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Cement Mason prevailing wage in Elkhart County, Indiana

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$43.32an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$28.84 base wage + $14.48 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) · PLAS0101-005

$45.80an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$31.50 base wage + $14.30 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, FULTON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES; PULASKI COUNTY (SOUTHERN 1/2)) · PLAS0101-001

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Elkhart County, a cement mason must be paid at least $43.32 an hour: a $28.84 base wage plus $14.48 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260005 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $43.32 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260005, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLAS0101-005 (June 1, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Elkhart County, a cement mason must be paid at least $45.80 an hour: a $31.50 base wage plus $14.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $45.80 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PLAS0101-001 (June 1, 2018). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 5 cement mason rates for Elkhart County, from $43.32 to $57.16 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.84 + $14.48

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)$28.84
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$14.48
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$43.32

Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.50 + $14.30

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)$31.50
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$14.30
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$45.80

When does this rate change?

Every cement mason rate in Elkhart County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (JASPER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY, INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), PULASKI (N 1/2) AND STARKE COUNTIES)Building · PLAS0406-002$57.16
  2. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (JASPER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY, INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), PULASKI (N 1/2) AND STARKE COUNTIES)Building · PLAS0406-002$57.16
  3. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, FULTON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES; PULASKI COUNTY (SOUTHERN 1/2))Highway, Heavy · PLAS0101-001$45.80
  4. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)Building · PLAS0101-005$43.32
  5. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)Building · PLAS0101-005$43.32
Hourly rate of each cement mason classification in Elkhart County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)BuildingPLAS0101-005$28.84 $14.48 $43.32 IN20260005 Mod 2
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)BuildingPLAS0101-005$28.84 $14.48 $43.32 IN20260005 Mod 2
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (JASPER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY, INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), PULASKI (N 1/2) AND STARKE COUNTIES)BuildingPLAS0406-002$35.48 $21.68 $57.16 IN20260005 Mod 2
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (JASPER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY, INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), PULASKI (N 1/2) AND STARKE COUNTIES)BuildingPLAS0406-002$35.48 $21.68 $57.16 IN20260005 Mod 2
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, FULTON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES; PULASKI COUNTY (SOUTHERN 1/2))Highway, HeavyPLAS0101-001$31.50 $14.30 $45.80 IN20260006 Mod 3

How Elkhart County compares

The main cement mason 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

$9.97Lawrence$61.41Jasper
ElkhartNearby: St. Joseph $47.74, LaGrange $43.32, Kosciusko $43.32Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 60 counties pay more than Elkhart, 5 the same, 26 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Elkhart Countybase $28.84$43.32
  2. St. Joseph Countybase $33.94$47.74
  3. LaGrange Countybase $28.84$43.32
  4. Kosciusko Countybase $28.84$43.32

Cement Mason 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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Elkhart County
St. Joseph CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))$33.94 $47.74 +$4.42
Elkhart CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)$28.84 $43.32 
LaGrange CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)$28.84 $43.32 same
Kosciusko CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)$28.84 $43.32 same
Marshall CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (MARSHALL COUNTY AND PULASKI (SOUTHERN 1/2))$28.84 $43.32 same
Noble CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$23.38 $35.32 −$8.00
Whitley CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$23.38 $35.32 −$8.00

Indiana cement mason prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Elkhart County prevailing wage rates

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 IN20260005 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260005/2

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 Elkhart County as CSV · Report an error