Indiana prevailing wage rates, by county
Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Indiana county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.
$68.36/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
97%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
41Active determinationsIndiana
Jul 30Latest modification2026, SAM.gov
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Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.
Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)
| County | Electrician | Plumber | Carpenter | Construction laborer | Heavy equipment operator | Ironworker | Sheet metal worker | Painter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Allen | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Bartholomew | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Benton | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Blackford | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Boone | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Brown | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Carroll | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Cass | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Clark | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Clay | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Clinton | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Crawford | $68.04 | $45.96 | $56.99 | $45.30 | $16.92* | $61.97 | $46.69 | $46.74 |
| Daviess | $68.04 | $45.96 | $59.54 | $46.93 | $51.48 | — | $67.52 | $52.32 |
| DeKalb | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Dearborn | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Decatur | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Delaware | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Dubois | $68.04 | $45.96 | $59.59 | $49.67 | $12.38* | $61.09 | $67.52 | $49.94 |
| Elkhart | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| Fayette | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Floyd | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Fountain | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Franklin | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Fulton | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Gibson | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Grant | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Greene | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Hamilton | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Hancock | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Harrison | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Hendricks | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Henry | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Howard | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Huntington | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Jackson | — | $21.12* | $58.21 | $46.93 | $58.78 | $7.50* | $66.13 | $48.88 |
| Jasper | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| Jay | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Jefferson | $10.58* | $16.85* | $10.24* | $11.62* | $11.06* | $10.00* | $12.87* | $7.25* |
| Jennings | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Johnson | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Knox | $68.62 | $70.10 | $59.54 | $53.17 | $55.25 | $61.09 | $67.52 | $52.32 |
| Kosciusko | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| LaGrange | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| LaPorte | $75.23 | $78.33 | $60.68 | $48.58 | $74.80 | $89.03 | $84.37 | $72.26 |
| Lake | $75.23 | $78.33 | $60.68 | $48.58 | $74.80 | $89.03 | $84.37 | $72.26 |
| Lawrence | $68.04 | $67.75 | $59.54 | $46.93 | $59.28 | — | $66.13 | $48.88 |
| Madison | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Marion | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Marshall | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| Martin | $68.04 | $45.96 | $59.54 | $46.93 | $51.48 | — | $67.52 | $52.32 |
| Miami | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Monroe | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Montgomery | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Morgan | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Newton | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| Noble | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Ohio | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Orange | $63.40 | $67.75 | $57.65 | $46.93 | $17.70* | — | $27.67* | $47.88 |
| Owen | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Parke | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Perry | $68.04 | $45.96 | $56.99 | $45.30 | $16.92* | $61.97 | $46.69 | $46.74 |
| Pike | $68.04 | $45.96 | $59.59 | $49.67 | $12.38* | $61.09 | $67.52 | $49.94 |
| Porter | $75.23 | $78.33 | $60.68 | $48.58 | $74.80 | $89.03 | $84.37 | $72.26 |
| Posey | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Pulaski | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| Putnam | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Randolph | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Ripley | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Rush | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Scott | $10.58* | $16.85* | $10.24* | $11.62* | $11.06* | $10.00* | $12.87* | $7.25* |
| Shelby | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Spencer | $13.92* | $21.33* | $15.61* | $49.67 | $16.85* | $10.88* | $67.52 | $49.94 |
| St. Joseph | $75.23 | $78.33 | $60.68 | $48.58 | $74.80 | $89.03 | $84.37 | $72.26 |
| Starke | $84.85 | $68.22 | $59.35 | $70.19 | $74.80 | $62.32 | $74.88 | $52.86 |
| Steuben | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Sullivan | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Switzerland | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Tippecanoe | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Tipton | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Union | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Vanderburgh | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Vermillion | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Vigo | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Wabash | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Warren | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Warrick | $67.36 | $68.60 | $57.66 | $46.98 | $49.75 | $64.39 | $67.52 | $49.75 |
| Washington | $63.40 | $67.75 | $57.65 | $46.93 | $17.70* | — | $27.67* | $47.88 |
| Wayne | $60.37 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $63.18 | $61.67 | $72.38 | $47.88 |
| Wells | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| White | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
| Whitley | $68.36 | $70.44 | $57.66 | $46.93 | $74.80 | $64.76 | $74.90 | $52.86 |
Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.
Rates that have not kept up
Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).
| County | Trade | Survey year | Required package $/hr | Market median $/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | Electrician | 1995 | $10.58 | $32.93 |
| Scott | Electrician | 1995 | $10.58 | $32.93 |
| Spencer | Electrician | 1996 | $13.92 | $32.93 |
| Jackson | Plumber | 1996 | $21.12 | $36.69 |
| Jefferson | Plumber | 1995 | $16.85 | $36.69 |
| Scott | Plumber | 1995 | $16.85 | $36.69 |
| Jefferson | Carpenter | 1995 | $10.24 | $30.23 |
| Scott | Carpenter | 1995 | $10.24 | $30.23 |
| Spencer | Carpenter | 1996 | $15.61 | $30.23 |
| Jefferson | Construction laborer | 1995 | $11.62 | $24.07 |
| Scott | Construction laborer | 1995 | $11.62 | $24.07 |
| Crawford | Heavy equipment operator | 1996 | $16.92 | $38.26 |
| Dubois | Heavy equipment operator | 1996 | $12.38 | $38.26 |
| Jefferson | Heavy equipment operator | 1995 | $11.06 | $38.26 |
| Jackson | Ironworker | 1996 | $7.50 | $33.72 |
| Jefferson | Ironworker | 1995 | $10.00 | $33.72 |
| Scott | Ironworker | 1995 | $10.00 | $33.72 |
| Jefferson | Sheet metal worker | 1995 | $12.87 | $30.79 |
| Orange | Sheet metal worker | 1996 | $27.67 | $30.79 |
| Scott | Sheet metal worker | 1995 | $12.87 | $30.79 |
| Jefferson | Painter | 1995 | $7.25 | $24.16 |
| Scott | Painter | 1995 | $7.25 | $24.16 |
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in Indiana?
For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Indiana (41 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 88 of 91 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $68.36 an hour.
How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Indiana?
41 active general wage determinations cover Indiana: 14 Building, 2 Heavy, 2 Highway, 26 Residential. Together they list rates for 92 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Indiana prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a Indiana determination in our data is dated 2026-07-30. New determination numbers are issued each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Indiana, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Building 14, Heavy 2, Highway 2, Residential 26.
- BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
- Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.