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Plasterer prevailing wage in Brown County, Indiana

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$49.82an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · AREA #46

$31.50 base wage + $18.32 fringe benefits

PLASTERER: AREA #46 (BROWN AND CLARK COUNTIES) · PLAS0692-003

$49.82an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$31.50 base wage + $18.32 fringe benefits

PLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, BROWN, CLARK, CLAY, CRAWFORD, DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, HENDRICKS, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARION, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, ORANGE, OWEN, PARKE, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, PUTNAM, SCOTT, SHELBY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, VERMILLION, VIGO AND WARRICK COUNTIES) · PLAS0692-002

Brown County uses the same plasterer rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Brown County, a plasterer working as area #46 must be paid at least $49.82 an hour: a $31.50 base wage plus $18.32 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260004 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $49.82 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260004, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLAS0692-003 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Brown County, a plasterer must be paid at least $49.82 an hour: a $31.50 base wage plus $18.32 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $49.82 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PLAS0692-002 (June 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 2 plasterer rates for Brown County, from $49.82 to $49.82 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.50 + $18.32

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)$31.50
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$18.32
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$49.82

Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.50 + $18.32

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)$31.50
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$18.32
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$49.82

When does this rate change?

Every plasterer rate in Brown County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
PLASTERER: AREA #46 (BROWN AND CLARK COUNTIES)BuildingPLAS0692-003$31.50 $18.32 $49.82 IN20260004 Mod 2
PLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, BROWN, CLARK, CLAY, CRAWFORD, DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, HENDRICKS, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARION, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, ORANGE, OWEN, PARKE, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, PUTNAM, SCOTT, SHELBY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, VERMILLION, VIGO AND WARRICK COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPLAS0692-002$31.50 $18.32 $49.82 IN20260006 Mod 3

How Brown County compares

The main plasterer 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

$15.49Dubois$53.81Benton
BrownNearby: Monroe $49.82, Bartholomew $49.82, Decatur $47.79Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 16 counties pay more than Brown, 34 the same, 37 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Brown Countybase $31.50$49.82
  2. Monroe Countybase $31.50$49.82
  3. Bartholomew Countybase $31.50$49.82
  4. Decatur Countybase $30.60$47.79

Plasterer 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.

DOL's plasterer rates for Brown County are the same as in 1 other county: Clark. The closest county with a different rate is Decatur County, at $47.79.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Brown County
Brown CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BROWN AND CLARK COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 
Monroe CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONROE, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 same
Bartholomew CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONROE, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 same
Johnson CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONROE, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 same
Jackson CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, BROWN, CLARK, CLAY, CRAWFORD, DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, HENDRICKS, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARION, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, ORANGE, OWEN, PARKE, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, PUTNAM, SCOTT, SHELBY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, VERMILLION, VIGO AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 same
Morgan CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MARION, MONROE, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 same
Lawrence CountyPLASTERER: AREA #46 (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, BROWN, CLARK, CLAY, CRAWFORD, DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, HENDRICKS, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARION, MARTIN, MONROE, MORGAN, ORANGE, OWEN, PARKE, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, PUTNAM, SCOTT, SHELBY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, VERMILLION, VIGO AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$31.50 $49.82 same

Indiana plasterer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination IN20260004 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260004/2

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 Brown County as CSV · Report an error