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Indiana plaster tender prevailing wage, county by county

A plaster tender's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $45.33 an hour in Whitley County to $70.94 in Jasper County. The median county is $47.68.

Main plaster tender 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 plaster tender: $47.68 per hourJay County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourJohnson County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourNoble County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourWayne County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourFulton County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourHendricks County plaster tender: $47.73 per hourStarke County plaster tender: $70.94 per hourShelby County plaster tender: $48.94 per hourWabash County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourAllen County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourBoone County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourMiami County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourClinton County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourLaGrange County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourBenton County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourHenry County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourMarshall County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradePulaski County plaster tender: $45.73 per hourHuntington County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourDecatur County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourPosey County plaster tender: $52.67 per hourGrant County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourParke County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County plaster tender: $46.30 per hourOhio County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeKnox County plaster tender: $52.67 per hourElkhart County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County: no rate for this tradeFountain County plaster tender: $47.73 per hourLake County plaster tender: $70.94 per hourTippecanoe County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourKosciusko County: no rate for this tradeOrange County: no rate for this tradePike County: no rate for this tradeRipley County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourOwen County: no rate for this tradeDubois County: no rate for this tradeMadison County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourMartin County: no rate for this tradeWhite County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeBrown County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourTipton County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourGibson County plaster tender: $52.67 per hourWarrick County plaster tender: $52.67 per hourClark County plaster tender: $46.30 per hourSteuben County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourVigo County: no rate for this tradeSwitzerland County plaster tender: $46.30 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourHamilton County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourHoward County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourMarion County plaster tender: $48.94 per hourMontgomery County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourMorgan County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourHarrison County plaster tender: $46.30 per hourVermillion County: no rate for this tradeBlackford County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourWells County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourVanderburgh County plaster tender: $52.67 per hourAdams County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourWhitley County plaster tender: $45.33 per hourDelaware County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourSt. Joseph County: no rate for this tradeHancock County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourNewton County plaster tender: $70.94 per hourRush County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourPutnam County: no rate for this tradeSpencer County: no rate for this tradePorter County plaster tender: $70.94 per hourCass County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourFayette County plaster tender: $47.36 per hourWarren County plaster tender: $47.73 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeDearborn County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourDaviess County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County plaster tender: $48.61 per hourJasper County plaster tender: $70.94 per hourBartholomew County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourLaPorte County plaster tender: $70.94 per hourMonroe County plaster tender: $47.68 per hourCarroll County plaster tender: $47.78 per hourUnion County plaster tender: $47.36 per hour
$45$46$47$47$48$70Plaster Tender, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plaster tender make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

12 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Jasper County group2 counties$70.94
  2. Porter County group2 counties$70.94
  3. Lake County1 county$70.94
  4. Starke County1 county$70.94
  5. Vanderburgh County group4 counties$52.67
  6. Knox County1 county$52.67
  7. Marion County group2 counties$48.94
  8. Randolph County1 county$48.61
  9. Tippecanoe County group12 counties$47.78
  10. Hendricks County group3 counties$47.73
  11. Dearborn County group7 counties$47.68
  12. Johnson County group4 counties$47.68
  13. Hamilton County group7 counties$47.36
  14. Wayne County group5 counties$47.36
  15. Clark County group4 counties$46.30
  16. Pulaski County1 county$45.73
  17. Allen County group9 counties$45.33

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Jasper County group, 2 localities: Jasper, NewtonLABORERS: 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)$70.94 $40.64 
Porter County group, 2 localities: LaPorte, PorterLABORERS: 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)$70.94 $40.64 
Lake CountyLABORERS: 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)$70.94 $40.64 
Starke CountyLABORERS: 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)$70.94 $40.64 
Vanderburgh County group, 4 localities: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, WarrickLABORERS: GROUP 3 PLASTERER TENDER; MASON TENDER; MORTAR MIXER; WELDER (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT GUN OPERATOR; SCAFFOLD BUILDER (WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERER OR MASON) (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$52.67 $33.47 
Knox CountyLABORERS: GROUP 3 PLASTERER TENDER; MASON TENDER; MORTAR MIXER; WELDER (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT GUN OPERATOR; SCAFFOLD BUILDER (WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERER OR MASON)$52.67 $33.47 
Marion County group, 2 localities: Marion, ShelbyLABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATOR; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS AND MASONS; WATER BLAST MACHINE. (MARION AND SHELBY COUNTIES)$48.94 $30.39 
Randolph CountyLABORERS: GROUP 3 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATORS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS FOR PLASTERERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR (RANDOLPH COUNTY)$48.61 $30.06 
Tippecanoe County group, 12 localities: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, WhiteLABORERS: 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)$47.78 $29.23 
Hendricks County group, 3 localities: Fountain, Hendricks, WarrenLABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATOR; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS AND MASONS; WATER BLAST MACHINE. (FOUNTAIN, HENDRICKS, AND WARREN COUNTIES)$47.73 $29.18 
Dearborn County group, 7 localities: Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jennings, Ohio, RipleyLABORERS: 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 TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL 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. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES)$47.68 $29.13 
Johnson County group, 4 localities: Bartholomew, Johnson, Monroe, MorganLABORERS: 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 TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS, AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL; BILER SETTERS LABORERS, INCLUDING EXPEDITERS, BOTTOM MEN AND BELL MEN. (BARTHOLOMEW, JOHNSON, MONROE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES)$47.68 $29.13 
Hamilton County group, 7 localities: Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Jay, MadisonLABORERS: 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 OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PNUEMATIC TOOL 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. (BLACKFORD, DELAWARE, GRANT, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENRY, JAY, & MADISON COUNTIES)$47.36 $28.81 
Wayne County group, 5 localities: Fayette, Henry, Rush, Union, WayneLABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATORS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR MASONS; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATORS. (FAYETTE, HENRY, RUSH, WAYNE, AND UNION COUNTIES)$47.36 $28.81 
Clark County group, 4 localities: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, SwitzerlandLABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MORTAR MIXERS, WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC), CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER, CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS, CEMENT GUN OPERATORS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR MASONS WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATORS. (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$46.30 $27.40 
Pulaski CountyLABORERS: 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)$45.73 $27.73 
Allen County group, 9 localities: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, WhitleyLABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS; CEMENT GUN OPERATOR; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS; WATER BLAST MACHINE (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$45.33 $26.88 

12 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana plaster tender pay

What is the plaster tender prevailing wage in Marion County?

$48.94 an hour: a $30.39 base wage plus $18.55 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every plaster tender classification in Marion County.

Does plaster tender prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $48.94 total is a $30.39 base wage plus $18.55 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plaster tender 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 plaster tenders 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 plaster tender rate?

DOL often publishes the same plaster tender rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 66 counties with a plaster tender rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 12 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 12 counties (the Tippecanoe County group).