CyrusOne Aurora
Under constructionProject labor agreement
CyrusOne's $350 million, two-building data center campus of 446,000 square feet in Aurora, Illinois. It was approved under the state's data center investment program with a project labor agreement, with the IBEW as primary labor partner. Groundbreaking was in October 2024, with opening targeted for early 2026.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 40 MWInitial IT capacity
- Estimated cost
- $350,000,000
- Building size
- 446,000 sq ft
- Construction start
- Oct 2024Groundbreaking
- Expected completion
- Not available
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Developer
Unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) · Project labor agreement · Electricians
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Laborers
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Carpenters
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Plasterers & cement masons
- Roofers
- Elevator constructors
- Teamsters (drivers)
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in this project's county (Illinois), by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 461 · effective Jun 2, 2025ELECTRICIAN: BUILDING (KANE (SOUTHERN HALF) AND KENDALL COUNTIES)Overtime 1.5× $90.26 · Double time 2× $120.34 · Benefits /hr $43.50 | $60.17 | $90.26 | $120.34 | $43.50 | $103.67 |
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 117 · effective Jun 2, 2025ELECTRICIAN: BUILDING (KANE (NORTHERN HALF) AND MCHENRY COUNTIES)Overtime 1.5× $88.67 · Double time 2× $118.22 · Benefits /hr $42.23 | $59.11 | $88.67 | $118.22 | $42.23 | $101.34 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 501 · effective Dec 1, 2013PLUMBER/PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $61.80 · Double time 2× $82.40 · Benefits /hr $29.15 | $41.20 | $61.80 | $82.40 | $29.15 | $70.35 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 393 · effective Jun 1, 2021IRONWORKEROvertime 1.5× $73.25 · Double time 2× $97.66 · Benefits /hr $39.84 | $48.83 | $73.25 | $97.66 | $39.84 | $88.67 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 265 · effective Jun 1, 2024SHEET METAL WORKEROvertime 1.5× $84.53 · Double time 2× $112.70 · Benefits /hr $38.65 | $56.35 | $84.53 | $112.70 | $38.65 | $95.00 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 149 · effective Jun 1, 2025LABORER: GROUP 1 COMMON LABORER KANE, KENDALL, AND MCHENRY COUNTIESOvertime 1.5× $77.10 · Double time 2× $102.80 · Benefits /hr $36.94 | $51.40 | $77.10 | $102.80 | $36.94 | $88.34 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 150 · effective Jun 1, 2026OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, GROUP 3 (BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL) AIR COMPRESSOR-SMALL 250…Overtime 1.5× $97.43 · Double time 2× $129.90 · Benefits /hr $53.05 | $64.95 | $97.43 | $129.90 | $53.05 | $118.00 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 555 · effective Oct 1, 2023CARPENTER (KANE, KENDALL, AND MCHENRY COUNTIES RESIDENTIAL)Overtime 1.5× $68.42 · Double time 2× $91.22 · Benefits /hr $35.31 | $45.61 | $68.42 | $91.22 | $35.31 | $80.92 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 1 · effective May 1, 2024BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $79.65 · Double time 2× $106.20 · Benefits /hr $38.54 | $53.10 | $79.65 | $106.20 | $38.54 | $91.64 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17 · effective Jun 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $82.53 · Double time 2× $110.04 · Benefits /hr $35.75 | $55.02 | $82.53 | $110.04 | $35.75 | $90.77 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 30 · effective Jun 1, 2024PAINTER: BRUSH, DRYWALL TAPER/FINISHER, SANDBLASTER, AND SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $79.58 · Double time 2× $106.10 · Benefits /hr $27.63 | $53.05 | $79.58 | $106.10 | $27.63 | $80.68 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 11 · effective Jun 1, 2023CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (DE KALB, KANE, KENDALL, AND MCHENRY COUNTIES)Overtime 1.5× $76.05 · Double time 2× $101.40 · Benefits /hr $40.60 | $50.70 | $76.05 | $101.40 | $40.60 | $91.30 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 11 · effective Dec 1, 2024ROOFEROvertime 1.5× $57.75 · Double time 2× $77.00 · Benefits /hr $27.23 | $38.50 | $57.75 | $77.00 | $27.23 | $65.73 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 2 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANIC (DU PAGE, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE, & WILL COUNTIES)Overtime 1.5× $106.02 · Double time 2× $141.36 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $70.68 | $106.02 | $141.36 | $38.44 | $109.12 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 15 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANIC MCHENRY COUNTYOvertime 1.5× $92.94 · Double time 2× $123.92 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $61.96 | $92.94 | $123.92 | $38.44 | $100.40 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Union rate · Teamsters Local 673 · effective Jun 1, 2025TRUCK DRIVER: 4 AXLESOvertime 1.5× $68.19 · Double time 2× $90.92 · Benefits /hr $0.30 | $45.46 | $68.19 | $90.92 | $0.30 | $45.76 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IL20260008 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IL20260020 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Office of Governor JB Pritzker (opens in a new tab)gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com · Government filing
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (IL) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IL20260008 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IL20260020 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- citybiz (opens in a new tab)citybiz.co · News
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · Other
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
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