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Brown County, IN · Laborer
Laborer prevailing wage in Brown County, Indiana
$45.30an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$26.40 base wage + $18.90 fringe benefits
LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS), MECHANIC TENDERS, RODMEN & CHAINMEN, SIGNALMEN & FLAGMEN, WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS, WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR), ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO THREE (3) INCHES, WATERPROOFING, HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL), ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMAN, KETTLEMEN, AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS, EARTH COMPACTORS, JACKMAN & SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH, LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER, ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP, TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON- METALLIC), MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES HYSTER OPERATORS, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS, CORE DRILL OPERATORS, CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS (BULK OR BAG), HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING, PNEUMATIC SPIKERS, DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS, WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC), SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER, CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS, CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) · LABO0795-001
$55.37an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.74 base wage + $23.63 fringe benefits
LABORER: PIPELAYER · LABO0081-006
$49.15an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.15 base wage + $18.00 fringe benefits
LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, OHIO, ORANGE & RIPLEY COUNTIES) · LABO0741-007
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Brown County, a laborer must be paid at least $45.30 an hour: a $26.40 base wage plus $18.90 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260004 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $45.30 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260004, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0795-001 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Brown County, a laborer must be paid at least $55.37 an hour: a $31.74 base wage plus $23.63 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260048 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $55.37 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260048, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier LABO0081-006 (April 1, 2022). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Brown County, a laborer must be paid at least $49.15 an hour: a $31.15 base wage plus $18.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $49.15 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0741-007 (April 1, 2025). 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 10 laborer rates for Brown County, from $33.07 to $55.37 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $26.40 + $18.90
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) | $26.40 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $18.90 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $45.30 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.74 + $23.63
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) | $31.74 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $23.63 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $55.37 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.15 + $18.00
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) | $31.15 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $18.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $49.15 |
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 laborer rate in Brown County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORER: PIPELAYERResidential · LABO0081-006$55.37
- LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, OHIO, ORANGE & RIPLEY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · LABO0741-007$49.65
- LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, OHIO, ORANGE & RIPLEY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · LABO0741-007$49.15
- LABORERS: GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MEN, MASON TENDERS, DRILLERS-AIR TRACK OR WAGON DRILLING FOR EXPLOSIVES. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES)Building · LABO0741-002$48.93
- LABORERS: GROUP 2 WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHLAT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATOR; PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATOR; AIR & ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATOR; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN & SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FEET DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR- DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMPCRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW & DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (RANDOLPH COUNTY)Building · LABO1112-002$47.36
- LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, Heavy · LABO0999-001$47.22
- LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, Heavy · LABO0999-001$46.72
- LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDERS AND SURVEYOR TENDERS; RODMEN & CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN & FLAGMEN; WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS; WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER HELPERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO THREE (3) INCHES, WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS); EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN & SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON- METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (FAYETTE, HENRY, RUSH, WAYNE, AND UNION COUNTIES)Building · LABO1112-004$46.61
- LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS), MECHANIC TENDERS, RODMEN & CHAINMEN, SIGNALMEN & FLAGMEN, WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS, WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR), ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO THREE (3) INCHES, WATERPROOFING, HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL), ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMAN, KETTLEMEN, AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS, EARTH COMPACTORS, JACKMAN & SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH, LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER, ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP, TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON- METALLIC), MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES HYSTER OPERATORS, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS, CORE DRILL OPERATORS, CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS (BULK OR BAG), HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING, PNEUMATIC SPIKERS, DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS, WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC), SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER, CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS, CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · LABO0795-001$45.30
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUIN2023-008$33.07
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORERS: GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MEN, MASON TENDERS, DRILLERS-AIR TRACK OR WAGON DRILLING FOR EXPLOSIVES. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES)BuildingLABO0741-002 | $30.38 | $18.55 | $48.93 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS), MECHANIC TENDERS, RODMEN & CHAINMEN, SIGNALMEN & FLAGMEN, WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS, WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR), ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO THREE (3) INCHES, WATERPROOFING, HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL), ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMAN, KETTLEMEN, AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS, EARTH COMPACTORS, JACKMAN & SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH, LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER, ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP, TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON- METALLIC), MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES HYSTER OPERATORS, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS, CORE DRILL OPERATORS, CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS (BULK OR BAG), HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING, PNEUMATIC SPIKERS, DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS, WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC), SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER, CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS, CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingLABO0795-001 | $26.40 | $18.90 | $45.30 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 2 WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHLAT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATOR; PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATOR; AIR & ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATOR; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN & SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FEET DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR- DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMPCRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW & DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (RANDOLPH COUNTY)BuildingLABO1112-002 | $28.81 | $18.55 | $47.36 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDERS AND SURVEYOR TENDERS; RODMEN & CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN & FLAGMEN; WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS; WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER HELPERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO THREE (3) INCHES, WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS); EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN & SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON- METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (FAYETTE, HENRY, RUSH, WAYNE, AND UNION COUNTIES)BuildingLABO1112-004 | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, OHIO, ORANGE & RIPLEY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyLABO0741-007 | $31.15 | $18.00 | $49.15 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, OHIO, ORANGE & RIPLEY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyLABO0741-007 | $31.65 | $18.00 | $49.65 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, HeavyLABO0999-001 | $29.00 | $17.72 | $46.72 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, HeavyLABO0999-001 | $29.50 | $17.72 | $47.22 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERResidentialLABO0081-006 | $31.74 | $23.63 | $55.37 | IN20260048 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUIN2023-008 | $21.27 | $11.80 | $33.07 | IN20260048 Mod 1 |
How Brown County compares
The main 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
- Brown Countybase $26.40$45.30
- Monroe Countybase $29.64$48.19
- Bartholomew Countybase $29.64$48.19
- Johnson Countybase $29.64$48.19
Laborer rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS AND PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS; PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON; WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOT LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS; PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; EARTH COMPACTORS JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN (6) FT.IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING IN DITCHES (6) FT.IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $29.64 | $48.19 | +$2.89 |
| Bartholomew County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS AND PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS; PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON; WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOT LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS; PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; EARTH COMPACTORS JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN (6) FT.IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING IN DITCHES (6) FT.IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $29.64 | $48.19 | +$2.89 |
| Johnson County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS AND PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS; PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON; WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOT LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS; PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; EARTH COMPACTORS JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN (6) FT.IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING IN DITCHES (6) FT.IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $29.64 | $48.19 | +$2.89 |
| Morgan County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS AND PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS; PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON; WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOT LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS; PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; EARTH COMPACTORS JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN (6) FT.IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING IN DITCHES (6) FT.IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $29.64 | $48.19 | +$2.89 |
| Jackson County | LABORERS: (UNSKILLED) | $28.38 | $46.93 | +$1.63 |
| Lawrence County | LABORERS: (UNSKILLED) | $28.38 | $46.93 | +$1.63 |
| Brown County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS), MECHANIC TENDERS, RODMEN & CHAINMEN, SIGNALMEN & FLAGMEN, WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS, WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR), ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO THREE (3) INCHES, WATERPROOFING, HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL), ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMAN, KETTLEMEN, AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS, EARTH COMPACTORS, JACKMAN & SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH, LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER, ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP, TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON- METALLIC), MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES HYSTER OPERATORS, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS, CORE DRILL OPERATORS, CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS (BULK OR BAG), HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING, PNEUMATIC SPIKERS, DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS, WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC), SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER, CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS, CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $26.40 | $45.30 |
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