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Laborer prevailing wage in Crawford 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.

$45.30an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$26.40 base wage + $18.90 fringe benefits

LABORER, UNSKILLED · LABO0795-002

$30.61an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$21.72 base wage + $8.89 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUIN2012-007

$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, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, PERRY, SCOTT, SWITZERLAND, & WASHINGTON COUNTIES) · LABO0795-004

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

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Crawford 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 IN20260011 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $45.30 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260011, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0795-002 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Crawford County, a laborer must be paid at least $30.61 an hour: a $21.72 base wage plus $8.89 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260022 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $30.61 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260022, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIN2012-007 (August 13, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Crawford 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 LABO0795-004 (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 6 laborer rates for Crawford County, from $30.61 to $49.65 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: $21.72 + $8.89

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)$21.72
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$8.89
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$30.61

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?

Every laborer rate in Crawford County

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

  1. LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, PERRY, SCOTT, SWITZERLAND, & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · LABO0795-004$49.65
  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, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, PERRY, SCOTT, SWITZERLAND, & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · LABO0795-004$49.15
  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, Heavy · LABO0999-001$47.22
  4. 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
  5. LABORER, UNSKILLEDBuilding · LABO0795-002$45.30
  6. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUIN2012-007$30.61
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Crawford County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER, UNSKILLEDBuildingLABO0795-002$26.40 $18.90 $45.30 IN20260011 Mod 1
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, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, PERRY, SCOTT, SWITZERLAND, & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyLABO0795-004$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; CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON, JEFFERSON, PERRY, SCOTT, SWITZERLAND, & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyLABO0795-004$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: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUIN2012-007$21.72 $8.89 $30.61 IN20260022 Mod 1

How Crawford 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

$11.62Jefferson$70.19Lake
CrawfordNearby: Orange $46.93, Perry $45.30, Harrison $46.93Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 74 counties pay more than Crawford, 15 the same, 2 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Crawford Countybase $26.40$45.30
  2. Orange Countybase $28.38$46.93
  3. Perry Countybase $26.40$45.30
  4. Harrison Countybase $28.38$46.93

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.

DOL's laborer rates for Crawford County are the same as in 1 other county: Perry.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Crawford County
Dubois CountyLABORER (UNSKILLED)$30.47 $49.67 +$4.37
Orange CountyLABORERS: UNSKILLED (ORANGE COUNTY)$28.38 $46.93 +$1.63
Harrison CountyLABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERSRS); RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS IN DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND 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 HANDLER (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIAL 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; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE SAW; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; APPLYING OF CURING COMPOUND; SINKING OF WELLPOINTS; DEWATERING HEADER SYSTEMS. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES)$28.38 $46.93 +$1.63
Floyd CountyLABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERSRS); RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS IN DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND 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 HANDLER (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIAL 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; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE SAW; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; APPLYING OF CURING COMPOUND; SINKING OF WELLPOINTS; DEWATERING HEADER SYSTEMS. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES)$28.38 $46.93 +$1.63
Crawford CountyLABORER, UNSKILLED$26.40 $45.30 
Perry CountyLABORER, UNSKILLED$26.40 $45.30 same
Washington CountyLABORERS: UNSKILLED (WASHINGTON COUNTY)$26.40 $45.30 same

Indiana laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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All Crawford County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

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 IN20260011 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260011/1

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 Crawford County as CSV · Report an error