Illinois · 2025 pay · 21 people
How much does a laborer - building make in Illinois?
$67,100typical pay for a laborer - building in 2025
$42,600 – $80,200what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where laborer - buildings work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid laborer - buildings, 2025
- 1Blake HandleyLaborer - Building · Department of Corrections$154,700
- 2Corey BennettLaborer - Building · Department of Human Services$125,600
- 3Lawrence StewartLaborer - Building · Department of Agriculture$104,100
- 4Douglas SaboLaborer - Building · Department of Corrections$84,300
- 5Robert StandridgeLaborer - Building · Department of Agriculture$81,800
Common questions
How much does a laborer - building make in Illinois?
The typical laborer - building was paid $67,100 in 2025; most earned between $42,600 and $80,200. This counts all 21 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Laborer - Building, at any level (for example "Laborer - Building"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this