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Carpenter prevailing wage in Elkhart County, Indiana
$59.73an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$34.06 base wage + $25.67 fringe benefits
CARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:) · CARP0413-003
$32.87an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$23.43 base wage + $9.44 fringe benefits
CARPENTER · SUIN2023-011
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Elkhart County, a carpenter must be paid at least $59.73 an hour: a $34.06 base wage plus $25.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $59.73 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier CARP0413-003 (April 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Elkhart County, a carpenter must be paid at least $32.87 an hour: a $23.43 base wage plus $9.44 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260051 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $32.87 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260051, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIN2023-011 (May 17, 2023). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 2 carpenter rates for Elkhart County, from $32.87 to $59.73 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $34.06 + $25.67
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) | $34.06 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $25.67 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $59.73 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.43 + $9.44
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) | $23.43 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $9.44 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $32.87 |
When does this rate change?
- 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 carpenter rate in Elkhart County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:)Highway, HeavyCARP0413-003 | $34.06 | $25.67 | $59.73 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUIN2023-011 | $23.43 | $9.44 | $32.87 | IN20260051 Mod 1 |
How Elkhart County compares
The main carpenter 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
- Elkhart Countybase $34.06$59.73
- St. Joseph Countybase $34.70$60.68
- LaGrange Countybase $33.74$59.58
- Kosciusko Countybase $34.06$59.73
Carpenter 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County | CARPENTER (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY) | $34.70 | $60.68 | +$0.95 |
| Elkhart County | CARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:) | $34.06 | $59.73 | |
| Kosciusko County | CARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:) | $34.06 | $59.73 | same |
| Marshall County | CARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:) | $34.06 | $59.73 | same |
| LaGrange County | CARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) | $33.74 | $59.58 | −$0.15 |
| Noble County | CARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) | $33.74 | $59.58 | −$0.15 |
| Whitley County | CARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) | $33.74 | $59.58 | −$0.15 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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), wage determination IN20260006 Mod 3, published July 30, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260006/3
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 Elkhart County as CSV · Report an error