Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Indiana
Rates as of July 30, 2026, from the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations on SAM.gov
Indiana has 41 active Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering building, residential, highway and heavy construction in 92 counties. Each one sets the minimum hourly rate and fringe benefit a contractor must pay each trade on federal and federally assisted jobs there.
Typical rates by trade
The lowest and highest basic hourly rate for each trade across the state's current determinations, the total with fringe, and the BLS median wage for the same occupation statewide (May 2025). Per-day rows and figures DOL printed outside the usual range are left out of the spread.
| Trade | Hourly rate | With fringe | Determinations | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $10.00 – $52.00 | $10.58 – $84.85 | 40 | $32.93 |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | $10.75 – $50.05 | $11.41 – $79.62 | 41 | $36.69 |
| Carpenters | $10.24 – $45.91 | $10.24 – $81.81 | 41 | $30.23 |
| Laborers | $9.43 – $40.89 | $11.62 – $71.19 | 41 | $24.07 |
| Power equipment operators | $9.00 – $49.05 | $9.00 – $94.63 | 39 | $38.26 |
| Ironworkers | $7.50 – $48.00 | $7.50 – $89.28 | 12 | $33.72 |
| Sheet metal workers | $10.00 – $52.96 | $10.00 – $84.37 | 17 | $30.79 |
| Painters | $7.25 – $41.80 | $7.25 – $73.06 | 25 | $24.16 |
| Roofers | $9.10 – $47.47 | $10.34 – $75.28 | 29 | $27.88 |
| Cement masons | $8.25 – $43.72 | $9.97 – $79.31 | 23 | $29.46 |
| Bricklayers | $9.73 – $42.05 | $10.93 – $70.27 | 29 | $35.15 |
| Truck drivers | $15.68 – $39.91 | $15.68 – $73.68 | 16 | not published |
Rates by county
Pages for more counties are coming. The determinations below also cover Adams County, Bartholomew County, Benton County, Blackford County, Boone County, Brown County, Carroll County, Cass County, Clark County, Clay County, Clinton County, Crawford County, Daviess County, Dearborn County, Decatur County, DeKalb County, Delaware County, Dubois County, Elkhart County, Fayette County, Floyd County, Fountain County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Gibson County, Grant County, Greene County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Hendricks County, Henry County, Howard County, Huntington County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jay County, Jefferson County, Jennings County, Johnson County, Knox County, Kosciusko County, LaGrange County, LaPorte County, Lawrence County, Madison County, Marshall County, Martin County, Miami County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Newton County, Noble County, Ohio County, Orange County, Owen County, Parke County, Perry County, Pike County, Porter County, Posey County, Pulaski County, Putnam County, Randolph County, Ripley County, Rush County, Scott County, Shelby County, Spencer County, Starke County, Steuben County, Sullivan County, Switzerland County, Tippecanoe County, Tipton County, Union County, Vanderburgh County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Wabash County, Warren County, Warrick County, Washington County, Wayne County, Wells County, White County, Whitley County.
Active determinations
| Number | Type | Counties | Mod. | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN20260001 | Building, Heavy, Highway | La Porte, Lake, Porter, St Joseph | 3 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260002 | Building | Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone and 31 more | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260003 | Building | Clay, Gibson, Greene, Owen, Parke, Posey and 6 more | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260004 | Building | Brown, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd and 11 more | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260005 | Building | Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Marshall, Newton and 2 more | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260007 | Building | Jackson | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260008 | Building | Daviess, Martin | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260009 | Building | Knox | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260010 | Building | Jefferson, Scott | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260011 | Building | Crawford, Perry | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260012 | Building | Spencer | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260013 | Building | Lawrence | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260014 | Building | Dubois, Pike | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260015 | Building | Orange, Washington | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260016 | Residential | Henry | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260017 | Residential | Huntington | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260018 | Residential | Jay | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260019 | Residential | Wayne | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260020 | Residential | Adams, Blackford, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Grant and 10 more | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260021 | Residential | Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Pulaski, Starke, Warren and 1 more | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260022 | Residential | Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Lawrence, Martin and 5 more | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260023 | Residential | Decatur, Jefferson, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260032 | Residential | Jackson | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260033 | Residential | Cass | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260041 | Residential | Allen | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260042 | Residential | Delaware | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260043 | Residential | Gibson | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260044 | Residential | Hamilton | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260045 | Residential | Madison | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260046 | Residential | Bartholomew, Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260047 | Residential | Benton, Carroll, Tippecanoe | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260048 | Residential | Boone, Brown, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion and 3 more | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260049 | Residential | Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260050 | Residential | Clay, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260051 | Residential | Elkhart, La Porte, St Joseph | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260052 | Residential | Greene, Monroe, Owen | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260053 | Residential | Howard, Tipton | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260054 | Residential | Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260055 | Residential | Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260056 | Residential | Wells, Whitley | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| IN20260006 | Heavy, Highway | Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone and 82 more | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
Federal work only
Davis-Bacon rates apply to federal and federally assisted construction. Indiana may set its own prevailing wages for state-funded work; see the Department of Labor's list of state prevailing wage laws. The determination attached to a contract governs, not the current one here. Nothing on this page is legal advice.
Questions
- Which Davis-Bacon rate applies to my job in Indiana?
- The determination for the county where the work is and for its construction type (building, residential, highway and heavy). The contracting agency attaches it to the bid documents and the contract; the one attached governs, even after a newer modification is published.
- Does this cover Indiana's own prevailing wage law?
- No. These are federal Davis-Bacon determinations, for federal and federally assisted construction. State-funded work follows the state's own law and rates where it has one; the Department of Labor keeps a list of state prevailing wage laws.
- Why do survey rates look low or old?
- A row marked survey comes from a Department of Labor wage survey, and its identifier's date says when; some are more than ten years old. Union rows follow the collective bargaining agreement and update with it. Both are what contractors must pay at minimum today.