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Indiana utility lineman prevailing wage, county by county

A utility lineman's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $20.18 an hour in Harrison County to $72.66 in Adams County. The median county is $72.66.

Main utility lineman 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 utility lineman: $72.66 per hourJennings County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourJay County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourJohnson County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourNoble County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWayne County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourFulton County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourHendricks County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourStarke County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourShelby County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWabash County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourAllen County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourBoone County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMiami County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourClinton County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourLaGrange County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourFranklin County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourBenton County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourHenry County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMarshall County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourGreene County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourPulaski County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourHuntington County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourDecatur County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourPosey County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourGrant County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourParke County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourScott County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourCrawford County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourFloyd County utility lineman: $20.18 per hourOhio County utility lineman: $39.87 per hourPerry County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourKnox County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourElkhart County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourSullivan County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourFountain County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourLake County utility lineman: $72.44 per hourTippecanoe County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourKosciusko County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourOrange County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourPike County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourRipley County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourOwen County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourDubois County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMadison County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMartin County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWhite County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourJackson County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourBrown County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourTipton County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourGibson County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWarrick County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourClark County utility lineman: $20.18 per hourSteuben County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourVigo County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourSwitzerland County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourJefferson County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourDeKalb County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourHamilton County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourHoward County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMarion County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMontgomery County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourMorgan County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourHarrison County utility lineman: $20.18 per hourVermillion County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourBlackford County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWells County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourVanderburgh County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourAdams County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWhitley County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourDelaware County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourSt. Joseph County: no rate for this tradeHancock County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourNewton County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourRush County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourPutnam County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourSpencer County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourPorter County utility lineman: $72.44 per hourCass County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourFayette County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWarren County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourClay County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourWashington County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourDearborn County utility lineman: $39.87 per hourDaviess County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourRandolph County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourJasper County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourBartholomew County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourLaPorte County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourCarroll County utility lineman: $72.66 per hourUnion County utility lineman: $72.66 per hour
$20$72$72$72$72$72Electrical Utility Lineman, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a utility lineman make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

5 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Marion County group76 counties · LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNT$72.66
  2. Vanderburgh County group7 counties · LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNT$72.66
  3. Lake County group2 counties · LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER C$72.44
  4. Dearborn County group2 counties · LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO$39.87
  5. Clark County group3 counties · LINE CONSTRUCTION:: GROUNDMAN (CLARK, FLOYD,$20.18

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Marion County group, 76 localities: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Decatur, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, Wells, White, WhitleyLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$72.66 $50.28 
Vanderburgh County group, 7 localities: Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, VanderburghLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)$72.66 $50.28 
Lake County group, 2 localities: Lake, PorterLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))$72.44 $50.28 
Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, OhioLINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)$39.87 $25.90 
Clark County group, 3 localities: Clark, Floyd, HarrisonLINE CONSTRUCTION:: GROUNDMAN (CLARK, FLOYD, AND HARRISON COUNTIES)$20.18 $13.83 

5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana utility lineman pay

What is the utility lineman prevailing wage in Marion County?

$72.66 an hour: a $50.28 base wage plus $22.38 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006, modification 3. Overtime and every utility lineman classification in Marion County.

Does utility lineman prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $72.66 total is a $50.28 base wage plus $22.38 in fringe benefits, about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does utility lineman 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 utility linemans 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 utility lineman rate?

DOL often publishes the same utility lineman rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 90 counties with a utility lineman rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 5 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 76 counties (the Marion County group).