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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Dearborn 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.

$39.87an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · GROUNDMAN

$25.90 base wage + $13.97 fringe benefits

LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES) · ELEC0071-006

$39.87an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$25.90 base wage + $13.97 fringe benefits

LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES) · ELEC0071-006

Dearborn County uses the same utility lineman rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Dearborn County, a utility lineman working as groundman must be paid at least $39.87 an hour: a $25.90 base wage plus $13.97 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260004 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $39.87 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260004, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC0071-006 (January 2, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Dearborn County, a utility lineman must be paid at least $39.87 an hour: a $25.90 base wage plus $13.97 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $39.87 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0071-006 (January 2, 2024). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 9 utility lineman rates for Dearborn County, from $39.87 to $72.66 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $25.90 + $13.97

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)$25.90
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$13.97
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$39.87

Base wage and fringe benefits: $25.90 + $13.97

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)$25.90
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$13.97
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$39.87

When does this rate change?

Every utility lineman rate in Dearborn County

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

  1. LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC1393-001$72.66
  2. LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT) (DUBOIS, GIBSON, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0702-003$65.00
  3. LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · ELEC0071-006$62.95
  4. LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0071-006$62.95
  5. LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · ELEC0071-006$56.24
  6. LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0071-006$56.24
  7. LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC1393-001$48.42
  8. LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · ELEC0071-006$39.87
  9. LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0071-006$39.87
Hourly rate of each utility lineman classification in Dearborn County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingELEC0071-006$44.52 $18.43 $62.95 IN20260004 Mod 2
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingELEC0071-006$25.90 $13.97 $39.87 IN20260004 Mod 2
LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingELEC0071-006$39.11 $17.13 $56.24 IN20260004 Mod 2
LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0071-006$39.11 $17.13 $56.24 IN20260006 Mod 3
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0071-006$25.90 $13.97 $39.87 IN20260006 Mod 3
LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0071-006$44.52 $18.43 $62.95 IN20260006 Mod 3
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT) (DUBOIS, GIBSON, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0702-003$43.19 $21.81 $65.00 IN20260006 Mod 3
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC1393-001$31.49 $16.93 $48.42 IN20260006 Mod 3
LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC1393-001$50.28 $22.38 $72.66 IN20260006 Mod 3

How Dearborn County compares

The main utility lineman 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

$20.18Clark$72.66Adams
DearbornNearby: Ohio $39.87, Ripley $72.66, Franklin $72.66Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 85 counties pay more than Dearborn, 1 the same, 3 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Dearborn Countybase $25.90$39.87
  2. Ohio Countybase $25.90$39.87
  3. Ripley Countybase $50.28$72.66
  4. Franklin Countybase $50.28$72.66

Electrical Utility Lineman 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 utility lineman rates for Dearborn County are the same as in 1 other county: Ohio.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Dearborn County
Ripley CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$50.28 $72.66 +$32.79
Franklin CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$50.28 $72.66 +$32.79
Switzerland CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$50.28 $72.66 +$32.79
Decatur CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$50.28 $72.66 +$32.79
Union CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$50.28 $72.66 +$32.79
Dearborn CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)$25.90 $39.87 
Ohio CountyLINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)$25.90 $39.87 same

Indiana utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Dearborn 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 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 Dearborn County as CSV · Report an error