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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage, Dearborn County group, Indiana (2 counties)
DOL sets the same utility lineman rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Dearborn and Ohio. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$39.87an hour, base + fringe · GROUNDMAN
$25.90 wage + $13.97 fringe benefits · Building · ELEC0071-006
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, 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.
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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 each of these counties, 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 |
When this rate changes
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Indiana change log lists what each one changed.
Every utility lineman rate in the Dearborn County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC1393-001$72.66
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT) (DUBOIS, GIBSON, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0702-003$65.00
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · ELEC0071-006$62.95
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0071-006$62.95
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · ELEC0071-006$56.24
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0071-006$56.24
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC1393-001$48.42
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Building · ELEC0071-006$39.87
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0071-006$39.87
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingELEC0071-006 | $62.95 | $44.52 | $18.43 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingELEC0071-006 | $39.87 | $25.90 | $13.97 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)BuildingELEC0071-006 | $56.24 | $39.11 | $17.13 | IN20260004 Mod 2 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0071-006 | $56.24 | $39.11 | $17.13 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0071-006 | $39.87 | $25.90 | $13.97 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0071-006 | $62.95 | $44.52 | $18.43 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT) (DUBOIS, GIBSON, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0702-003 | $65.00 | $43.19 | $21.81 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC1393-001 | $48.42 | $31.49 | $16.93 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC1393-001 | $72.66 | $50.28 | $22.38 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
How the Dearborn County group 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Dearborn County groupbase $25.90$39.87
- Ohio Countybase $25.90$39.87
- Ripley Countybase $50.28$72.66
- Franklin Countybase $50.28$72.66
Which county is in which utility lineman group
Every Indiana county with a utility lineman rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Whitley | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 |
| Vanderburgh County group, 7 localities: Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 |
| Lake County group, 2 localities: Lake, Porter | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30)) | $72.44 | $50.28 |
| Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, Ohio | LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWTIZERLAND COUNTIES) | $39.87 | $25.90 |
| Clark County group, 3 localities: Clark, Floyd, Harrison | LINE 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.
Indiana utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Dearborn: IN20260004 Mod 2
- Ohio: IN20260004 Mod 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 every Indiana rate as CSV · Report an error