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Indiana carpenter prevailing wage, county by county

A carpenter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $10.24 an hour in Scott County to $81.81 in Lake County. The median county is $59.59.

Main carpenter 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 carpenter: $59.54 per hourJennings County carpenter: $58.21 per hourJay County carpenter: $62.44 per hourJohnson County carpenter: $57.66 per hourNoble County carpenter: $59.58 per hourWayne County carpenter: $57.66 per hourFulton County carpenter: $59.73 per hourHendricks County carpenter: $59.76 per hourStarke County carpenter: $78.24 per hourShelby County carpenter: $57.66 per hourWabash County carpenter: $59.73 per hourAllen County carpenter: $59.58 per hourBoone County carpenter: $59.76 per hourMiami County carpenter: $59.73 per hourClinton County carpenter: $60.26 per hourLaGrange County carpenter: $59.58 per hourFranklin County carpenter: $57.66 per hourBenton County carpenter: $60.26 per hourHenry County carpenter: $57.66 per hourMarshall County carpenter: $59.73 per hourGreene County carpenter: $59.54 per hourPulaski County carpenter: $78.24 per hourHuntington County carpenter: $59.73 per hourDecatur County carpenter: $57.66 per hourPosey County carpenter: $59.59 per hourGrant County carpenter: $59.73 per hourParke County carpenter: $57.66 per hourScott County carpenter: $10.24 per hourCrawford County carpenter: $56.99 per hourFloyd County carpenter: $57.65 per hourOhio County carpenter: $58.21 per hourPerry County carpenter: $56.99 per hourKnox County carpenter: $59.54 per hourElkhart County carpenter: $59.73 per hourSullivan County carpenter: $59.54 per hourFountain County carpenter: $59.76 per hourLake County carpenter: $81.81 per hourTippecanoe County carpenter: $60.26 per hourKosciusko County carpenter: $59.73 per hourOrange County carpenter: $56.94 per hourPike County carpenter: $59.62 per hourRipley County carpenter: $58.21 per hourOwen County carpenter: $57.66 per hourDubois County carpenter: $59.59 per hourMadison County carpenter: $62.44 per hourMartin County carpenter: $59.54 per hourWhite County carpenter: $60.26 per hourJackson County carpenter: $58.21 per hourBrown County carpenter: $57.66 per hourTipton County carpenter: $59.73 per hourGibson County carpenter: $59.54 per hourWarrick County carpenter: $59.59 per hourClark County carpenter: $59.63 per hourSteuben County carpenter: $59.58 per hourVigo County carpenter: $57.66 per hourSwitzerland County carpenter: $58.21 per hourJefferson County carpenter: $10.24 per hourDeKalb County carpenter: $59.58 per hourHamilton County carpenter: $61.39 per hourHoward County carpenter: $59.73 per hourMarion County carpenter: $61.39 per hourMontgomery County carpenter: $59.76 per hourMorgan County carpenter: $59.76 per hourHarrison County carpenter: $57.65 per hourVermillion County carpenter: $57.66 per hourBlackford County carpenter: $62.44 per hourWells County carpenter: $59.73 per hourVanderburgh County carpenter: $59.59 per hourAdams County carpenter: $59.73 per hourWhitley County carpenter: $59.58 per hourDelaware County carpenter: $62.44 per hourSt. Joseph County carpenter: $60.68 per hourHancock County carpenter: $61.39 per hourNewton County carpenter: $78.24 per hourRush County carpenter: $57.66 per hourPutnam County carpenter: $57.66 per hourSpencer County carpenter: $15.61 per hourPorter County carpenter: $81.81 per hourCass County carpenter: $59.73 per hourFayette County carpenter: $57.66 per hourWarren County carpenter: $60.26 per hourClay County carpenter: $57.66 per hourWashington County carpenter: $57.65 per hourDearborn County carpenter: $58.21 per hourDaviess County carpenter: $59.54 per hourRandolph County carpenter: $57.66 per hourJasper County carpenter: $78.24 per hourBartholomew County carpenter: $57.66 per hourLaPorte County carpenter: $81.81 per hourMonroe County carpenter: $59.76 per hourCarroll County carpenter: $60.26 per hourUnion County carpenter: $57.66 per hour
$10$57$59$59$60$81Carpenter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

19 groups of counties with identical rates and 43 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Lake County group2 counties$81.81
  2. LaPorte County1 county$81.81
  3. Jasper County group2 counties$78.24
  4. Pulaski County1 county$78.24
  5. Starke County1 county$78.24
  6. Blackford County1 county$62.44
  7. Delaware County1 county$62.44
  8. Jay County1 county$62.44
  9. Madison County1 county$62.44
  10. Marion County group2 counties$61.39
  11. Hamilton County1 county$61.39
  12. St. Joseph County1 county$60.68
  13. Tippecanoe County group3 counties$60.26
  14. Clinton County group2 counties$60.26
  15. White County1 county$60.26
  16. Boone County group2 counties$59.76
  17. Montgomery County group2 counties$59.76
  18. Hendricks County1 county$59.76
  19. Monroe County1 county$59.76
  20. Kosciusko County group7 counties$59.73
  21. Howard County group2 counties$59.73
  22. Cass County1 county$59.73
  23. Elkhart County1 county$59.73
  24. Huntington County1 county$59.73
  25. Wells County1 county$59.73
  26. Clark County1 county$59.63
  27. Pike County1 county$59.62
  28. Vanderburgh County group3 counties$59.59
  29. Dubois County1 county$59.59
  30. Noble County group4 counties$59.58
  31. Allen County1 county$59.58
  32. Whitley County1 county$59.58
  33. Daviess County group2 counties$59.54
  34. Gibson County1 county$59.54
  35. Greene County1 county$59.54
  36. Knox County1 county$59.54
  37. Lawrence County1 county$59.54
  38. Sullivan County1 county$59.54
  39. Ripley County group3 counties$58.21
  40. Dearborn County group2 counties$58.21

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Lake County group, 2 localities: Lake, PorterCARPENTER (LAKE, LAPORTE AND PORTER COUNTIES)$81.81 $45.91 
LaPorte CountyCARPENTER (LAKE, LAPORTE AND PORTER COUNTIES)$81.81 $45.91 
Jasper County group, 2 localities: Jasper, NewtonCARPENTER (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI & STARKE COUNTIES)$78.24 $43.58 
Pulaski CountyCARPENTER (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI & STARKE COUNTIES)$78.24 $43.58 
Starke CountyCARPENTER (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI & STARKE COUNTIES)$78.24 $43.58 
Blackford CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 4: BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$62.44 $37.54 
Delaware CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 4: BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$62.44 $37.54 
Jay CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 4: BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$62.44 $37.54 
Madison CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 4: BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$62.44 $37.54 
Marion County group, 2 localities: Hancock, MarionCARPENTER (HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON (TOWNSHIPS OF CLARK, CAMP ATTERBURY NORTH OF HOSPITAL ROAD, PLEASANT, WHITE RIVER), AND MARION COUNTIES)$61.39 $35.80 
Hamilton CountyCARPENTER (HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON (TOWNSHIPS OF CLARK, CAMP ATTERBURY NORTH OF HOSPITAL ROAD, PLEASANT, WHITE RIVER), AND MARION COUNTIES)$61.39 $35.80 
St. Joseph CountyCARPENTER (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)$60.68 $34.70 
Tippecanoe County group, 3 localities: Benton, Carroll, TippecanoeCARPENTER (BENTON, CARROLL, CLINTON, TIPPECANOE, WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES)$60.26 $34.99 
Clinton County group, 2 localities: Clinton, WarrenCARPENTER (BENTON, CARROLL, CLINTON, TIPPECANOE, WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES)$60.26 $34.99 
White CountyCARPENTER (BENTON, CARROLL, CLINTON, TIPPECANOE, WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES)$60.26 $34.99 
Boone County group, 2 localities: Boone, MorganCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 2: BOONE, FOUNTAIN, HENDRICKS, MONROE, MONTGOMERY AND MORGAN COUNTIES)$59.76 $35.55 
Montgomery County group, 2 localities: Fountain, MontgomeryCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 2: BOONE, FOUNTAIN, HENDRICKS, MONROE, MONTGOMERY AND MORGAN COUNTIES)$59.76 $35.55 
Hendricks CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 2: BOONE, FOUNTAIN, HENDRICKS, MONROE, MONTGOMERY AND MORGAN COUNTIES)$59.76 $35.55 
Monroe CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALL (ZONE 2: BOONE, FOUNTAIN, HENDRICKS, MONROE, MONTGOMERY AND MORGAN COUNTIES)$59.76 $35.55 
Kosciusko County group, 7 localities: Adams, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, WabashCARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)$59.73 $34.06 
Howard County group, 2 localities: Howard, TiptonCARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)$59.73 $34.06 
Cass CountyCARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)$59.73 $34.06 
Elkhart CountyCARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)$59.73 $34.06 
Huntington CountyCARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)$59.73 $34.06 
Wells CountyCARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)$59.73 $34.06 
Clark CountyCARPENTER (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON,SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$59.63 $30.52 
Pike CountyCARPENTER (CRAWFORD, DUBOIS, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES:)$59.62 $30.59 
Vanderburgh County group, 3 localities: Posey, Vanderburgh, WarrickCARPENTER: CARPENTER (POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$59.59 $33.09 
Dubois CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING (DUBOIS COUNTY)$59.59 $33.09 
Noble County group, 4 localities: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, SteubenCARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$59.58 $33.74 
Allen CountyCARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$59.58 $33.74 
Whitley CountyCARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$59.58 $33.74 
Daviess County group, 2 localities: Daviess, MartinCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL)$59.54 $33.08 
Gibson CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES)$59.54 $33.08 
Greene CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES)$59.54 $33.08 
Knox CountyCARPENTER (INCL. ACOUSTICAL CEILING DRYWALL HANGERS, TILE SETTERS)$59.54 $33.08 
Lawrence CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL ACCOUST)$59.54 $33.08 
Sullivan CountyCARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES)$59.54 $33.08 
Ripley County group, 3 localities: Jennings, Ripley, SwitzerlandCARPENTER: CARPENTER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$58.21 $32.43 
Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, OhioCARPENTER: CARPENTER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$58.21 $32.43 
Jackson CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING)$58.21 $32.43 
Vigo County group, 3 localities: Clay, Vermillion, VigoCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (CLAY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Randolph County group, 2 localities: Fayette, RandolphCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (FAYETTE, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Bartholomew CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BARTHOLOMEW, JOHNSON (TOWNSHIPS OF UNION, HENSLEY, FRANKLIN, NINEVA, NEEDHAM AND BLUE RIVER), SHELBY COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Brown CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BROWN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN AND RUSH COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Decatur CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BROWN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN AND RUSH COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Franklin CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BROWN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN AND RUSH COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Henry CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (FAYETTE, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Johnson CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BARTHOLOMEW, JOHNSON (TOWNSHIPS OF UNION, HENSLEY, FRANKLIN, NINEVA, NEEDHAM AND BLUE RIVER), SHELBY COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Owen CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (CLAY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Parke CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (CLAY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Putnam CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (CLAY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Rush CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BROWN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN AND RUSH COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Shelby CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BARTHOLOMEW, JOHNSON (TOWNSHIPS OF UNION, HENSLEY, FRANKLIN, NINEVA, NEEDHAM AND BLUE RIVER), SHELBY COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Union CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (FAYETTE, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Wayne CountyCARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (FAYETTE, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$57.66 $35.54 
Floyd County group, 2 localities: Floyd, HarrisonCARPENTER (CLARKE, FLOYD AND HARRISON COUNTIES)$57.65 $31.38 
Washington CountyCARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING (WASHINGTON COUNTY)$57.65 $31.38 
Perry County group, 2 localities: Crawford, PerryCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING)$56.99 $31.49 
Orange CountyCARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING (ORANGE COUNTY)$56.94 $31.48 
Spencer CountyCARPENTER$15.61 $12.43 
Jefferson County group, 2 localities: Jefferson, ScottCARPENTER$10.24 $10.24 

19 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 43 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Marion County?

$61.39 an hour: a $35.80 base wage plus $25.59 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006, modification 3. Overtime and every carpenter classification in Marion County.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $61.39 total is a $35.80 base wage plus $25.59 in fringe benefits, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter 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 carpenters 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 carpenter rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpenter rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 92 counties with a carpenter rate fall into 62 distinct sets of rates, and 19 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Kosciusko County group).