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Indiana boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana is $81.41 an hour in every county that has one (80), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lawrence County: no rate for this tradeJennings County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourJay County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourJohnson County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourNoble County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourFulton County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHendricks County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourStarke County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourShelby County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWabash County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourAllen County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourBoone County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMiami County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourClinton County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourLaGrange County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourFranklin County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourBenton County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHenry County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMarshall County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourGreene County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourPulaski County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHuntington County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourDecatur County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourPosey County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourParke County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourScott County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourOhio County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeKnox County: no rate for this tradeElkhart County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourSullivan County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourFountain County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourLake County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourTippecanoe County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourKosciusko County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradePike County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourRipley County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourOwen County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourDubois County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMadison County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMartin County: no rate for this tradeWhite County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeBrown County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourTipton County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourGibson County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWarrick County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourClark County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourSteuben County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourVigo County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourSwitzerland County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHamilton County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHoward County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMarion County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMontgomery County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMorgan County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHarrison County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourVermillion County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourBlackford County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWells County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourVanderburgh County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourAdams County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWhitley County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourDelaware County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourSt. Joseph County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourHancock County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourNewton County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourRush County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourPutnam County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourSpencer County: no rate for this tradePorter County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourCass County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourFayette County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWarren County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourClay County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeDearborn County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourDaviess County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourJasper County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourBartholomew County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourLaPorte County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourMonroe County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourCarroll County boilermaker: $81.41 per hourUnion County boilermaker: $81.41 per hour
$81$81$81$81$81$81Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

7 groups of counties with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Marion County group37 counties · BOILERMAKER$81.41
  2. Clark County group15 counties · BOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES)$81.41
  3. Vanderburgh County group12 counties · BOILERMAKER$81.41
  4. Elkhart County group8 counties · BOILERMAKER$81.41
  5. St. Joseph County group3 counties · BOILERMAKER$81.41
  6. Dearborn County group2 counties · BOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES)$81.41
  7. Dubois County group2 counties · BOILERMAKER$81.41
  8. Lake County1 county · BOILERMAKER$81.41

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Marion County group, 37 localities: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, DeKalb, Delaware, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Noble, Shelby, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash, Warren, Wells, White, WhitleyBOILERMAKER$81.41 $43.24 
Clark County group, 15 localities: Brown, Clark, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Jennings, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Union, WayneBOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES)$81.41 $43.24 
Vanderburgh County group, 12 localities: Clay, Gibson, Greene, Owen, Parke, Posey, Putnam, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, WarrickBOILERMAKER$81.41 $43.24 
Elkhart County group, 8 localities: Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Newton, Pulaski, StarkeBOILERMAKER$81.41 $43.24 
St. Joseph County group, 3 localities: LaPorte, Porter, St. JosephBOILERMAKER$81.41 $43.24 
Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, SwitzerlandBOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES)$81.41 $43.24 
Dubois County group, 2 localities: Dubois, PikeBOILERMAKER$81.41 $43.24 
Lake CountyBOILERMAKER$81.41 $43.24 

7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Questions about Indiana boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Marion County?

$81.41 an hour: a $43.24 base wage plus $38.17 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Marion County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $81.41 total is a $43.24 base wage plus $38.17 in fringe benefits, about 47% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 80 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 8 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 37 counties (the Marion County group).