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Ironworker prevailing wage, Lake County group, Indiana (2 counties)
DOL sets the same ironworker rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Lake and Porter. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$89.03an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$47.75 base wage + $41.28 fringe benefits · IRON0395-001
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in each of these 2 counties, an ironworker must be paid at least $89.03 an hour: a $47.75 base wage plus $41.28 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $89.03 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier IRON0395-001 (June 1, 2025). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 3 ironworker rates for each of these counties, from $64.76 to $89.28 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $47.75 + $41.28
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) | $47.75 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $41.28 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $89.03 |
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 ironworker rate in the Lake County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- IRONWORKER: SHEETER (LAKE, PORTER AND LAPORTE (FROM LAKE MICHIGAN ON NORTH TO 50 MILES S. OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE S. AND FROM IN/IL STATE LINE ON W. TO 3 MILES E. OF IN. COUNTIES)IRON0395-001$89.28
- IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (LAKE, PORTER AND LAPORTE (FROM LAKE MICHIGAN ON NORTH TO 50 MILES S. OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE S. AND FROM IN/IL STATE LINE ON W. TO 3 MILES E. OF IN. COUNTIES)IRON0395-001$89.03
- IRONWORKER (ST. JOSEPH AND LAPORTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) COUNTIES)IRON0292-001$64.76
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONWORKER (ST. JOSEPH AND LAPORTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) COUNTIES)IRON0292-001 | $39.76 | $25.00 | $64.76 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (LAKE, PORTER AND LAPORTE (FROM LAKE MICHIGAN ON NORTH TO 50 MILES S. OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE S. AND FROM IN/IL STATE LINE ON W. TO 3 MILES E. OF IN. COUNTIES)IRON0395-001 | $47.75 | $41.28 | $89.03 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| IRONWORKER: SHEETER (LAKE, PORTER AND LAPORTE (FROM LAKE MICHIGAN ON NORTH TO 50 MILES S. OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE S. AND FROM IN/IL STATE LINE ON W. TO 3 MILES E. OF IN. COUNTIES)IRON0395-001 | $48.00 | $41.28 | $89.28 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
How the Lake County group compares
The main ironworker 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
Lake $89.03338
$7.50Jackson$89.03Lake
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lake County groupbase $47.75$89.03
- Porter Countybase $47.75$89.03
- Jasper Countybase $35.40$62.32
- Newton Countybase $35.40$62.32
Which county is in which ironworker group
Every Indiana county with a ironworker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County group, 2 localities: Lake, Porter | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (LAKE, PORTER AND LAPORTE (FROM LAKE MICHIGAN ON NORTH TO 50 MILES S. OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE S. AND FROM IN/IL STATE LINE ON W. TO 3 MILES E. OF IN. COUNTIES) | $47.75 | $89.03 |
| LaPorte County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (LAKE, PORTER AND LAPORTE (FROM LAKE MICHIGAN ON NORTH TO 50 MILES S. OF LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE S. AND FROM IN/IL STATE LINE ON W. TO 3 MILES E. OF IN. COUNTIES) | $47.75 | $89.03 |
| Marion County group, 15 localities: Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe | IRONWORKER (FULTON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND NOBLE (NORTHEASTERN TIP) COUNTIES) | $39.76 | $64.76 |
| Allen County group, 10 localities: Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Huntington, Jay, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Whitley | IRONWORKER (FULTON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND NOBLE (NORTHEASTERN TIP) COUNTIES) | $39.76 | $64.76 |
| Tippecanoe County group, 7 localities: Montgomery, Morgan, Shelby, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, White | IRONWORKER (FULTON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND NOBLE (NORTHEASTERN TIP) COUNTIES) | $39.76 | $64.76 |
| Delaware County group, 2 localities: Delaware, Grant | IRONWORKER (FULTON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND NOBLE (NORTHEASTERN TIP) COUNTIES) | $39.76 | $64.76 |
| Miami County | IRONWORKER (FULTON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND NOBLE (NORTHEASTERN TIP) COUNTIES) | $39.76 | $64.76 |
| Vigo County group, 6 localities: Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo | IRONWORKER (CLAY, DAVIESS, GREENE, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $38.00 | $64.39 |
| Greene County group, 2 localities: Clay, Greene | IRONWORKER (CLAY, DAVIESS, GREENE, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $38.00 | $64.39 |
| Kosciusko County group, 2 localities: Kosciusko, LaGrange | IRONWORKER (JASPER (SOUTHEASTERN 1/2), NEWTON (SOUTHERN HALF), PULASKI (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS SHALL BE OBSERVED: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ANY HOLIDAY WHICH OCCURS ON A SUNDAY SHALL BE OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, UNLESS THE LEGAL OBSERVANCE OF THESE HOLIDAYS IS CHANGED BY LAW | $38.00 | $64.39 |
| Fulton County | IRONWORKER (BARTHOLOMEW; BENTON, BOONE; CARROLL; CASS; CLINTON; DELAWARE (S 2/3); FOUNTAIN; FULTON (SW 1/4 OF COUNTY); GRANT (SW PORTION); HAMILTON; HANCOCK; HENDRICKS; HOWARD; JOHNSON; MADISON; MARION; MIAMI; MONROE; MONTGOMERY; MORGAN; SHELBY; TIPPECANOE; TIPTON; WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES) THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS SHALL BE OBSERVED: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ANY HOLIDAY WHICH OCCURS ON A SUNDAY SHALL BE OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, UNLESS THE LEGAL OBSERVANCE OF THESE HOLIDAYS IS CHANGED BY LAW | $38.00 | $64.39 |
| Elkhart County group, 3 localities: Elkhart, Marshall, Starke | IRONWORKER (KOSCIUSKO (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND LAGRANGE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $35.40 | $62.32 |
| Jasper County | IRONWORKER (KOSCIUSKO (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND LAGRANGE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $35.40 | $62.32 |
| Newton County | IRONWORKER (KOSCIUSKO (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND LAGRANGE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $35.40 | $62.32 |
| Pulaski County | IRONWORKER (KOSCIUSKO (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND LAGRANGE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $35.40 | $62.32 |
| Randolph County | IRONWORKER (RANDOLPH COUNTY) | $35.40 | $62.32 |
| Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, Ohio | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Decatur County group, 2 localities: Decatur, Franklin | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Ripley County group, 2 localities: Ripley, Switzerland | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Crawford County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (ALL OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND THE EASTERN 1/2 OF PERRY) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Fayette County | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Jennings County | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Perry County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (ALL OF CRAWFORD COUNTY AND THE EASTERN 1/2 OF PERRY) | $36.17 | $61.97 |
| Clark County group, 3 localities: Clark, Floyd, Harrison | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY), & JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Henry County group, 2 localities: Brown, Henry | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY), & JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Washington County group, 2 localities: Orange, Washington | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, MACHINERY MOVERS, RIGGERS (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FRANKLIN (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JEFFERSON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JENNINGS (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), OHIO, RIPLEY, RUSH (SOUTHEASTERN TIP), SWITZERLAND, AND UNION (SOUTHERN 1/3)) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Daviess County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, MACHINERY MOVERS, RIGGERS (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FRANKLIN (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JEFFERSON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JENNINGS (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), OHIO, RIPLEY, RUSH (SOUTHEASTERN TIP), SWITZERLAND, AND UNION (SOUTHERN 1/3)) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Lawrence County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, MACHINERY MOVERS, RIGGERS (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FRANKLIN (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JEFFERSON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JENNINGS (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), OHIO, RIPLEY, RUSH (SOUTHEASTERN TIP), SWITZERLAND, AND UNION (SOUTHERN 1/3)) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Martin County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, MACHINERY MOVERS, RIGGERS (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FRANKLIN (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JEFFERSON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JENNINGS (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), OHIO, RIPLEY, RUSH (SOUTHEASTERN TIP), SWITZERLAND, AND UNION (SOUTHERN 1/3)) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Noble County | IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL, MACHINERY MOVERS, RIGGERS (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FRANKLIN (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JEFFERSON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), JENNINGS (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), OHIO, RIPLEY, RUSH (SOUTHEASTERN TIP), SWITZERLAND, AND UNION (SOUTHERN 1/3)) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Rush County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY), & JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Union County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY), & JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Wayne County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY), & JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $37.77 | $61.67 |
| Vanderburgh County group, 4 localities: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick | IRONWORKER (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $35.34 | $61.09 |
| Dubois County group, 2 localities: Dubois, Pike | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL REINFORCING | $35.34 | $61.09 |
| Knox County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (SOUTHERN 1/2) | $35.34 | $61.09 |
| Spencer County | IRONWORKER | $10.00 | $10.88 |
| Jefferson County | IRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL) | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Scott County | IRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL) | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Jackson County | IRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL) | $7.50 | $7.50 |
17 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.
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:
- Lake: IN20260001 Mod 3
- Porter: IN20260001 Mod 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 every Indiana rate as CSV · Report an error