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Carpenter prevailing wage in Jackson County, Indiana
$58.21an hour, base + fringe
$32.43 wage + $25.78 fringe benefits · Building · CARP0002-022
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Jackson County, a carpenter must be paid at least $58.21 an hour: a $32.43 base wage plus $25.78 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260007 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $58.21 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260007, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP0002-022 (April 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 carpenter rates for Jackson County, from $25.82 to $59.62 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.43 + $25.78
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) | $32.43 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $25.78 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $58.21 |
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 carpenter rate in Jackson County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER (DEARBORN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · CARP0002-023$59.62
- CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING)Building · CARP0002-022$58.21
- CARPENTERResidential · SUIN2023-017$25.82
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING)BuildingCARP0002-022 | $58.21 | $32.43 | $25.78 | IN20260007 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (DEARBORN, JACKSON, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyCARP0002-023 | $59.62 | $31.09 | $28.53 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUIN2023-017 | $25.82 | $18.36 | $7.46 | IN20260032 Mod 2 |
How Jackson 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
- Jackson Countybase $32.43$58.21
- Washington Countybase $31.38$57.65
- Bartholomew Countybase $35.54$57.66
- Scott Countybase $10.24$10.24
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 + fringe | Base | vs Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County | CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL ACCOUST) | $59.54 | $33.08 | +$1.33 |
| Jackson County | CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING) | $58.21 | $32.43 | |
| Jennings County | CARPENTER: CARPENTER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $58.21 | $32.43 | same |
| Bartholomew County | CARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BARTHOLOMEW, JOHNSON (TOWNSHIPS OF UNION, HENSLEY, FRANKLIN, NINEVA, NEEDHAM AND BLUE RIVER), SHELBY COUNTIES) | $57.66 | $35.54 | −$0.55 |
| Brown County | CARPENTERS: SOFT FLOOR LAYERS (BROWN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN AND RUSH COUNTIES) | $57.66 | $35.54 | −$0.55 |
| Washington County | CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING (WASHINGTON COUNTY) | $57.65 | $31.38 | −$0.56 |
| Scott County | CARPENTER | $10.24 | $10.24 | −$47.97 |
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 IN20260007 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260007/1
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 Jackson County as CSV · Report an error