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Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer prevailing wage, Vigo County group, Indiana (3 counties)
DOL sets the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Putnam, Vermillion and Vigo. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$37.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$23.00 base wage + $14.40 fringe benefits · ASBE0018-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 3 counties, an asbestos and lead abatement laborer must be paid at least $37.40 an hour: a $23.00 base wage plus $14.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260003 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $37.40 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260003, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ASBE0018-003 (June 1, 2017). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
DOL lists 2 asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates for each of these counties, from $37.40 to $37.40 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.00 + $14.40
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $23.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $14.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $37.40 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Indiana change log lists what each one changed.
Every asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate in the Vigo County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES)ASBE0018-003 | $23.00 | $14.40 | $37.40 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
| HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES)ASBE0018-003 | $23.00 | $14.40 | $37.40 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
How the Vigo County group compares
The main asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Indiana
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Vigo County groupbase $23.00$37.40
- Clay Countybase $23.00$37.40
- Sullivan Countybase $33.44$55.28
- Parke Countybase $23.00$37.40
Which county is in which asbestos and lead abatement laborer group
Every Indiana county with a asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart County group, 5 localities: Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $41.20 | $72.13 |
| Lake County group, 2 localities: Lake, Porter | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $41.20 | $72.13 |
| St. Joseph County group, 2 localities: LaPorte, St. Joseph | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $41.20 | $72.13 |
| LaGrange County | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $41.20 | $72.13 |
| Newton County | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $41.20 | $72.13 |
| Starke County | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $41.20 | $72.13 |
| Cass County group, 2 localities: Cass, Fulton | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CASS, FULTON AND WHITE COUNTIES) | $39.50 | $67.69 |
| White County | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CASS, FULTON AND WHITE COUNTIES) | $39.50 | $67.69 |
| Wayne County group, 2 localities: Randolph, Wayne | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) (RANDOLPH AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $38.56 | $57.26 |
| Vanderburgh County group, 11 localities: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Warrick | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, MARTIN, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, SULLIVAN, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $33.44 | $55.28 |
| Allen County group, 13 localities: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Whitley | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (ADAMS, ALLEN, BLACKFORD, DE KALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, JAY, MIAMI, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES:) | $35.10 | $54.49 |
| Dearborn County group, 7 localities: Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (DEARBORN, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, OHIO, RIPLEY SWITZERLAND AND UNION COUNTIES) | $25.00 | $38.70 |
| Marion County group, 17 localities: Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BARTHOLOMEW, BENTON, BOONE, CARROLL, CLINTON, DELAWARE, FOUNTAIN, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, SHELBY, TIPPECANOE, TIPTON, AND WARREN COUNTIES:) | $23.00 | $37.40 |
| Greene County group, 4 localities: Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $23.00 | $37.40 |
| Tippecanoe County group, 4 localities: Shelby, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BARTHOLOMEW, BENTON, BOONE, CARROLL, CLINTON, DELAWARE, FOUNTAIN, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, SHELBY, TIPPECANOE, TIPTON, AND WARREN COUNTIES:) | $23.00 | $37.40 |
| Henry County group, 3 localities: Brown, Decatur, Henry | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BROWN, DECATUR, HENRY AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $23.00 | $37.40 |
| Vigo County group, 3 localities: Putnam, Vermillion, Vigo | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $23.00 | $37.40 |
| Rush County | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BROWN, DECATUR, HENRY AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $23.00 | $37.40 |
| Jackson County group, 8 localities: Crawford, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Orange, Perry, Scott, Washington | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CLARK, CRAWFORD. FLOYD, HARRISON, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, LAWRENCE, ORANGE, PERRY, SCOTT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES) | $19.80 | $33.10 |
| Clark County group, 4 localities: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jennings | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND JENNINGS COUNTIES) | $19.80 | $33.10 |
15 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.
Indiana asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Putnam · Vermillion · Vigo
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Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Putnam: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Vermillion: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Vigo: IN20260003 Mod 2
We read every active Indiana Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download every Indiana rate as CSV · Report an error