Skilled Wages

Construction laborer salary in Indiana

Median $24.07 an hour for 28,600 construction laborers, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$24.07/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$50,070/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.58 – $35.9310th to 90th percentilehourly range
28,600Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-09-28

Construction laborer pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40/hrIndiana: 10th $17.58 · 25th $21.28 · median $24.07 · 75th $29.92 · 90th $35.93Indiana$24.07$17.58$35.93United States: 10th $16.87 · 25th $18.57 · median $22.66 · 75th $28.72 · 90th $37.54United States$22.66
Hourly wage percentiles for construction laborers: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 16th of 51 states for median construction laborer pay, and 16th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $25.80). 28,600 construction laborers work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$17.58 – $21.28$36,570 – $44,270roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$21.28 – $29.92$44,270 – $62,240the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$29.92 – $35.93$62,240 – $74,740the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Construction laborer pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrChicago: $29.27Chicago$29.27Michigan City: $28.00Michigan City$28.00Cincinnati: $26.41Cincinnati$26.41Columbus: $25.91Columbus$25.91Evansville: $25.59Evansville$25.59Indianapolis: $24.54Indianapolis$24.54South Bend: $24.46South Bend$24.46Lafayette: $24.02Lafayette$24.02Bloomington: $23.42Bloomington$23.42Kokomo: $23.18Kokomo$23.18Elkhart: $22.97Elkhart$22.97Fort Wayne: $22.83Fort Wayne$22.83
Median hourly wage for construction laborers by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Chicago$18.80$29.27$50.7226,69022% above
Michigan City$17.48$28.00$37.6343016% above
Cincinnati$18.18$26.41$37.595,70010% above
Columbus$17.49$25.91$31.183108% above
Evansville$18.38$25.59$35.631,5006% above
Indianapolis$18.04$24.54$34.269,8402% above
South Bend$17.75$24.46$41.428002% above
Lafayette$17.59$24.02$35.59760about the same as
Bloomington$15.82$23.42$32.063603% below
Kokomo$16.55$23.18$32.722104% below
Elkhart$17.44$22.97$31.156605% below
Fort Wayne$17.44$22.83$33.281,6705% below
Louisville$17.58$22.80$31.244,6005% below
Muncie$15.00$22.23$31.632408% below
Terre Haute$15.82$21.85$31.815009% below

Construction laborer wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 1999-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$5$10$15$20$25$30200020052010201520202025$24.07Indiana$22.66United States
Median hourly wage for construction laborers, Indiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.34$27.71$10.8518,410
2000$13.80$25.80$11.1516,380
2001$13.85$25.18$11.5717,160
2002$14.88$26.63$11.9017,390
2003$14.77$25.84$11.8616,800
2004$15.68$26.72$12.1017,720
2005$15.58$25.68$12.2218,430
2006$15.38$24.56$12.6616,610
2007$16.34$25.37$13.1317,610
2008$16.65$24.90$13.7116,650
2009$17.66$26.50$14.0115,570
2010$17.25$25.47$14.0814,030
2011$16.75$23.97$14.3014,060
2012$16.92$23.73$14.4214,810
2013$17.51$24.20$14.6414,790
2014$18.45$25.09$14.9514,580
2015$18.45$25.06$15.3415,110
2016$17.77$23.84$16.0716,920
2017$17.51$23.00$16.6020,300
2018$17.51$22.45$17.2122,080
2019$18.16$22.87$17.7223,500
2020$18.88$23.49$18.2222,360
2021$21.67$25.75$18.1621,670
2022$22.49$24.74$19.5923,060
2023$23.36$24.68$21.7824,100
2024$23.81$24.44$22.4726,910
2025$24.07$24.07$22.6628,600

In today's dollars, the median construction laborer wage in Indiana changed by -4.0% over the last ten years of data.

Union scale and prevailing wage for construction laborers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay construction laborers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 90 of the 92 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $46.93 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $11.62). 2 of the 92 counties still use a survey rate dated 1995 or earlier (for example Jefferson County at $11.62). The market median for the state is $24.07.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $46.93 (union)Allen: $46.93 (union)Bartholomew: $46.93 (union)Benton: $46.93 (union)Blackford: $46.93 (union)Boone: $46.93 (union)Brown: $46.93 (union)Carroll: $46.93 (union)Cass: $46.93 (union)Clark: $46.93 (union)Clay: $46.98 (union)Clinton: $46.93 (union)Crawford: $45.30 (union)Daviess: $46.93 (union)Dearborn: $46.93 (union)Decatur: $46.93 (union)DeKalb: $46.93 (union)Delaware: $46.93 (union)Dubois: $49.67 (union)Elkhart: $70.19 (union)Fayette: $46.93 (union)Floyd: $46.93 (union)Fountain: $46.93 (union)Franklin: $46.93 (union)Fulton: $46.93 (union)Gibson: $46.98 (union)Grant: $46.93 (union)Greene: $46.98 (union)Hamilton: $46.93 (union)Hancock: $46.93 (union)Harrison: $46.93 (union)Hendricks: $46.93 (union)Henry: $46.93 (union)Howard: $46.93 (union)Huntington: $46.93 (union)Jackson: $46.93 (union)Jasper: $70.19 (union)Jay: $46.93 (union)Jefferson: $11.62 (survey)Jennings: $46.93 (union)Johnson: $46.93 (union)Knox: $53.17 (union)Kosciusko: $70.19 (union)LaGrange: $70.19 (union)Lake: $48.58 (union)LaPorte: $48.58 (union)Lawrence: $46.93 (union)Madison: $46.93 (union)Marion: $46.93 (union)Marshall: $70.19 (union)Martin: $46.93 (union)Miami: $46.93 (union)Monroe: $46.93 (union)Montgomery: $46.93 (union)Morgan: $46.93 (union)Newton: $70.19 (union)Noble: $46.93 (union)Ohio: $46.93 (union)Orange: $46.93 (union)Owen: $46.98 (union)Parke: $46.98 (union)Perry: $45.30 (union)Pike: $49.67 (union)Porter: $48.58 (union)Posey: $46.98 (union)Pulaski: $70.19 (union)Putnam: $46.98 (union)Randolph: $46.93 (union)Ripley: $46.93 (union)Rush: $46.93 (union)St. Joseph: $48.58 (union)Scott: $11.62 (survey)Shelby: $46.93 (union)Spencer: $49.67 (union)Starke: $70.19 (union)Steuben: $46.93 (union)Sullivan: $46.98 (union)Switzerland: $46.93 (union)Tippecanoe: $46.93 (union)Tipton: $46.93 (union)Union: $46.93 (union)Vanderburgh: $46.98 (union)Vermillion: $46.98 (union)Vigo: $46.98 (union)Wabash: $46.93 (union)Warren: $46.93 (union)Warrick: $46.98 (union)Washington: $46.93 (union)Wayne: $46.93 (union)Wells: $46.93 (union)White: $46.93 (union)Whitley: $46.93 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$46.93$46.98survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for construction laborers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)$0$20$40$60$80/hrElkhart (Elkhart): market median $22.97, prevailing (union) $70.19, gap +$47.22Elkhart (Elkhart)+$47.22Jasper (Chicago): market median $29.27, prevailing (union) $70.19, gap +$40.92Jasper (Chicago)+$40.92Clay (Terre Haute): market median $21.85, prevailing (union) $46.98, gap +$25.13Clay (Terre Haute)+$25.13Delaware (Muncie): market median $22.23, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$24.70Delaware (Muncie)+$24.70Clark (Louisville): market median $22.80, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$24.13Clark (Louisville)+$24.13St. Joseph (South Bend): market median $24.46, prevailing (union) $48.58, gap +$24.12St. Joseph (South Bend)+$24.12Allen (Fort Wayne): market median $22.83, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$24.10Allen (Fort Wayne)+$24.10Howard (Kokomo): market median $23.18, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$23.75Howard (Kokomo)+$23.75Owen (Bloomington): market median $23.42, prevailing (union) $46.98, gap +$23.56Owen (Bloomington)+$23.56Benton (Lafayette): market median $24.02, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$22.91Benton (Lafayette)+$22.91Boone (Indianapolis): market median $24.54, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$22.39Boone (Indianapolis)+$22.39Posey (Evansville): market median $25.59, prevailing (union) $46.98, gap +$21.39Posey (Evansville)+$21.39Bartholomew (Columbus): market median $25.91, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$21.02Bartholomew (Columbus)+$21.02LaPorte (Michigan City): market median $28.00, prevailing (union) $48.58, gap +$20.58LaPorte (Michigan City)+$20.58Dearborn (Cincinnati): market median $26.41, prevailing (union) $46.93, gap +$20.52Dearborn (Cincinnati)+$20.52
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for construction laborers, metro counties in Indiana.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ElkhartUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
JasperUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
KosciuskoUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
LaGrangeUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
MarshallUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
NewtonUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
PulaskiUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
StarkeUnion LABO0081-005 2025-06-01$39.89$30.30$70.19IN20260005
KnoxUnion LABO0561-002 2025-04-01$33.97$19.20$53.17IN20260009
DuboisUnion LABO0561-006 2025-04-01$30.47$19.20$49.67IN20260014
PikeUnion LABO0561-006 2025-04-01$30.47$19.20$49.67IN20260014
SpencerUnion LABO0561-006 2025-04-01$30.47$19.20$49.67IN20260012
LakeUnion LABO0645-001 2025-06-01$29.88$18.70$48.58IN20260001
LaPorteUnion LABO0645-001 2025-06-01$29.88$18.70$48.58IN20260001
PorterUnion LABO0645-001 2025-06-01$29.88$18.70$48.58IN20260001

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Indiana prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

187.2kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-08
+2.5%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025187kAug 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at specialty trade contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just construction laborers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.

CountyEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Randolph County577$103,389$1,988
Pike County183$97,809$1,881
Sullivan County72$94,129$1,810
Lake County8,370$91,512$1,760
Cass County554$90,794$1,746
Howard County1,262$90,498$1,740
Blackford County155$89,074$1,713
Porter County2,996$87,755$1,688
St. Joseph County4,514$84,954$1,634
Miami County422$83,813$1,612
Allen County7,733$83,778$1,611
Marion County22,916$82,454$1,586

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction laborers make in Indiana?

The median construction laborer in Indiana earned $24.07 an hour ($50,070 a year) in May 2025, 6% above the national median of $22.66. The middle half earn $21.28–$29.92; the top 10% earn more than $35.93.

Where does Indiana rank for construction laborer pay?

Indiana ranks 16th of 51 states for construction laborer pay, with a median of $24.07 an hour, and 16th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union construction laborer rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for construction laborers in 90 counties, with a typical package of $46.93 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many construction laborers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 28,600 construction laborers in Indiana in May 2025, 8.9 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.27; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Indiana and metro areas, SOC 47-2061.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.