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Indiana electrician prevailing wage, county by county

An electrician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $10.58 an hour in Scott County to $84.85 in Lake County. The median county is $68.04.

Main electrician 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 electrician: $68.04 per hourJennings County electrician: $73.64 per hourJay County electrician: $62.33 per hourJohnson County electrician: $73.64 per hourNoble County electrician: $63.36 per hourWayne County electrician: $62.33 per hourFulton County electrician: $66.15 per hourHendricks County electrician: $73.64 per hourStarke County electrician: $81.89 per hourShelby County electrician: $73.64 per hourWabash County electrician: $65.09 per hourAllen County electrician: $63.36 per hourBoone County electrician: $73.64 per hourMiami County electrician: $65.09 per hourClinton County electrician: $65.09 per hourLaGrange County electrician: $63.36 per hourFranklin County electrician: $62.33 per hourBenton County electrician: $66.15 per hourHenry County electrician: $62.33 per hourMarshall County electrician: $75.23 per hourGreene County electrician: $68.62 per hourPulaski County electrician: $81.89 per hourHuntington County electrician: $63.36 per hourDecatur County electrician: $73.64 per hourPosey County electrician: $68.04 per hourGrant County electrician: $65.09 per hourParke County electrician: $68.62 per hourScott County electrician: $10.58 per hourCrawford County electrician: $68.04 per hourFloyd County electrician: $63.40 per hourOhio County electrician: $60.37 per hourPerry County electrician: $68.04 per hourKnox County electrician: $68.62 per hourElkhart County electrician: $75.23 per hourSullivan County electrician: $68.62 per hourFountain County electrician: $68.36 per hourLake County electrician: $84.85 per hourTippecanoe County electrician: $66.15 per hourKosciusko County electrician: $75.23 per hourOrange County electrician: $68.04 per hourPike County electrician: $68.04 per hourRipley County electrician: $73.64 per hourOwen County electrician: $68.62 per hourDubois County electrician: $68.04 per hourMadison County electrician: $73.64 per hourMartin County electrician: $68.04 per hourWhite County electrician: $66.15 per hourJackson County electrician: $63.40 per hourBrown County electrician: $68.62 per hourTipton County electrician: $65.09 per hourGibson County electrician: $68.04 per hourWarrick County electrician: $68.04 per hourClark County electrician: $63.40 per hourSteuben County electrician: $63.36 per hourVigo County electrician: $68.62 per hourSwitzerland County electrician: $60.37 per hourJefferson County electrician: $10.58 per hourDeKalb County electrician: $63.36 per hourHamilton County electrician: $73.64 per hourHoward County electrician: $65.09 per hourMarion County electrician: $73.64 per hourMontgomery County electrician: $73.64 per hourMorgan County electrician: $73.64 per hourHarrison County electrician: $63.40 per hourVermillion County electrician: $67.36 per hourBlackford County electrician: $62.33 per hourWells County electrician: $63.36 per hourVanderburgh County electrician: $68.04 per hourAdams County electrician: $63.36 per hourWhitley County electrician: $63.36 per hourDelaware County electrician: $62.33 per hourSt. Joseph County electrician: $45.29 per hourHancock County electrician: $73.64 per hourNewton County electrician: $84.85 per hourRush County electrician: $73.64 per hourPutnam County electrician: $73.64 per hourSpencer County electrician: $13.92 per hourPorter County electrician: $81.89 per hourCass County electrician: $66.15 per hourFayette County electrician: $62.33 per hourWarren County electrician: $68.36 per hourClay County electrician: $68.62 per hourWashington County electrician: $63.40 per hourDearborn County electrician: $60.37 per hourDaviess County electrician: $68.04 per hourRandolph County electrician: $62.33 per hourJasper County electrician: $81.89 per hourBartholomew County electrician: $73.64 per hourLaPorte County electrician: $81.89 per hourMonroe County electrician: $68.62 per hourCarroll County electrician: $66.15 per hourUnion County electrician: $62.33 per hour
$10$63$66$68$73$84Electrician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

20 groups of counties with identical rates and 38 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Lake County1 county$84.85
  2. Newton County1 county$84.85
  3. Starke County group2 counties$81.89
  4. Jasper County1 county$81.89
  5. LaPorte County1 county$81.89
  6. Porter County1 county$81.89
  7. Kosciusko County group2 counties$75.23
  8. Elkhart County1 county$75.23
  9. Marion County group7 counties$73.64
  10. Ripley County group3 counties$73.64
  11. Bartholomew County1 county$73.64
  12. Hamilton County1 county$73.64
  13. Madison County1 county$73.64
  14. Montgomery County1 county$73.64
  15. Putnam County1 county$73.64
  16. Rush County1 county$73.64
  17. Vigo County group3 counties$68.62
  18. Greene County group2 counties$68.62
  19. Brown County1 county$68.62
  20. Knox County1 county$68.62
  21. Monroe County1 county$68.62
  22. Parke County1 county$68.62
  23. Fountain County group2 counties$68.36
  24. Vanderburgh County group3 counties$68.04
  25. Daviess County group2 counties$68.04
  26. Dubois County group2 counties$68.04
  27. Perry County group2 counties$68.04
  28. Gibson County1 county$68.04
  29. Lawrence County1 county$68.04
  30. Orange County1 county$68.04
  31. Vermillion County1 county$67.36
  32. Tippecanoe County group3 counties$66.15
  33. Cass County1 county$66.15
  34. Fulton County1 county$66.15
  35. White County1 county$66.15
  36. Grant County group3 counties$65.09
  37. Howard County group2 counties$65.09
  38. Clinton County1 county$65.09
  39. Clark County group3 counties$63.40
  40. Jackson County1 county$63.40

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Lake CountyELECTRICIAN (LAKE COUNTY)$84.85 $52.00 
Newton CountyELECTRICIAN (NEWTON COUNTY)$84.85 $52.00 
Starke County group, 2 localities: Pulaski, StarkeELECTRICIAN (JASPER, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES)$81.89 $49.00 
Jasper CountyELECTRICIAN (JASPER, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES)$81.89 $49.00 
LaPorte CountyELECTRICIAN (LAPORTE AND PORTER COUNTIES)$81.89 $49.00 
Porter CountyELECTRICIAN (LAPORTE AND PORTER COUNTIES)$81.89 $49.00 
Kosciusko County group, 2 localities: Kosciusko, MarshallELECTRICIAN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES)$75.23 $46.00 
Elkhart CountyELECTRICIAN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES)$75.23 $46.00 
Marion County group, 7 localities: Boone, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, ShelbyELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Ripley County group, 3 localities: Decatur, Jennings, RipleyELECTRICIAN (DECATUR, JENNINGS, RIPLEY AND RUSH COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Bartholomew CountyELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Hamilton CountyELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Madison CountyELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Montgomery CountyELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Putnam CountyELECTRICIAN (PUTNAM COUNTY)$73.64 $45.45 
Rush CountyELECTRICIAN (DECATUR, JENNINGS, RIPLEY AND RUSH COUNTIES)$73.64 $45.45 
Vigo County group, 3 localities: Clay, Sullivan, VigoELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES)$68.62 $43.30 
Greene County group, 2 localities: Greene, OwenELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES)$68.62 $43.30 
Brown CountyELECTRICIAN (BROWN COUNTY)$68.62 $43.30 
Knox CountyELECTRICIAN$68.62 $43.30 
Monroe CountyELECTRICIAN (MONROE COUNTY)$68.62 $43.30 
Parke CountyELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES)$68.62 $43.30 
Fountain County group, 2 localities: Fountain, WarrenELECTRICIAN (FOUNTAIN AND WARREN COUNTIES:)$68.36 $41.00 
Vanderburgh County group, 3 localities: Posey, Vanderburgh, WarrickELECTRICIAN (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$68.04 $46.14 
Daviess County group, 2 localities: Daviess, MartinELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING ALARM INSTALLATION AND HVAC CONTROL WIRING)$68.04 $46.14 
Dubois County group, 2 localities: Dubois, PikeELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING ALARM INSTALLATION AND HVAC CONTROL WIRING)$68.04 $46.14 
Perry County group, 2 localities: Crawford, PerryELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING ALARM INSTALLATION AND HVAC CONTROL WIRING)$68.04 $46.14 
Gibson CountyELECTRICIAN (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$68.04 $46.14 
Lawrence CountyELECTRICIAN$68.04 $46.14 
Orange CountyELECTRICIAN (ORANGE COUNTY)$68.04 $46.14 
Vermillion CountyELECTRICIAN (VERMILLION COUNTY)$67.36 $40.00 
Tippecanoe County group, 3 localities: Benton, Carroll, TippecanoeELECTRICIAN (BENTON, CARROLL, CASS, FULTON, TIPPECANOE AND WHITE COUNTIES)$66.15 $42.00 
Cass CountyELECTRICIAN (BENTON, CARROLL, CASS, FULTON, TIPPECANOE AND WHITE COUNTIES)$66.15 $42.00 
Fulton CountyELECTRICIAN (BENTON, CARROLL, CASS, FULTON, TIPPECANOE AND WHITE COUNTIES)$66.15 $42.00 
White CountyELECTRICIAN (BENTON, CARROLL, CASS, FULTON, TIPPECANOE AND WHITE COUNTIES)$66.15 $42.00 
Grant County group, 3 localities: Grant, Miami, WabashELECTRICIAN (CLINTON, GRANT, HOWARD, MIAMI, TIPTON AND WABASH COUNTIES:)$65.09 $42.02 
Howard County group, 2 localities: Howard, TiptonELECTRICIAN (CLINTON, GRANT, HOWARD, MIAMI, TIPTON AND WABASH COUNTIES:)$65.09 $42.02 
Clinton CountyELECTRICIAN (CLINTON, GRANT, HOWARD, MIAMI, TIPTON AND WABASH COUNTIES:)$65.09 $42.02 
Clark County group, 3 localities: Clark, Floyd, HarrisonELECTRICIAN (CLARK, FLOYD, AND HARRISON COUNTIES)$63.40 $40.96 
Jackson CountyELECTRICIAN (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, SCOTT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$63.40 $40.96 
Washington CountyELECTRICIAN (WASHINGTON COUNTY)$63.40 $40.96 
Noble County group, 4 localities: Adams, DeKalb, Noble, SteubenELECTRICIAN (ADAMS, ALLEN, DE KALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$63.36 $40.18 
Whitley County group, 2 localities: Wells, WhitleyELECTRICIAN (ADAMS, ALLEN, DE KALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$63.36 $40.18 
Allen CountyELECTRICIAN (ADAMS, ALLEN, DE KALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$63.36 $40.18 
Huntington CountyELECTRICIAN (ADAMS, ALLEN, DE KALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$63.36 $40.18 
LaGrange CountyELECTRICIAN (LAGRANGE COUNTIES)$63.36 $40.18 
Randolph County group, 3 localities: Fayette, Randolph, UnionELECTRICIAN (FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Blackford CountyELECTRICIAN (BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, AND JAY COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Delaware CountyELECTRICIAN (BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, AND JAY COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Franklin CountyELECTRICIAN (FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Henry CountyELECTRICIAN (FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Jay CountyELECTRICIAN (BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, AND JAY COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Wayne CountyELECTRICIAN (FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, RANDOLPH, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$62.33 $40.18 
Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, OhioELECTRICIAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$60.37 $38.05 
Switzerland CountyELECTRICIAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$60.37 $38.05 
St. Joseph CountyELECTRICIAN$45.29 $27.00 
Spencer CountyELECTRICIAN$13.92 $11.99 
Jefferson County group, 2 localities: Jefferson, ScottELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING HVAC CONTROL WIRING)$10.58 $10.00 

20 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 38 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in Marion County?

$73.64 an hour: a $45.45 base wage plus $28.19 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician classification in Marion County.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $73.64 total is a $45.45 base wage plus $28.19 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician 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 electricians 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 electrician rate?

DOL often publishes the same electrician rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 92 counties with an electrician rate fall into 58 distinct sets of rates, and 20 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Marion County group).