Carpenters Mid-America RCC wages 2026 (Illinois)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Carpenters Mid-America RCC in Illinois, read from the three agreements built into the Carpenter app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial)

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (Kane, Kendall, McHenry) commercial agreement, as printed in CISCO's June 1 2026 wage and benefit update, with the Illinois Department of Labor's overtime and holiday rules (the agreement isn't public)

$58.51an hour

Journeyman carpenter, Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial)

From June 1, 2026. No later step published.

Classification	From June 1, 2026
Journeyman carpenterbase rate	$58.51
Foreman (directs up to 4)JM + $2.00	$60.51
Foreman (directs 5 or more)JM + $2.50	$61.01

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Per diem and travel: Per diem and travel pay aren't published for this area.

Will County

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council rate for Will County, as printed in the Illinois Department of Labor's prevailing wage schedule (posted January 15 and September 21 2026), with its overtime and holiday rules (the agreement isn't public)

$58.51 an hour, journeyman carpenter, from September 21, 2026.

Classification	From September 21, 2026
Journeyman carpenterbase rate	$58.51
ForemanJM + 10%	$64.36

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday, every Saturday and Sunday hour and every holiday hour is double time.
Per diem and travel: Per diem and travel pay aren't published for this area.

Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey

Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council rate for St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton and Jersey counties, as printed in the Illinois Department of Labor's prevailing wage schedule (posted January 15 and September 21 2026), with its overtime and holiday rules (the agreement isn't public)

$47.37 an hour, journeyman carpenter, from September 21, 2026.

Classification	From September 21, 2026
Journeyman carpenterbase rate	$47.37
ForemanJM + $2.50	$49.87

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Per diem and travel: Per diem and travel pay aren't published for this area.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of November 1, 2026Journeyman carpenter, Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial)

Example

Hours worked each day
Day	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Hours	0	8	8	8	8	8	0

The paycheck those hours make
Earnings
Regular40 h × 58.51	2,340.40
Vacation money (taxable, goes to the fund)40 h × 2.43	97.20
Gross pay	2,437.60
Deductions
Field dues4% of gross wages	−93.62
Vacation money taken back after taxper hour	−97.20
Social Security6.2%	−151.13
Medicare1.45%	−35.35
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−368.37
Illinois income taxestimate	−120.66

Take-home$1,571.27

Example only: a journeyman carpenter on 5×8 Mon–Fri, no overtime, no shift premium, no per diem. Single, standard withholding; Social Security and Medicare not yet maxed for the year. Your paycheck depends on your hours, your site and your deductions.

What's missing

Where the app can't follow a rule to the letter yet, its notes say so, and say how to allow for it when you enter your hours. From this page's agreements:

Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial). The agreement isn't public, so whether weekday overtime turns to double time after some hours isn't known (the app keeps it at time and a half, the careful choice), and the app has no 4×10 and no make-up day.
Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial). The shift rules aren't published, so the app adds nothing for night work; leave Night off, or use Enter my own rate if your stub shows a premium.
Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial). The agreement's own list isn't public (the state adds Veterans Day for some classifications), a holiday on a Saturday stays on its date, and holiday pay when you don't work isn't in any source, so the app pays nothing for it.
Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial). Whether it runs through your paycheck isn't published; the app takes the cautious route of the Cook County agreement next door: it adds $2.43 for every hour worked to your taxable pay and takes it back off after tax, so the tax shown may be a little high and take-home a little low. It uses $2.43 for earlier weeks too.
Will County. The state prints no effective date, only when the schedule was posted, so the app starts the new rate on the posting date (September 21 2026), the careful choice; the same step comes on June 1 in the Cook and Kane County sheets, so your stub may show it earlier. After the next step, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
Will County. The agreement isn't public, so the app has no 4×10 and no make-up day.
Will County. The shift rules aren't published, so the app adds nothing for night work; leave Night off, or use Enter my own rate if your stub shows a premium.
Will County. The agreement's own list isn't public (the state adds Veterans Day for some classifications), a holiday on a Saturday stays on its date, and holiday pay when you don't work isn't in any source, so the app pays nothing for it.
Will County. Whether it runs through your paycheck isn't published; the app takes the cautious route of the Cook County agreement next door: it adds $2.56 for every hour worked to your taxable pay and takes it back off after tax, so the tax shown may be a little high and take-home a little low. It uses $2.56 for earlier weeks too.
Will County. This area's sheet isn't public; the Mid-America council files working dues of 4% of the negotiated gross wage (its LM-2), and its other commercial sheets take 4% of gross, so the app takes 4%: if your stub shows none or another amount, type its % on the Settings tab. The vacation money above is taken back after tax. Monthly dues go to the local: type them on the Settings tab if your employer takes them.
Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey. The state prints no effective date, only when the schedule was posted, so the app starts the new rate on the posting date (September 21 2026), the careful choice; the area's raises used to come on May 1 (Davis-Bacon's 2021 line), so your stub may show it earlier. After the next step, type your new rate under Enter my own rate.
Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey. The agreement isn't public, so whether weekday overtime turns to double time after some hours isn't known (the app keeps it at time and a half, the careful choice), and the app has no 4×10 and no make-up day.
Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey. The shift rules aren't published, so the app adds nothing for night work; leave Night off, or use Enter my own rate if your stub shows a premium.
Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey. The agreement's own list isn't public (the state adds Veterans Day for some classifications), a holiday on a Saturday stays on its date, and holiday pay when you don't work isn't in any source, so the app pays nothing for it.
Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey. This area's sheet isn't public; the Mid-America council files working dues of 4% of the negotiated gross wage (its LM-2), and its other commercial sheets take 4% of gross, so the app takes 4%: if your stub shows none or another amount, type its % on the Settings tab. Monthly dues go to the local: type them on the Settings tab if your employer takes them.

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Questions

What does a Mid-America RCC journeyman carpenter make in 2026?

$58.51 an hour under the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (Kane, Kendall, McHenry) commercial agreement, as printed in CISCO's June 1 2026 wage and benefit update, with the Illinois Department of Labor's overtime and holiday rules (the agreement isn't public), from June 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Will County $58.51 and Metro East: St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey $47.37.

When is the next Mid-America RCC raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Fox Valley: Kane, Kendall and McHenry (commercial) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

Does Mid-America RCC pay a per diem?

Per diem and travel pay aren't published for this area.

How is Mid-America RCC overtime paid?

Overtime (Illinois Department of Labor): every hour past 8 Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.

What is the take-home on a 40-hour week?

About $1,571.27 for a journeyman carpenter on 5×8 Mon–Fri, after Social Security, Medicare and income tax, with no overtime, shift premium or per diem. An example from the app: your own paycheck depends on your deductions.

Sources

The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Carpenter app, version 0.1.0.

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