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Inland Boatman prevailing wage in LaPorte County, Indiana
$89.30an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$45.90 base wage + $43.40 fringe benefits · ENGI0150-014
LaPorte County uses the same inland boatman rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in LaPorte County, an inland boatman must be paid at least $89.30 an hour: a $45.90 base wage plus $43.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $89.30 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ENGI0150-014 (May 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.90 + $43.40
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) | $45.90 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $43.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $89.30 |
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.
How LaPorte County compares
The main inland boatman 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
- LaPorte Countybase $45.90$89.30
- Porter Countybase $45.90$89.30
- Starke Countybase $35.95$81.88
- St. Joseph Countybase $45.90$89.30
Inland Boatman 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.
DOL's inland boatman rates for LaPorte County are the same as in 3 other counties: Lake, Porter, St. Joseph.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPorte County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY/HIGHWAY GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (LAKE, LAPORTE, PORTER AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $45.90 | $89.30 | |
| Porter County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY/HIGHWAY GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (LAKE, LAPORTE, PORTER AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $45.90 | $89.30 | same |
| St. Joseph County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY/HIGHWAY GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (LAKE, LAPORTE, PORTER AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $45.90 | $89.30 | same |
| Lake County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY/HIGHWAY GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (LAKE, LAPORTE, PORTER AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $45.90 | $89.30 | same |
| Starke County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, UNDERGROUND & UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $35.95 | $81.88 | −$7.42 |
| Pulaski County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, UNDERGROUND & UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $35.95 | $81.88 | −$7.42 |
| Jasper County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, UNDERGROUND & UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $35.95 | $81.88 | −$7.42 |
Indiana inland boatman prevailing wage by county, with a map
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 IN20260001 Mod 3, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260001/3
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 LaPorte County as CSV · Report an error