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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Decatur County, Indiana
3 Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Decatur County for building, residential, highway and heavy construction, with 120 rates across 28 trades. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $98.61 an hour and refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic the lowest at $15.13, base plus fringe.
The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Indiana modification we hold is dated July 30, 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 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
Decatur County rates by trade, highest first
Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists. All bars share one scale. The table below lists the same rates A to Z with classifications.
- Elevator Constructor$98.61
- Boilermaker$81.41
- Electrician$73.64
- Utility Lineman$72.66
- Sheet Metal Worker$72.38
- Plumber / Pipefitter$67.75
- Operating Engineer$66.40
- Millwright$66.04
- Heat & Frost Insulator$65.88
- Ironworker$61.97
- Fence Builder$60.95
- Carpenter$57.66
- Glazier$56.58
- Terrazzo Worker$56.03
- Telecom Technician$54.72
- Cement Mason$54.59
- Bricklayer$53.40
- Tile Setter$52.86
- Roofer$48.61
- Painter$47.88
- Plasterer$47.79
- Plaster Tender$47.68
- Laborer$45.30
- Terrazzo Finisher$39.52
- Tile Finisher$37.49
- Abatement Laborer$37.40
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$34.44
- Refrigeration Mechanic$15.13
All trades and classifications, A to Z
One main rate per trade, with its classification and base wage. Open a trade for its other classifications, dated steps and DOL's notes. Click a column heading to sort.
| Trade | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer · Henry County group | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BROWN, DECATUR, HENRY AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $37.40 | $23.00 | 3 |
| Boilermaker · Clark County group | BOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $81.41 | $43.24 | 1 |
| Bricklayer · Ripley County group | BRICKLAYER, STONEMASON (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $53.40 | $35.21 | 3 |
| Carpenter | CARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BROWN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $57.66 | $35.54 | 3 |
| Cement Mason | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: AREA #83 (DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, RUSH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $54.59 | $32.55 | 4 |
| Electrical Utility Lineman · Marion County group | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 | 3 |
| Electrician · Ripley County group | ELECTRICIAN (DECATUR, JENNINGS, RIPLEY AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $73.64 | $45.45 | 3 |
| Elevator Constructor · Wayne County group | ELEVATOR MECHANIC (BROWN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, RANDOLPH, RIPLEY, RUSH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES) A) PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERN'S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. B) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR HOURLY RATE TO VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE | $98.61 | $60.17 | 1 |
| Fence Builder · Johnson County group | LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 CONSTRUCTION LABORER, CARPENTER TENDER, FENCE ERECTOR, GRADE CHECKER, GUARD RAIL ERECTOR, CONTINUOUS STEEL ROD OR MAT INSTALLER, WIRE MESH LAYER, JOINT MAN (MORTAR, MASTIC, AND ALL OTHER TYPES), LIGHTING INSTALLER (PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY), LINEMAN FOR AUTOMATIC GRADE MAKER ON PAVING MACHINES, MORTAR MAN, MULTI-PLANT ERECTOR, RIP-RAP INSTALLER (ALL PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS), ROAD MARKING AND DELINEATION LABORER, SETTING AND PLACING OF ALL PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, SING INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SPRAYING OF ALL EPOXY, CURING COMPOUND, OR LIKE MATERIAL, FLAGPERSON, AIR TOOL, POWER TOOL OPERATOR, ASPHALT RAKER MAN, BATCH TRUCK DUMPER, BRIDGE HAND RAIL ERECTOR, HANDLER (BULK OR BAG CEMENT), CHAIN SAW MAN, CONCRETE PUDDLER, CONCRETE RUBBER, CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR, CORE DRILL OPERATOR, EYE LEVEL, HAND BLADE OPERATOR HYDRO SEEDER MAN, MOTOR DRIVEN GEORGIA BUGGY OPERATOR, POWER DRIVEN COMPACTOR OR TAPER OPERATOR, POWER SAW OPERATOR, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLY MAN, SREED MAN OR SCREW MAN ON ASPHALT PAVER, REGAR INSTALLER, SANDBLASTER MAN, SEALER APPLICATOR FOR ASPHALT (TOXIC), SETTING AND PLACING PRE-STRESSED ON PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, SIDE RAIL SETTERS (FOR SIDEWALK, SIDE DITCHES, RADII, AND PAVEMENT), SPREADER BOX TENDER (MANUA OR POWER DRIVEN), STRAW BLOWER MAN, SUBSUREFACE DRAIN AND CULVERT PIPE LAYER, CONCRETE CONVEYOR, HORIZONAL BORING AND JACKMAN AND SHEETMAN, PIPE GREADE MAN, WINCH AND WINDLESS OPERATOR CONDUIT INSTALLER, SOD LAYER (NEWTON COUNTY) | $60.95 | $33.45 | 14 |
| Glazier · Wayne County group | GLAZIER (BROWN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, HENRY, JENNINGS, RANDOLPH, RUSH, UNION, AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $56.58 | $36.03 | 2 |
| Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Henry County group | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR: INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANCIAL SYSTEMS (BROWN, DECATUR, HENRY AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $65.88 | $40.20 | 3 |
| Ironworker · Decatur County group | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $61.97 | $36.17 | 7 |
| Laborer · Ripley County group | 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) | $45.30 | $26.40 | 9 |
| Millwright · Vigo County group | MILLWRIGHT (BARTHOLOMEW, BLACKFORD, BOONE, BROWN, CLAY, DECATUR, DELAWARE, FAYETTE, FOUNTAIN, FRANKLIN, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HENRY, JAY, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, RANDOLPH, RUSH, SHELBY, UNION, VERMILLION, VIGO, AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $66.04 | $39.10 | 1 |
| Operating Engineer · Ripley County group | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:: GROUP A (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, CLARK, CRAWFORD, DEARBORN, DECATUR, DUBOIS, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, GIBSON, HARRISON, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, OHIO, ORANGE, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, RIPLEY, SCOTT, SPENCER, SWITZERLAND, VANDERBURGH, WARRICK, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES) (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION:) | $66.40 | $46.80 | 10 |
| Painter · Jennings County group | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER (BROWN, DECATUR AND JENNINGS COUNTIES) | $47.88 | $31.02 | 7 |
| Plaster Tender · Dearborn County group | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATORS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS FOR PLASTERERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS FOR MASONS; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATORS; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL; ALL BOILER SETTERS LABORERS, INCLUDING EXPEDITERS, BOTTOM MEN AND BELL MEN. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES) | $47.68 | $29.13 | 1 |
| Plasterer · Wayne County group | PLASTERER: AREA #83 (DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, RUSH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $47.79 | $30.60 | 3 |
| Plumber / Pipefitter · Jennings County group | PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $67.75 | $46.42 | 3 |
| Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic · Jefferson County group | HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION | $15.13 | $15.13 | 1 |
| Roofer · Henry County group | ROOFER | $48.61 | $32.00 | 2 |
| Sheet Metal Worker · Henry County group | SHEET METAL WORKER (BROWN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, RIPLEY, RUSH AND UNION) | $72.38 | $45.81 | 3 |
| Teamster (Truck Driver) · Ripley County group | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 5 MECHANIC, WITH HIS OWN TOOLS. (BROWN, CLARK, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, OHIO, RANDOLPH, RIPLEY, RUSH, SWITZERLAND, UNION, AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $34.44 | $34.02 | 20 |
| Telecommunications Technician · Marion County group | ELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN ONLY) (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, DECATUR, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, PUTNAM, RIPLEY, RUSH AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $54.72 | $35.76 | 1 |
| Terrazzo Finisher · Dearborn County group | TERRAZZO FINISHER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $39.52 | $25.33 | 3 |
| Terrazzo Worker · Dearborn County group | TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $56.03 | $37.97 | 3 |
| Tile Finisher · Dearborn County group | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $37.49 | $24.33 | 3 |
| Tile Setter · Dearborn County group | TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $52.86 | $35.63 | 3 |
Wage determinations for Decatur County
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this page names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | IN20260004 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IN20260023 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | IN20260006 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
| Heavy | IN20260006 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
Questions about Decatur County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Decatur County?
$73.64 an hour: a $45.45 base wage plus $28.19 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260004, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in Decatur County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Decatur County?
$45.30 an hour: a $26.40 base wage plus $18.90 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260004, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in Decatur County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Decatur County, the $98.61 total is a $60.17 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Decatur County?
It depends on the kind of construction: IN20260004 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, IN20260023 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction and IN20260006 (modification 3, July 30, 2026) for highway and heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Decatur County share its rates with other counties?
For 26 of its 28 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Electrician rates, for example, are the same in 3 counties (the Ripley County group). The other 2 are Decatur County's own.