Insulators Local 17 wages 2026 (Illinois)

The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of Insulators Local 17 in Illinois and Indiana, read from the two agreements built into the Insulator app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.

Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1)

Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17, zone 1 (Chicago area and northwest Indiana), per the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage

$58.02an hour

Heat and frost insulator, Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1)

From June 1, 2026. No later step published.

Classification	From June 1, 2026
Heat and frost insulator (journeyman)base rate	$58.02
ForemanJM +6%	$61.50
Fire stop technician	$44.02
Hazardous material handler (asbestos abatement, mechanical)	$43.52
Hazardous material handler foreman	$47.00

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois' legend): every hour past 8 a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Shift premium: No shift premium is published for this agreement, so the app adds none for night work.
Per diem and travel: Local 17's published rules have no per diem.

Peoria area (zone 2)

Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17, zone 2 (Peoria area), per the Illinois Department of Labor's Peoria County prevailing wage

$48.43 an hour, journeyman, from June 1, 2026.

Classification	From June 1, 2026
Heat and frost insulator (journeyman)base rate	$48.43
ForemanJM +6%	$51.34

Overtime: Overtime (Illinois' legend): every hour past 8 a day Monday to Friday and every Saturday hour is time and a half; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Shift premium: No shift premium is published for this agreement, so the app adds none for night work.
Per diem and travel: Local 17's published rules have no per diem.

One 40-hour week, worked out

Week of October 25, 2026Heat and frost insulator (journeyman), Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1)

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 × 58.02	2,320.80
Gross pay	2,320.80
Deductions
Field dues8% of gross wages	−185.66
Social Security6.2%	−143.89
Medicare1.45%	−33.65
Federal income taxestimate (W-4)	−340.77
Illinois income taxestimate	−114.88

Take-home$1,501.95

Example only: a journeyman 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:

Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1). Illinois prints no effective date; the app starts each year on June 1, the federal determination's date. The fire stop technician's $44.02 is the June 2024 rate, the newest published, so it's used for every week (the real rate is probably higher). The 2025 hazardous material foreman rate isn't published, so before June 1 2026 the app pays that class the hazardous material handler rate. In Indiana (Lake, Newton, Porter) the federal determination still shows $56.02, the June 2025 Chicago rate; the app pays the Chicago rates there too, so check your stub. Apprentices: a 5-year program whose percentages aren't published: use Enter my own rate.
Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1). Illinois moves only a Sunday holiday, so a Saturday one stays on the Saturday.
Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1). Local 17's dues and other deductions aren't published. The app takes 8% of gross wages as dues, the highest working-dues rate any insulators' local publishes (Local 40's work assessment), so the take-home shown is on the low side: type your local's % on the Settings tab. Illinois lists vacation at $0.00, so no vacation fund is taken.
Peoria area (zone 2). Illinois prints no effective date; the app uses these rates from June 1 2026, Local 17's step date in the federal determination, and for earlier weeks too (for an earlier week, use Enter my own rate). Apprentices: a 5-year program whose percentages aren't published.
Peoria area (zone 2). The overtime and holiday rules here are the Cook County legend's; Peoria's weren't checked.
Peoria area (zone 2). Illinois moves only a Sunday holiday, so a Saturday one stays on the Saturday.
Peoria area (zone 2). Local 17's dues and other deductions aren't published. The app takes 8% of gross wages as dues, the highest working-dues rate any insulators' local publishes (Local 40's work assessment), so the take-home shown is on the low side: type your local's % on the Settings tab. Illinois lists vacation at $0.00, so no vacation fund is taken.

Work out your own paycheck

Enter your own hours in the Insulator app: it applies these rates, the overtime and holiday rules, dues and tax, and keeps a year of paychecks. Free for a month.

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Questions

What does a Local 17 journeyman make in 2026?

$58.02 an hour under the Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17, zone 1 (Chicago area and northwest Indiana), per the Illinois Department of Labor's Cook County prevailing wage, from June 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Peoria area (zone 2) $48.43.

When is the next Local 17 raise?

No later step is published in the data for the Chicago and northwest Indiana (zone 1) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.

Does Local 17 pay a per diem?

Local 17's published rules have no per diem.

How is Local 17 overtime paid?

Overtime (Illinois' legend): every hour past 8 a day 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 $1,501.95 for a journeyman 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 15, 2026 from the Insulator app, version 0.1.0.

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