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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in LaGrange County, Indiana

3 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover LaGrange County, with 129 rates for 24 trades; the newest modification is dated July 30, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.

LaGrange County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories. Which WD covers what.

24 trades
TradeBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Asbestos & Lead Abatement LaborerHAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) · 4 rates
$41.20 $30.93 $72.13 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Asbestos & Lead Abatement LaborerHAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BROWN, BARTHOLOMEW, BENTON, BOONE, CARROLL, CASS, CLAY, CLINTON, DECATUR, DELAWARE, ELKHART. FOUNTAIN, FULTON, GREENE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HENRY, HOWARD, JASPER, JOHNSON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, MADISON, MARION, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, OWEN, PARKE, PULASKI, P · 4 rates
$23.00 $14.40 $37.40 Jun 1, 2017IN20260006 Mod 3
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER
$43.24 $38.17 $81.41 May 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
BricklayerBRICKLAYER (TILE AND MARBLE WORKERS) · 4 rates
$33.00 $22.33 $55.33 Jun 1, 2021IN20260005 Mod 2
BricklayerBRICKLAYER, CAULKER, CLEANER, POINTER (CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, KOSCUISKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, MIAMI, PULASKI, WABASH) · 4 rates
$34.00 $19.71 $53.71 Jun 1, 2023IN20260006 Mod 3
CarpenterCARPENTER · 2 rates
$19.18 $2.29 $21.47 May 18, 2026IN20260020 Mod 1
CarpenterCARPENTER (ALLEN, DEKALB, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · 2 rates
$33.74 $25.84 $59.58 Apr 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) · 6 rates
$28.84 $14.48 $43.32 Jun 1, 2014IN20260005 Mod 2
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 6 rates
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 May 18, 2026IN20260020 Mod 1
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · 6 rates
$23.38 $11.94 $35.32 Jun 1, 2014IN20260006 Mod 3
Electrical Utility LinemanLINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) · 3 rates
$50.28 $22.38 $72.66 Dec 2, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
ElectricianELECTRICIAN (LAGRANGE COUNTIES) · 3 rates
$40.18 $23.18 $63.36 Dec 1, 2024IN20260005 Mod 2
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 3 rates
$25.25 $15.74 $40.99 Jun 8, 2022IN20260020 Mod 1
ElectricianELECTRICIAN (ADAMS, ALLEN, DE KALB, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · 3 rates
$40.18 $23.18 $63.36 Dec 1, 2024IN20260006 Mod 3
Elevator ConstructorELEVATOR MECHANIC (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL AND STARKE COUNTIES) A) PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. B) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR HOURLY RATE TO VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE
$62.27 $38.44 $100.71 Jan 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Fence BuilderLABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 CONSTRUCTION LABORER, CARPENTER TENDER, FENCE ERECTOR, GRADE CHECKER, GUARD RAIL ERECTOR, CONTINUOUS STEEL ROD OR MAT INSTALLER, WIRE MESH LAYER, JOINT MAN (MORTAR, MASTIC, AND ALL OTHER TYPES), LIGHTING INSTALLER (PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY), LINEMAN FOR AUTOMATIC GRADE MAKER ON PAVING MACHINES, MORTAR MAN, MULTI-PLANT ERECTOR, RIP-RAP INSTALLER (ALL PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS), ROAD MARKING AND DELINEATION LABORER, SETTING AND PLACING OF ALL PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, SING INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SPRAYING OF ALL EPOXY, CURING COMPOUND, OR LIKE MATERIAL, FLAGPERSON, AIR TOOL, POWER TOOL OPERATOR, ASPHALT RAKER MAN, BATCH TRUCK DUMPER, BRIDGE HAND RAIL ERECTOR, HANDLER (BULK OR BAG CEMENT), CHAIN SAW MAN, CONCRETE PUDDLER, CONCRETE RUBBER, CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR, CORE DRILL OPERATOR, EYE LEVEL, HAND BLADE OPERATOR HYDRO SEEDER MAN, MOTOR DRIVEN GEORGIA BUGGY OPERATOR, POWER DRIVEN COMPACTOR OR TAPER OPERATOR, POWER SAW OPERATOR, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLY MAN, SREED MAN OR SCREW MAN ON ASPHALT PAVER, REGAR INSTALLER, SANDBLASTER MAN, SEALER APPLICATOR FOR ASPHALT (TOXIC), SETTING AND PLACING PRE-STRESSED ON PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, SIDE RAIL SETTERS (FOR SIDEWALK, SIDE DITCHES, RADII, AND PAVEMENT), SPREADER BOX TENDER (MANUA OR POWER DRIVEN), STRAW BLOWER MAN, SUBSUREFACE DRAIN AND CULVERT PIPE LAYER, CONCRETE CONVEYOR, HORIZONAL BORING AND JACKMAN AND SHEETMAN, PIPE GREADE MAN, WINCH AND WINDLESS OPERATOR CONDUIT INSTALLER, SOD LAYER (NEWTON COUNTY) · 14 rates
$33.45 $27.50 $60.95 Apr 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
GlazierGLAZIER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTY) · 2 rates
$34.22 $24.67 $58.89 Jul 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
GlazierGLAZIER (ELKHART, FULTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTY) · 2 rates
$34.22 $24.67 $58.89 Jul 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (REMAINING COUNTIES) · 4 rates
$41.20 $30.93 $72.13 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR: INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (BROWN, BARTHOLOMEW, BENTON, BOONE, CARROLL, CASS, CLAY, CLINTON, DECATUR, DELAWARE, ELKHART. FOUNTAIN, FULTON, GREENE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HENRY, HOWARD, JASPER, JOHNSON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, MADISON, MARION, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, OWEN, PARKE, PULASKI, PUTNAM, RUSH, SHELBY, STARKE, TIPPECANOE, TI · 4 rates
$40.20 $25.68 $65.88 Jun 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
IronworkerIRONWORKER (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 · 9 rates
$38.00 $26.39 $64.39 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
IronworkerIRONWORKER (BARTHOLOMEW, BENTON, BOONE, BROWN, CARROLL, CASS, CLAY, CLINTON, DAVIESS (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), DECATUR (W 3/4), DELAWARE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (W 1/3), FOUNTAIN,FRANKLIN (NW TIP), FULTON (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), GRANT (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), GREENE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HENRY, HOWARD, JACKSON, JASPER (SOUTHEASTERN 1/2), JENNINGS (NORTHWEST 2/3), JOHNSON, KNOX (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), LAWRENCE, MADISON, MARION, MARTIN (NW 2/3), MIAMI (REMAINDER OF COUNTY), MONROE, MONTG · 9 rates
$38.00 $26.39 $64.39 Jun 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
LaborerLABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) · 8 rates
$29.88 $18.70 $48.58 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 8 rates
$21.72 $8.89 $30.61 May 18, 2026IN20260020 Mod 1
LaborerLABORERS: 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 (KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, & MARSHALL COUNTIES) · 8 rates
$31.15 $18.22 $49.37 Apr 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT (ADAMS, ALLEN, CASS, DEKALB, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, MIAMI, NOBLE, ST. JOSEPH, STEUBEN, TIPTON, WABASH, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)
$35.89 $30.52 $66.41 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1: MECHANIC, ASPHALT PLANT, ASPHLAT SPREADER, AUTO GRADER; BATCH PLANT, BENOTO (REQUIRES 2 ENGINEERS), BOILER AND THROTTLE VALVE, BORING MACHINE (ROAD), BULLDOZERS WITH ENGINES OF 140NET HORSEPOWER OR MORE, CAISSON RIGS, CENTRAL REDI-MIX PLANT, CONCRETE CONVEYOR SYSTEMS, CONCRETE PAVER (OVER 27E CU. FT.), CONCTETE PAVER (27E CU. FT. AND UNDER), CONCRETE PLACER, CONCRETE PLACING BOOM, CONCRETE PUMPS (TRUCK MOUNTED), CONCRETE TOWER, CRANES AND BACKHOES (ALL ATTACHMENTS), CRANES, HAMMERHEAD, CRETER CRANE, DERRICKS (ALL), FORKLIFT (CAPBLE OF HOISTING AND MECHANICALLY MOVING FORKS HORIZONTALLY), GRADER, ELEVATING, HIGHLIFT SHOVELS OR FRONT END LOADERS, HOISTS (2 OR MORE DRUMS), LAZER SCREED, LOCOMOTIVES (ALL), MOTOR PATROL, PILE DRIVERS AND SKID RIG, PRE-STRESS MACHINES, ROCK DRILL (SELF- PROPELLED), ROCK DRILL (TRUCK MOUNTED), SCOOPS (TRACTOR DRAWN), SLIP-FORM PAVER, TOURNAPULL, TRACTOR WITH BOOM & SIDE BOOM, TRENCHING MACHINE (12 OR MORE INCHES IN WIDTH), COMBINATION BACKHOE FRONT END LOADER MACHINE WITH 1/2 CU. YD. OR ATTACHMENTS. (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES) · 15 rates
$36.15 $38.65 $74.80 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (2) ROLLER (ADAMS, DEKALB, FULTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, NOBLE, AND STEUBEN COUNTIES) · 15 rates
$31.93 $16.40 $48.33 Apr 1, 2016IN20260020 Mod 1
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3- ASSISTANT PLANT ENGINEER; BASE PAVER (JERSEY OR SIMILAR TYPE MACHINE); CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE; CONCRETE MIXER, LESS THAN 21 CU. FT.; CURB MACHINE; FARM TRACTOR, INCLUDING FARM TRACTOR WITH ALL ATTACHMENTS EXCEPT BACKHOE AND INCLUDING HIGH LIFT END LOADERS OF 1 CU. YD. CAPACITY OR LESS; FIRE TENDER ON BOILER; HOIST, 1 DRUM; OPERATOR, 5 PIECES OF MINOR EQUIPMENT; PAVING BREAKER; POWER BROOM, SELF-PROPELLED; ROLLER, EARTH AND SUB-BASE MATERIAL; SLURRY SEAL MACHINE; SPIKE MACHINE (RR); TAMPER (MULTIPLE VIBRATING, EARTH AND SUB-BASE MATERIAL); THROTTLE VALVE AND FIRE TENDER COMBINATION ON HORIZONTAL OR UPRIGHT BOILER; TRACTAIRE WITH DRILL; TRACTOR, 50 H.P. OR OVER; WELL POINT SYSTEM; WIDENER, APSCO OR SIMILAR TYPE (ADAMS, ALLEN, BENTON, BLACKFORD, CARROLL, CASS, CLINTON, DEKALB, DELAWARE, FAYETTE, GRANT, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENRY, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, JAY, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MIAMI, RANDOLPH, RUSH, SHELBY, STEUBEN, TIPPECANOE, TIPTON, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE, WELLS, WHITE AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · 15 rates
$41.96 $23.35 $65.31 Apr 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
PainterPAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) · 15 rates
$32.50 $19.86 $52.36 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
PainterPAINTER: SPRAY · 15 rates
$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 May 18, 2026IN20260020 Mod 1
PainterPAINTER BRUSH, ROLLER (NON-BRIDGE WORK) · 15 rates
$31.02 $16.89 $47.91 Jun 1, 2024IN20260006 Mod 3
Pile DriverCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (LAGRANGE COUNTY)
$33.42 $25.93 $59.35 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
PlastererPLASTERER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) · 5 rates
$25.69 $11.75 $37.44 Jun 1, 2014IN20260005 Mod 2
PlastererPLASTERER (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · 5 rates
$25.69 $11.75 $37.44 Jun 1, 2014IN20260006 Mod 3
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) · 6 rates
$45.06 $23.16 $68.22 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 6 rates
$34.01 $14.00 $48.01 Jul 1, 2025IN20260020 Mod 1
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) · 6 rates
$45.06 $23.16 $68.22 Jun 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
Refrigeration & A/C MechanicHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION
$15.13 $0.00 $15.13 May 18, 2026IN20260020 Mod 1
RooferROOFER: COMPOSITION (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES) · 4 rates
$34.55 $21.04 $55.59 Jun 1, 2024IN20260005 Mod 2
RooferROOFER: COMPOSITION (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, ELKHART, FULTON, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, MIAMI, NOBLE, PULASKI, STARKE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · 4 rates
$34.55 $21.04 $55.59 Jun 1, 2024IN20260006 Mod 3
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)
$40.19 $27.33 $67.52 Jul 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 2 SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE & MARSHALL COUNTIES) · 18 rates
$33.95 $0.00 $33.95 Jun 1, 2025IN20260005 Mod 2
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK · 18 rates
$39.81 $0.00 $39.81 Jul 1, 2024IN20260020 Mod 1
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 1 SINGLE/BATCHES AXLE STRAIGHT TRUCKS; BATCH TRUCKS, WET OR DRY 3 (34E) AXLE OR LESS; SINGLE AXLE GREASE AND MAINTENANCE TRUCK (REMAINING COUNTIES) · 18 rates
$34.69 $20.51 $55.20 Apr 1, 2025IN20260006 Mod 3
Telecommunications TechnicianELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN ONLY) (ADAMS, ALLEN, DE KALB, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)
$36.00 $21.51 $57.51 Aug 31, 2024IN20260006 Mod 3

One rate per trade for the kind of construction picked above; open a trade for its other classifications and the WD's notes. DOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Indiana modification we hold is dated July 30, 2026. 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)). 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).

Which trades pay the most in LaGrange County?

Elevator constructor, at $100.71 an hour. Each trade's main rate, as its page leads with it, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists, on one scale.

  1. Elevator Constructor$100.71
  2. Boilermaker$81.41
  3. Operating Engineer$74.80
  4. Utility Lineman$72.66
  5. Abatement Laborer$72.13
  6. Heat & Frost Insulator$72.13
  7. Plumber / Pipefitter$68.22
  8. Sheet Metal Worker$67.52
  9. Millwright$66.41
  10. Ironworker$64.39
  11. Electrician$63.36
  12. Fence Builder$60.95
  13. Carpenter$59.58
  14. Pile Driver$59.35
  15. Glazier$58.89
  16. Telecom Technician$57.51
  17. Roofer$55.59
  18. Bricklayer$55.33
  19. Painter$52.36
  20. Laborer$48.58
  21. Cement Mason$43.32
  22. Plasterer$37.44
  23. Teamster (Truck Driver)$33.95
  24. Refrigeration Mechanic$15.13

Which wage determinations cover LaGrange County?

The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.

ConstructionWage determinationModificationPublished
BuildingIN202600052May 18, 2026
ResidentialIN202600201May 18, 2026
HighwayIN20260006
Heavy Construction Highway Construction
3July 30, 2026
HeavyIN20260006
Heavy Construction Highway Construction
3July 30, 2026

What changed in these determinations this year

Questions about LaGrange County rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in LaGrange County?

$63.36 an hour: a $40.18 base wage plus $23.18 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260005, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in LaGrange County.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in LaGrange County?

$48.58 an hour: a $29.88 base wage plus $18.70 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260005, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in LaGrange County.

Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in LaGrange County, the $100.71 total is a $62.27 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.

Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers LaGrange County?

It depends on the kind of construction: IN20260005 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, IN20260020 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction and IN20260006 (modification 3, July 30, 2026) for highway and heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.

Does LaGrange County share its rates with other counties?

For 19 of its 24 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpenter rates, for example, are the same in 4 counties (the Noble County group). The other 5 are LaGrange County's own.