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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Illinois publish 28 plasterer classification rates ranging from $28.50 to $49.65 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 plasterer rate?

101 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one plasterer 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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Plasterer prevailing wage rates in Illinois

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 13 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Illinois publish 28 plasterer classification rates, across 13 determinations covering 101 counties.
Those published base rates run from $28.50 to $49.65 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, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting plasterer 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 plasterer work (plaster, stucco and EIFS application) 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
PLASTERER (CARROLL, JO DAVIESS, LEE, OGLE, STEPHENSON, AND WHITESIDE (EXCEPT ERIE AND AREA SOUTHWEST THEREOF) COUNTIES)	$38.98	36.58	PLAS0011-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (BOONE COUNTY)	$37.90	37.66	PLAS0011-015 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (WINNEBAGO COUNTY)	$37.90	37.66	PLAS0011-019 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (ADAMS, BROWN, CASS, FULTON (EXCEPT NORTHEWS PORTION), HANCOCK, MCDONOUGH, MENARD, PIKE, AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES)	$35.41	27.31	PLAS0018-002 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (HENDERSON (NORTHERN HALF), MERCER (EXCEPT SOUTHEASTERN PART), AND ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES)	$34.00	21.76	PLAS0018-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (HENDERSON COUNTY (SOUTHERN HALF))	$28.51	21.93	PLAS0018-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (FULTON (EXCEPT NORTHWESTERN PORTION), MARSHALL (WESTERN PART EXCEPT TOLUCA), MASON, AND WOODFORD (NORTHWESTERN PART - NORTH OF ROUTE 116 AND WEST OF ROUTE 117) COUNTIES)	$29.41	26.01	PLAS0018-016 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (LIVINGSTON (SOUTHERN HALF), MCLEAN, AND WOODFORD (SOUTH OF ROUTE 116) COUNTIES)	$30.00	27.01	PLAS0018-019 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (HENRY, LIVINGSTON (NORTHERN PART INCLUDING PONTIAC), AND STARK COUNTIES)	$36.70	22.08	PLAS0018-026 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (FULTON (NORTHWESTERN PART) AND MERCER (SOUTHEASTERN CORNER) COUNTIES)	$29.14	20.42	PLAS0018-030 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (BOND, CALHOUN, CLINTON, GREENE, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MONROE, AND MONTGOMERY (EXCLUDING THE TOWNS OF COALTON, COFFEN, FILLMORE, NOKOMIS, OHLMAN, WENOAH, WITT) COUNTIES)	$37.30	24.75	PLAS0090-002 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
PLASTERER (CHRISTIAN COUNTY (SOUTHERN HALF))	$35.41	27.31	PLAS0018-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, COLES, CRAWFORD, CUMBERLAND, DOUGLAS, EDGAR, EFFINGHAM, FORD, LAWRENCE, MOULTRIE, PIATT, VERMILION, AND WABASH COUNTIES)	$32.85	21.65	PLAS0143-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260002 on SAM.gov.

IL20260003 rev 1 · Building, Residential · Peoria, Tazewell

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER	$31.00	30.07	PLAS0018-014 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260003 on SAM.gov.

IL20260004 rev 2 · Building, Residential · Sangamon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER	$28.50	19.12	PLAS0018-033 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER	$28.50	19.12	PLAS0018-033 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260004 on SAM.gov.

IL20260005 rev 1 · Building, Residential · Macon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER	$30.00	27.01	PLAS0018-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260005 on SAM.gov.

IL20260007 rev 2 · Building, Residential · Madison, St Clair

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER	$37.30	24.75	PLAS0090-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER	$37.30	24.75	PLAS0090-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260007 on SAM.gov.

IL20260008 rev 2 · Building, Residential · Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and 1 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER (GRUNDY AND WILL COUNTIES)	$42.25	26.65	PLAS0005-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (DU PAGE COUNTY)	$42.25	26.65	PLAS0005-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY)	$49.65	42.17	PLAS0011-014 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260008 on SAM.gov.

IL20260009 rev 2 · Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential · Cook

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER	$42.25	26.65	PLAS0005-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260009 on SAM.gov.

IL20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Winnebago

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER (WINNEBAGO COUNTY)	$37.90	37.66	PLAS0011-019 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260010 on SAM.gov.

IL20260011 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Boone, De Kalb, Du Page, Kane, Kendall, Lake and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER (BOONE COUNTY)	$37.90	37.66	PLAS0011-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260011 on SAM.gov.

IL20260012 rev 2 · Heavy, Highway · Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER (CARROLL, JO DAVIESS, LEE, OGLE, STEPHENSON, AND WHITESIDE (EXCEPT ERIE AND AREA SOUTHWEST THEREOF) COUNTIES)	$38.98	36.58	PLAS0011-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260012 on SAM.gov.

IL20260053 rev 1 · Residential · Boone

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER (BOONE COUNTY)	$37.90	37.66	PLAS0011-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260053 on SAM.gov.

IL20260068 rev 1 · Residential · Effingham

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLASTERER	$32.35	20.82	PLAS0143-015 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IL20260068 on SAM.gov.

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