UnionLaborers Chicago District Council wages 2026 (Illinois)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and per diem rules of LiUNA Chicago District Council in Illinois, read from the one agreement built into the Laborer app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Area agreements (Westchester funds)
Construction and General Laborers' District Council of Chicago and Vicinity area agreements (five-year agreement from June 1 2026), Westchester funds wage card 2026–2027
$53.00an hour
Laborer, Area agreements (Westchester funds)
From June 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From June 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Laborer (every laborer classification)base rate | $53.00 |
| Building labor foreman, general foreman, superintendent | $53.75 |
| Building sub-foreman | $53.45 |
| Road, asphalt, cut-out or street repair foreman | $54.15 |
| Road general foreman | $54.58 |
| Sewer and caisson foreman | $54.10 |
| Sewer and caisson sub-foreman | $53.80 |
| Tunnel foreman, underground general foreman | $54.60 |
| Asbestos abatement foreman | $54.00 |
| Scaffold | $53.10 |
| Jackhammer and power saw | $53.23 |
| Caisson digger | $53.35 |
| Firebrick | $53.33 |
| Material testing laborer II | $48.00 |
| Material testing laborer I | $43.00 |
| Apprentice, 4th step (90%)90% | $47.70 |
| Apprentice, 3rd step (80%)80% | $42.40 |
| Apprentice, 2nd step (70%)70% | $37.10 |
| Apprentice, 1st step (60%)60% | $31.80 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (wage card; Illinois Department of Labor): Monday to Friday the first 8 hours are straight time and hours 9 to 12 time and a half; Saturday hours 1 to 10 are time and a half and from the 11th hour double time; 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
- The agreement has no per diem.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Laborer (every laborer classification), Area agreements (Westchester funds)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 53.00 | 2,120.00 |
| Gross pay | 2,120.00 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues3.75% of gross wages | −79.50 |
| Social Security6.2% | −131.44 |
| Medicare1.45% | −30.74 |
| Federal income taxestimate (W-4) | −296.59 |
| Illinois income taxestimate | −104.94 |
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:
- The 2025 rates of the classes after the building foreman aren't in the sources; for weeks before June 1 2026 the app pays each the lower of its 2026 rate and the 2025 base, $51.40. A day logged as another role is paid at that role's rate.
- The 2025 apprentice rates aren't in the sources; the app works them out from the same percentages ($30.84, $35.98, $41.12 and $46.26).
- The card doesn't say what a weekday hour past 12 pays; the app keeps it at time and a half.
- On a 4×10 the app pays 10 hours at straight time Monday to Thursday and time and a half after, and a Friday at time and a half; a day you tick as Make-up day is straight time up to 40 hours in the week.
- What happens to a Saturday holiday isn't published; the app keeps it on the Saturday, double time if worked. Holidays aren't paid when you don't work them; every hour worked on one is double time.
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Questions
What does a Chicago District Council journeyman make in 2026?
$53.00 an hour under the Construction and General Laborers' District Council of Chicago and Vicinity area agreements (five-year agreement from June 1 2026), Westchester funds wage card 2026–2027, from June 1, 2026.
When is the next Chicago District Council raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Area agreements (Westchester funds) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Chicago District Council apprentices make?
Apprentice, 4th step (90%) $47.70 (90%), Apprentice, 3rd step (80%) $42.40 (80%), Apprentice, 2nd step (70%) $37.10 (70%) and Apprentice, 1st step (60%) $31.80 (60%) an hour from June 1, 2026.
Does Chicago District Council pay a per diem?
The agreement has no per diem.
How is Chicago District Council overtime paid?
Overtime (wage card; Illinois Department of Labor): Monday to Friday the first 8 hours are straight time and hours 9 to 12 time and a half; Saturday hours 1 to 10 are time and a half and from the 11th hour double time; Sundays and holidays are double time.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Laborer app, version 0.1.0.
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