Skilled Wages

Construction supervisor salary in Illinois

Median $50.84 an hour for 19,340 construction supervisors, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$50.84/hrMedian hourly wageIllinois, May data
$105,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$30.05 – $63.7510th to 90th percentilehourly range
19,340Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Construction supervisor pay in Illinois: the full range

Wage percentiles, IllinoisMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80/hrIllinois: 10th $30.05 · 25th $39.69 · median $50.84 · 75th $59.84 · 90th $63.75Illinois$50.84$30.05$63.75United States: 10th $25.62 · 25th $30.48 · median $38.42 · 75th $48.78 · 90th $61.66United States$38.42
Hourly wage percentiles for construction supervisors: Illinois vs United States, May 2025.

Illinois ranks 2nd of 51 states for median construction supervisor pay, and 1st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $50.84). 19,340 construction supervisors work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$30.05 – $39.69$62,500 – $82,550roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$39.69 – $59.84$82,550 – $124,460the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$59.84 – $63.75$124,460 – $132,590the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction supervisor pay by metro in Illinois

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrChicago: $53.49Chicago$53.49Rockford: $49.11Rockford$49.11Kankakee: $48.39Kankakee$48.39Peoria: $47.44Peoria$47.44Springfield: $46.70Springfield$46.70Champaign: $46.61Champaign$46.61St. Louis: $46.45St. Louis$46.45Bloomington: $45.23Bloomington$45.23Cape Girardeau: $42.38Cape Girardeau$42.38Davenport: $41.43Davenport$41.43Decatur: $36.25Decatur$36.25Paducah: $35.02Paducah$35.02
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors by metro area in Illinois, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Chicago$31.95$53.49$51.63$65.0213,4205% above
Rockford$28.16$49.11$53.26$60.884903% below
Kankakee$27.53$48.39$50.20$59.831405% below
Peoria$30.51$47.44$52.02$58.367207% below
Springfield$31.70$46.70$50.38$60.983208% below
Champaign$30.44$46.61$50.28$60.133708% below
St. Louis$29.67$46.45$48.84$58.036,6809% below
Bloomington$28.04$45.23$48.37$57.6628011% below
Cape Girardeau$28.11$42.38$49.22$55.6118017% below
Davenport$27.25$41.43$46.50$54.591,20019% below
Decatur$30.56$36.25$41.01$59.1837029% below
Paducah$23.78$35.02$40.67$50.4135031% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction supervisor wages in Illinois over time

Illinois, 1999-2025IllinoisUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50$60200020052010201520202025$50.84Illinois$38.42United States
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors, Illinois vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIllinois $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$26.68$51.56$20.719,790
2000$26.47$49.49$21.5310,790
2001$24.28$44.14$22.3913,790
2002$25.31$45.29$22.9214,610
2003$26.75$46.80$23.4314,290
2004$28.49$48.56$24.2515,410
2005$32.12$52.95$24.9814,470
2006$34.12$54.49$25.8914,220
2007$35.42$55.00$26.9013,950
2008$36.36$54.37$27.9514,180
2009$35.90$53.87$28.0412,710
2010$35.72$52.74$28.2110,840
2011$35.49$50.79$28.449,580
2012$35.78$50.17$28.709,750
2013$36.04$49.81$29.0310,160
2014$35.82$48.71$29.3211,240
2015$36.74$49.90$29.8411,000
2016$38.22$51.27$30.2811,160
2017$41.30$54.24$30.809,780
2018$40.73$52.22$31.3610,340
2019$40.06$50.45$31.8310,430
2020$40.75$50.69$32.6111,410
2021$40.82$48.50$34.6213,340
2022$44.89$49.38$35.6214,430
2023$46.58$49.22$36.9017,110
2024$48.25$49.52$37.8319,690
2025$50.84$50.84$38.4219,340

In today's dollars, the median construction supervisor wage in Illinois changed by +1.9% over the last ten years of data and by +0.8% since 2019.

Are there more construction supervisor jobs in Illinois?

+85.4%Jobs since 201910,430 then, 19,340 in 2025
+75.8%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
3.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.6× the US share, 49th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of construction supervisors counted in Illinois has changed by +97.5%, against +70.4% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +85.4%.

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Illinois vs United States, 1999 = 100IllinoisUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025198Illinois170United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Illinois vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearIllinois jobsIllinois indexUS index
19999,790100100
200010,790110105
200113,790141108
200214,610149107
200314,290146108
200415,410157114
200514,470148116
200614,220145121
200713,950142121
200814,180145121
200912,710130112
201010,840111100
20119,5809896
20129,75010096
201310,16010498
201411,240115104
201511,000112109
201611,160114113
20179,780100117
201810,340106126
201910,430106131
202011,410116129
202113,340136140
202214,430147151
202317,110175163
202419,690201169
202519,340198170

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for construction supervisors in Illinois

+6.0%Projected growth in Illinois2024–2034, state agency
1,690Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
20,670Jobs in 202421,920 projected for 2034
+5.0%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Illinois's labor market agency projects the number of construction supervisors in the state to change by +6.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 20,670 to 21,920, with about 1,690 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.0% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 19,340 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Illinois labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Is construction work growing in Illinois?

268.8kConstruction jobsIllinois, 2026-09
+6.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025269kSep 2026
Construction employment in Illinois (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction supervisors), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 91 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 136,127 in 2015 to 152,071 in 2025, +11.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Grundy County1541,857$107,197$2,061
DuPage County3,03030,219$105,777$2,034
Cook County10,81875,404$102,801$1,977
McDonough County41267$96,945$1,864
Will County1,83614,926$96,911$1,864
Lake County1,93812,919$94,886$1,825
Crawford County29478$93,857$1,805
Kane County1,67112,492$93,514$1,798
Stephenson County1081,513$93,476$1,798
LaSalle County2321,674$91,296$1,756
Saline County53528$88,893$1,709
Madison County5736,817$88,492$1,702

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction supervisors make in Illinois?

The median construction supervisor in Illinois earned $50.84 an hour ($105,750 a year) in May 2025, 32% above the national median of $38.42. The middle half earn $39.69–$59.84; the top 10% earn more than $63.75.

Where does Illinois rank for construction supervisor pay?

Illinois ranks 2nd of 51 states for construction supervisor pay, with a median of $50.84 an hour, and 1st after adjusting for Illinois's cost of living (BEA price parity 100.0, US = 100).

What is the union construction supervisor rate in Illinois?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction supervisor classification for most Illinois counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction supervisors work in Illinois?

BLS counted 19,340 construction supervisors in Illinois in May 2025, 3.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.61; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction supervisor work growing in Illinois?

The BLS employer survey count of construction supervisors in Illinois went from 11,000 in 2015 to 19,340 in 2025, +75.8%, and +85.4% since 2019. Illinois's labor market agency projects +6.0% growth for construction supervisors between 2024 and 2034, from 20,670 to 21,920 jobs.

How many construction supervisor openings a year are there in Illinois?

Illinois projects about 1,690 openings a year for construction supervisors over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 67,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois and metro areas, SOC 47-1011. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Illinois labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.