, laborers (organized by building/residential and heavy/highway categories), painters, glaziers, plasterers, plumbers, pipefitters, roofers, sheet metal workers, truck drivers (organized by axle configuration and project type), and traffic control device monitors. Rates range from approximately $31.32 to $70.68 per hour, with corresponding fringe benefits ranging from $0.30 to $51.00 per hour. The determination references applicable executive orders regarding paid sick leave (Executive Order 13706 for Davis-Bacon contracts awarded after January 1, 2017) and minimum wage requirements (Executive Order 13658 for contracts awarded between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022). The document explains union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers, and includes procedures for appealing wage determination decisions through the Wage and Hour Division and Administrative Review Board.