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Knox County, IN · Laborer
Laborer prevailing wage in Knox County, Indiana
$49.67an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$30.47 base wage + $19.20 fringe benefits
LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDER · LABO0561-002
$30.61an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$21.72 base wage + $8.89 fringe benefits
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUIN2012-007
$49.15an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.15 base wage + $18.00 fringe benefits
LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, & WARRICK COUNTIES) · LABO0561-015
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Knox County, a laborer must be paid at least $49.67 an hour: a $30.47 base wage plus $19.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260009 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $49.67 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260009, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0561-002 (April 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Knox County, a laborer must be paid at least $30.61 an hour: a $21.72 base wage plus $8.89 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260022 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $30.61 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260022, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIN2012-007 (August 13, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Knox County, a laborer must be paid at least $49.15 an hour: a $31.15 base wage plus $18.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $49.15 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0561-015 (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 8 laborer rates for Knox County, from $30.61 to $53.17 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $30.47 + $19.20
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) | $30.47 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $19.20 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $49.67 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.72 + $8.89
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) | $21.72 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $8.89 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $30.61 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.15 + $18.00
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) | $31.15 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $18.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $49.15 |
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 laborer rate in Knox County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORERS: GROUP 4 DYNAMITE MANBuilding · LABO0561-002$53.17
- LABORERS: GROUP 2 WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKER & LUTEMAN; KETTLEMAN; HANDLING AND REMOVAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; AIR TOOL OPERATOR; VIBRATOR; CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATOR AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATOR AND EARTH COMPACTOR; JACK MAN & SHEETING MAN WORKING IN DITCHES 6 FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; WATER LINE LAYERS, FIVE (5) FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING FOUNDATION; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC) FIVE (5) FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROW & CONCRETE BUGGY; HYSTER OPERATOR; GROUT PUMP OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLER; CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT/LIME/SILICA CLAY HANDLER (BULK OR BAR); PNEUMATIC SPIKER; DECK/ENGINE/WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN & CABLE DECKING (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); REMOTE CONTROLLED COMPACTORBuilding · LABO0561-002$50.27
- LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDERBuilding · LABO0561-002$49.67
- LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, & WARRICK COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · LABO0561-015$49.65
- LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, & WARRICK COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · LABO0561-015$49.15
- LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, Heavy · LABO0999-001$47.22
- LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, Heavy · LABO0999-001$46.72
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUIN2012-007$30.61
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORERS: GROUP 4 DYNAMITE MANBuildingLABO0561-002 | $33.97 | $19.20 | $53.17 | IN20260009 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 2 WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKER & LUTEMAN; KETTLEMAN; HANDLING AND REMOVAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; AIR TOOL OPERATOR; VIBRATOR; CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATOR AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATOR AND EARTH COMPACTOR; JACK MAN & SHEETING MAN WORKING IN DITCHES 6 FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; WATER LINE LAYERS, FIVE (5) FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING FOUNDATION; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC) FIVE (5) FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROW & CONCRETE BUGGY; HYSTER OPERATOR; GROUT PUMP OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLER; CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT/LIME/SILICA CLAY HANDLER (BULK OR BAR); PNEUMATIC SPIKER; DECK/ENGINE/WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN & CABLE DECKING (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); REMOTE CONTROLLED COMPACTORBuildingLABO0561-002 | $31.07 | $19.20 | $50.27 | IN20260009 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDERBuildingLABO0561-002 | $30.47 | $19.20 | $49.67 | IN20260009 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, & WARRICK COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyLABO0561-015 | $31.15 | $18.00 | $49.15 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, & WARRICK COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyLABO0561-015 | $31.65 | $18.00 | $49.65 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, HeavyLABO0999-001 | $29.00 | $17.72 | $46.72 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT: JASPER, NEWTON, & STARKE)Highway, HeavyLABO0999-001 | $29.50 | $17.72 | $47.22 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUIN2012-007 | $21.72 | $8.89 | $30.61 | IN20260022 Mod 1 |
How Knox County compares
The main laborer 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 $30.47$49.67
- Daviess Countybase $30.47$49.67
- Pike Countybase $30.47$49.67
- Gibson Countybase $28.43$46.98
Laborer 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 Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDER | $30.47 | $49.67 | |
| Daviess County | LABORER: UNSKILLED (DAVIESS COUNTY) | $30.47 | $49.67 | same |
| Pike County | LABORER (UNSKILLED) | $30.47 | $49.67 | same |
| Sullivan County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDER (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $30.47 | $49.67 | same |
| Greene County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDER (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $30.47 | $49.67 | same |
| Gibson County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON; WINDOW WASHERS & CLEANERS; WATERBOYS & TOOLHOUSEMEN; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CURING COMPOUND; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS & LUTEMEN; KETTLEMEN; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR & ELECTRIC VIBRATORS & CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS: EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN & SHEET MEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN 6 FT. IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES 6 FT. IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) & SEWER PIPE LAYER (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR-DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS & CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMPCRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LIME OR SILIA CLAY HANDLERS (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE & WINCH OPERATORS: WATER MAIN & CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC/NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $28.43 | $46.98 | −$2.69 |
| Martin County | LABORER: UNSKILLED (MARTIN COUNTY) | $28.38 | $46.93 | −$2.74 |
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