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Indiana pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $59.21 an hour in Switzerland County to $61.02 in Elkhart County. The median county is $59.78.

Main pile driver classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 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 October 25, 2026.

Lawrence County: no rate for this tradeJennings County pile driver: $59.21 per hourJay County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradeNoble County pile driver: $59.35 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeFulton County pile driver: $59.78 per hourHendricks County: no rate for this tradeStarke County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeWabash County pile driver: $59.78 per hourAllen County pile driver: $59.35 per hourBoone County: no rate for this tradeMiami County pile driver: $59.78 per hourClinton County: no rate for this tradeLaGrange County pile driver: $59.35 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeBenton County: no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County pile driver: $61.02 per hourGreene County pile driver: $60.54 per hourPulaski County: no rate for this tradeHuntington County pile driver: $59.78 per hourDecatur County: no rate for this tradePosey County pile driver: $60.54 per hourGrant County pile driver: $59.78 per hourParke County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeOhio County pile driver: $59.21 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeKnox County: no rate for this tradeElkhart County pile driver: $61.02 per hourSullivan County pile driver: $60.54 per hourFountain County: no rate for this tradeLake County: no rate for this tradeTippecanoe County: no rate for this tradeKosciusko County pile driver: $61.02 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradePike County: no rate for this tradeRipley County pile driver: $59.21 per hourOwen County: no rate for this tradeDubois County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeMartin County: no rate for this tradeWhite County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeTipton County pile driver: $59.78 per hourGibson County pile driver: $60.54 per hourWarrick County pile driver: $60.54 per hourClark County: no rate for this tradeSteuben County pile driver: $59.35 per hourVigo County: no rate for this tradeSwitzerland County pile driver: $59.21 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County pile driver: $59.35 per hourHamilton County: no rate for this tradeHoward County pile driver: $59.78 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeHarrison County: no rate for this tradeVermillion County: no rate for this tradeBlackford County: no rate for this tradeWells County pile driver: $59.78 per hourVanderburgh County pile driver: $60.54 per hourAdams County pile driver: $59.78 per hourWhitley County pile driver: $59.35 per hourDelaware County: no rate for this tradeSt. Joseph County: no rate for this tradeHancock County: no rate for this tradeNewton County: no rate for this tradeRush County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeSpencer County: no rate for this tradePorter County: no rate for this tradeCass County pile driver: $59.78 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeDearborn County pile driver: $59.21 per hourDaviess County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeJasper County: no rate for this tradeBartholomew County: no rate for this tradeLaPorte County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this trade
$59$59$59$59$60$61Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

6 groups of counties with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Elkhart County group3 counties · CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSK$61.02
  2. Gibson County group3 counties · CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SU$60.54
  3. Vanderburgh County group3 counties · CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (POSEY, VANDERBURGH AN$60.54
  4. Howard County group10 counties · CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ADAMS, CASS, FULT$59.78
  5. Allen County group5 counties · CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ALLEN, DEKALB, NO$59.35
  6. LaGrange County1 county · CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (LAGRANGE COUNTY)$59.35
  7. Dearborn County group5 counties · CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, O$59.21

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Elkhart County group, 3 localities: Elkhart, Kosciusko, MarshallCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES)$61.02 $35.51 
Gibson County group, 3 localities: Gibson, Greene, SullivanCARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES)$60.54 $34.08 
Vanderburgh County group, 3 localities: Posey, Vanderburgh, WarrickCARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$60.54 $34.04 
Howard County group, 10 localities: Adams, Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Miami, Tipton, Wabash, WellsCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ADAMS, CASS, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES)$59.78 $34.45 
Allen County group, 5 localities: Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, WhitleyCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ALLEN, DEKALB, NOBLE, STEUBEN AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$59.35 $33.42 
LaGrange CountyCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (LAGRANGE COUNTY)$59.35 $33.42 
Dearborn County group, 5 localities: Dearborn, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, SwitzerlandCARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$59.21 $33.43 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Questions about Indiana pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Allen County?

$59.35 an hour: a $33.42 base wage plus $25.93 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Allen County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Allen County the $59.35 total is a $33.42 base wage plus $25.93 in fringe benefits, about 44% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver prevailing wage pay overtime in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice pile drivers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 30 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 7 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 10 counties (the Howard County group).