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Carpenter prevailing wage in Knox County, Indiana
$59.54an hour, base + fringe
$33.08 wage + $26.46 fringe benefits · Building · CARP0224-009
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Knox County, a carpenter must be paid at least $59.54 an hour: a $33.08 base wage plus $26.46 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260009 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $59.54 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260009, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP0224-009 (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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 Knox County, from $21.47 to $60.02 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.08 + $26.46
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) | $33.08 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $26.46 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $59.54 |
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 Knox County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER (DAVIESS, GIBSON, GREENE, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, ORANGE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES:)Highway, Heavy · CARP0224-012$60.02
- CARPENTER (INCL. ACOUSTICAL CEILING DRYWALL HANGERS, TILE SETTERS)Building · CARP0224-009$59.54
- CARPENTERResidential · SUIN2012-007$21.47
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (INCL. ACOUSTICAL CEILING DRYWALL HANGERS, TILE SETTERS)BuildingCARP0224-009 | $59.54 | $33.08 | $26.46 | IN20260009 Mod 2 |
| CARPENTER (DAVIESS, GIBSON, GREENE, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, ORANGE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES:)Highway, HeavyCARP0224-012 | $60.02 | $30.94 | $29.08 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUIN2012-007 | $21.47 | $19.18 | $2.29 | IN20260022 Mod 1 |
How Knox 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
- Knox Countybase $33.08$59.54
- Daviess Countybase $33.08$59.54
- Pike Countybase $30.59$59.62
- Sullivan Countybase $33.08$59.54
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 Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County | CARPENTER (CRAWFORD, DUBOIS, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES:) | $59.62 | $30.59 | +$0.08 |
| Knox County | CARPENTER (INCL. ACOUSTICAL CEILING DRYWALL HANGERS, TILE SETTERS) | $59.54 | $33.08 | |
| Daviess County | CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL) | $59.54 | $33.08 | same |
| Sullivan County | CARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $59.54 | $33.08 | same |
| Gibson County | CARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $59.54 | $33.08 | same |
| Martin County | CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL) | $59.54 | $33.08 | same |
| Greene County | CARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $59.54 | $33.08 | same |
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 IN20260009 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260009/2
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 Knox County as CSV · Report an error