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Plaster Tender prevailing wage in LaPorte County, Indiana
$70.94an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$40.64 base wage + $30.30 fringe benefits · LABO0081-004
LaPorte County uses the same plaster tender rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in LaPorte County, a plaster tender must be paid at least $70.94 an hour: a $40.64 base wage plus $30.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $70.94 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0081-004 (June 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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: $40.64 + $30.30
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) | $40.64 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $30.30 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $70.94 |
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 plaster tender 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 $40.64$70.94
- Porter Countybase $40.64$70.94
- Starke Countybase $40.64$70.94
- Pulaski Countybase $27.73$45.73
Plaster Tender 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 plaster tender rates for LaPorte County are the same as in 1 other county: Porter.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs LaPorte County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPorte County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MASONS TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $40.64 | $70.94 | |
| Porter County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MASONS TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $40.64 | $70.94 | same |
| Starke County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MASONS TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (STARKE COUNTY) | $40.64 | $70.94 | same |
| Lake County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MASONS TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $40.64 | $70.94 | same |
| Jasper County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MASONS TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES) | $40.64 | $70.94 | same |
| Fulton County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATORS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS FOR PLASTERERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS FOR MASONS; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL; ALL BOILER SETTERS LABORERS, INCLUDING EXPEDITERS, BOTTOM MEN AND BELL MEN. (BENTON, BOONE, CARROLL, CASS, CLINTON, FULTON, HOWARD, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, TIPPECANOE, TIPTON, AND WHITE COUNTIES) | $29.23 | $47.78 | −$23.16 |
| Pulaski County | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL. (PULASKI COUNTY) | $27.73 | $45.73 | −$25.21 |
Indiana plaster tender 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