43 union locals keep a hall in Illinois. On the 42 published wage sheets we hold for them, journeyman base pay runs $38.54 to $67.09 an hour — about $101,700 a year at the midpoint, before the fringe package. Every figure below shows its source and effective date. City pages below break the same figures down by market (24 Illinois cities).
| Local | Trade | Hall | Journeyman / hr | Total package | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBEW Local 364 rates | Electricians | Rockford, IL | $67.09 | $111.32 | 6/11/26 |
| IBEW Local 461 rates | Electricians | Aurora, IL | $64.16 | $109.77 | 06/01/2026 |
| IBEW Local 117 rates | Electricians | Elgin, IL | $62.22 | $107.52 | 06/01/2026 |
| UA Local 130 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Chicago, IL | $60.50 | $103.85 | 06/01/2025 |
| UA Local 281 rates | Fire Sprinkler Fitters | Chicago, IL | $60.00 | $94.35 | 4/19/25 |
| SMART Local 450 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Kankakee, IL | $58.83 | $100.30 | 9/15/25 |
| UA Local 597 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Chicago, IL | $58.50 | $98.00 | 6/15/25 |
| IBEW Local 134 rates | Electricians | Chicago, IL | $57.75 | $100.64 | 06/02/2025 |
| SMART Local 265 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | DuPage County, IL | $56.35 | $96.56 | 06/01/2024 |
| IBEW Local 150 rates | Electricians | Waukengan, IL | $56.15 | $107.78 | 9/23/26 |
| UA Local 23 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Rockford, IL | $55.54 | $84.42 | 1/20/26 |
| UA Local 149 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Champaign, IL | $54.31 | $75.65 | 7/13/25 |
| IBEW Local 702 rates | Electricians | West Frankfort, IL | $53.22 | $80.63 | 9/21/25 |
| SMART Local 73 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Chicago & Cook County, IL | $53.05 | $98.08 | 10/10/24 |
| UA Local 160 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Murphysboro, IL | $52.80 | $76.75 | 1/1/26 |
| IBEW Local 601 rates | Electricians | Champaign, IL | $52.51 | $74.90 | 9/23/26 |
| IBEW Local 701 rates | Electricians | Warrenville, IL | $52.49 | $106.44 | 6/11/26 |
| IBEW Local 309 rates | Electricians | Collinsville, IL | $52.41 | $77.81 | 11/25/25 |
| SMART Local 219 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Rockford, IL | $52.14 | $90.20 | 6/1/24 |
| IBEW Local 176 rates | Electricians | Joliet, IL | $52.00 | $97.01 | 06/01/2023 |
| UA Local 553 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Alton, IL | $51.61 | $73.06 | 1/1/26 |
| UA Local 99 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Bloomington, IL | $50.85 | $78.60 | 5/1/25 |
| IBEW Local 649 rates | Electricians | Alton, IL | $49.79 | $75.59 | 4/12/24 |
| UA Local 439 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | East St Louis, IL | $49.00 | $73.42 | 1/1/26 |
| IBEW Local 197 rates | Electricians | Bloomington, IL | $48.00 | $72.87 | 6/26/26 |
| IBEW Local 146 rates | Electricians | Decatur, IL | $48.00 | $70.96 | 6/8/25 |
| UA Local 101 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Belleville, IL | $47.75 | $71.17 | 7/1/25 |
| UA Local 63 rates | Plumbers | East Peoria, IL | $45.85 | $79.06 | 05/01/2026 |
| UA Local 551 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Herrin, IL | $45.75 | $74.20 | 9/15/25 |
| IBEW Local 34 rates | Electricians | Peoria, IL | $45.65 | $71.40 | 9/7/25 |
| UA Local 25 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Rock Island, IL | $45.65 | $69.00 | 1/10/25 |
| UA Local 653 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Centralia, IL | $45.00 | $66.54 | 9/1/25 |
| SMART Local 91 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Rock Island, IL | $44.15 | $66.62 | 11/3/25 |
| UA Local 137 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Springfield, IL | $43.89 | $69.60 | 04/01/2025 |
| UA Local 360 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | East St Louis, IL | $43.75 | $65.00 | 7/1/24 |
| SMART Local 268 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Southern, IL | $42.03 | $68.68 | 7/1/24 |
| UA Local 353 rates | Plumbers & Pipefitters | Peoria, IL | $41.10 | $68.69 | 5/1/24 |
| IBEW Local 538 rates | Electricians | Danville, IL | $40.00 | $72.66 | 7/5/24 |
| IBEW Local 193 rates | Electricians | Springfield, IL | $39.80 | $62.48 | 9/27/24 |
| SMART Local 1 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Peoria, IL | $39.50 | $72.56 | 5/1/24 |
| SMART Local 484 rates | Railroad Mechanical Workers | Chicago, IL | $39.26 | — | 7/1/24 |
| SMART Local 218 rates | Sheet Metal Workers | Springfield, IL | $38.54 | $68.91 | 06/01/2023 |
| SMART Local 256 rates | Railroad Mechanical Workers | Chicago, IL | No sheet published | — | — |
Base rates only; fringes are paid on top. Sheet set last cross-checked 2026-10-05.
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There is no single statewide rate — each local negotiates its own agreement. Across the 42 Illinois locals with a published sheet, journeyman base pay runs $38.54 to $67.09 an hour, midpoint near $50.85 (about $101,700 a year at 2,000 hours). Fringes are paid on top.
Of the sheets we hold, IBEW Local 364 (Electricians, Rockford, IL) shows the highest journeyman base rate at $67.09 an hour, effective 6/11/26. Rates reset each bargaining cycle, so confirm with the hall before relying on the figure.
We track 43 UA, IBEW and SMART locals with a hall in Illinois, 42 of which publish a wage sheet we hold. Each one is listed below with its trade, city and its own rate page.
No. The journeyman rate is the base hourly wage. Health and welfare, pension, annuity and training contributions are paid on top — that combined figure is the total package, shown where the sheet publishes it.
Apply to the local's apprenticeship through its training committee, or, if you already hold the ticket, ask the hall about organizing in and sign the out-of-work book. Gulfstream does not process membership — we recruit for contractors, and the union-scale and merit-shop openings we hold in Illinois are linked from this page.
Each figure is read off that local's published wage sheet, with the source and effective date shown next to it. Our sheet set was last cross-checked 2026-10-05. Locals with no published sheet are listed without a rate rather than filled with an average.