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Cost Estimators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 36 applications covering 36 positions for this role here, at a median of $95,000 a year. 27 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Cost Estimators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$53,893
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$69,451
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$84,989
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$100,547

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
J.T. MAGEN & COMPANY, INC. Level IV 22 $100,547
Sumit Construction Co Inc Level II 22 $69,451
ALFA Chicago, Inc. Level II 11 $69,451
Contract Office Installations Inc. Level II 11 $70,000
Cumming Management Group, Inc. Level III 11 $106,251
Drive Construction Inc. Level III 11 $93,000
Google LLC Level III 11 $171,000
Henry Bros. Co. Level II 11 $75,000
Interlake Mecalux Inc. Level II 11 $75,000
John Burns Construction Company LLC Level IV 11 $100,547
Level Construction, Inc. Level III 11 $120,000
Level Construction, Inc. Level IV 11 $120,000
L.J. Morse Construction Co. Level II 11 $69,500
M Cannon Roofing Company LLC Level II 11 $98,634
Magnolia Capital Management Company Inc. Level III 11 $128,638
Magnolia Capital Management Company Inc. Level IV 11 $128,638
Mercury Partners 90 Bi, Inc. Level II 11 $80,079
Microsoft Corporation Level III 11 $177,970
MZI Building Services Level III 11 $90,000
Novak Construction Company Level IV 11 $105,000
ONeill Contractors Inc. Level IV 11 $101,000
Pio Custom Cabinetry, Inc. Level II 11 $72,000
Premier Mechanical, Inc. Level I 11 $53,893
PT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. Level II 11 $75,000
RSD Construction, LLC Level III 11 $95,000
RUBINOS AND MESIA ENGINEERS, INC. Level II 11 $69,451
Scientel Solutions LLC Level II 11 $72,352
Stuckey Construction Company, Inc. Level I 11 $70,000
Sysmex Reagents America, Inc. Level IV 11 $100,547
TBS Excavating Inc Level II 11 $69,451
Tempel Steel Company LLC Level IV 11 $101,000
Tiles in Style Level II 11 $73,500
Turner & Townsend, Inc. Level III 11 $139,369
WSP USA Inc. Level III 11 $141,419

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.