What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a piledriver in Illinois?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Illinois publish 35 piledriver classification rates ranging from $32.39 to $38.11 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Illinois have a published piledriver rate?

95 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one piledriver classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Illinois may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Illinois prevailing wage page.

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Piledriver prevailing wage rates in Illinois

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 7 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Illinois publish 35 piledriver classification rates, across 7 determinations covering 95 counties.
Those published base rates run from $32.39 to $38.11 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway.
Last determination revision affecting piledriver rates in Illinois: 2026-07-30.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Illinois's active federal determinations that is a form of piledriver work (pile driving and marine foundation work) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

IL20260001 rev 5 · Building · Adams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun and 40 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER (KNOX COUNTY)	$35.30	29.94	CARP0237-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (WOODFORD COUNTY)	$34.58	29.10	CARP0237-015 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER	$34.57	29.10	CARP0237-020 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (MENARD COUNTY)	$33.83	27.45	CARP0270-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (ADAMS COUNTY)	$32.39	25.99	CARP0270-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (HANCOCK, MCDONOUGH, AND WARREN COUNTIES)	$35.14	28.60	CARP0270-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (MACOUPIN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES)	$34.36	28.60	CARP0270-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (LOGAN COUNTY)	$35.10	28.60	CARP0270-020 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (BROWN, CASS, GREENE, MORGAN, PIKE, SCHUYLER, AND SCOTT COUNTIES)	$34.36	28.60	CARP0270-022 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260001 on SAM.gov.

IL20260002 rev 4 · Building · Alexander, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 35 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER (DE WITT AND FORD (NORTHERN PORTION) COUNTIES)	$35.29	29.94	CARP0237-017 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (FORD COUNTY (SOUTHERN PORTION))	$34.58	29.94	CARP0237-022 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (CHAMPAIGN, EDGAR AND VERMILION COUNTIES)	$38.11	24.85	CARP0243-002 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (COLES, CUMBERLAND, DOUGLAS, EFFINGHAM, JASPER, MOULTRIE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES)	$34.71	28.25	CARP0243-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (CLARK COUNTY)	$37.04	21.34	CARP0243-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (CHRISTIAN COUNTY)	$33.83	27.45	CARP0270-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (PIATT COUNTY)	$34.36	28.60	CARP0270-017 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260002 on SAM.gov.

IL20260013 rev 1 · Heavy, Highway · Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle, Livingston and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN (WOODFORD COUNTY)	$37.06	31.16	CARP0237-010 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (LIVINGSTON, MCLEAN, AND FORD COUNTIES)	$37.06	31.16	CARP0237-016 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260013 on SAM.gov.

IL20260014 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, Mercer and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN (FULTON, KNOX, PEORIA, AND TAZEWELL (NORTHERN 1/3) COUNTIES)	$36.16	30.07	CARP0237-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (MCDONOUGH AND WARREN COUNTIES)	$37.66	28.57	CARP0270-010 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (HANCOCK COUNTY)	$35.05	28.57	CARP0270-011 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260014 on SAM.gov.

IL20260015 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Adams, Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark and 18 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN (MASON COUNTY)	$33.55	30.07	CARP0237-012 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (DE WITT COUNTY)	$37.06	31.16	CARP0237-021 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (CHAMPAIGN, EDGAR, AND VERMILION COUNTIES)	$37.85	25.77	CARP0243-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (COLES, CUMBERLAND, MOULTRIE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES)	$35.65	27.97	CARP0243-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (DOUGLAS COUNTY)	$35.65	27.97	CARP0243-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (CLARK COUNTY)	$37.20	21.92	CARP0243-014 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (CHRISTIAN, MENARD, AND SANGAMON (EXCEPT ILLIOPOLIS) COUNTIES)	$33.15	25.97	CARP0270-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (ADAMS COUNTY)	$32.55	25.97	CARP0270-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (MACON, MOULTRIE (NORTH OF RT #133), PIATT (SOUTHWESTERN HALF), SANGAMON (ILLIOPOLIS) AND SHELBY (MOWEAQUA & NORTH THEREOF) COUNTIES)	$35.05	28.57	CARP0270-016 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (LOGAN COUNTY)	$35.05	28.57	CARP0270-021 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (BROWN, CASS, MORGAN, PIKE, AND SCOTT COUNTIES)	$35.05	28.57	CARP0270-024 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260015 on SAM.gov.

IL20260016 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Alexander, Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette and 22 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN (CRAWFORD, EFFINGHAM, AND JASPER COUNTIES)	$33.54	27.97	CARP0243-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260016 on SAM.gov.

IL20260017 rev 5 · Heavy, Highway · Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and 5 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN:MACOUPIN and MONTGOMERY COUNTIES	$33.15	25.97	CARP0270-015 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (GREENE COUNTY)	$35.05	28.57	CARP0270-023 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260017 on SAM.gov.

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