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Indiana plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $11.41 an hour in Scott County to $78.33 in Jasper County. The median county is $67.96.

Main plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourJennings County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourJay County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourJohnson County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourNoble County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourWayne County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourFulton County plumber or pipefitter: $67.96 per hourHendricks County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourStarke County plumber or pipefitter: $67.96 per hourShelby County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourWabash County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourAllen County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourBoone County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourMiami County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourClinton County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourLaGrange County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourFranklin County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourBenton County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourHenry County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourMarshall County plumber or pipefitter: $67.96 per hourGreene County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourPulaski County plumber or pipefitter: $67.96 per hourHuntington County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourDecatur County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourPosey County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourGrant County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourParke County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourScott County plumber or pipefitter: $11.41 per hourCrawford County plumber or pipefitter: $52.13 per hourFloyd County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourOhio County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourPerry County plumber or pipefitter: $45.96 per hourKnox County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourElkhart County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourSullivan County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourFountain County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourLake County plumber or pipefitter: $72.08 per hourTippecanoe County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourKosciusko County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourOrange County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourPike County plumber or pipefitter: $45.96 per hourRipley County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourOwen County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourDubois County plumber or pipefitter: $45.96 per hourMadison County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourMartin County plumber or pipefitter: $45.96 per hourWhite County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourJackson County plumber or pipefitter: $21.12 per hourBrown County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourTipton County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourGibson County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourWarrick County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourClark County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourSteuben County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourVigo County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourSwitzerland County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourJefferson County plumber or pipefitter: $11.41 per hourDeKalb County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourHamilton County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourHoward County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourMarion County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourMontgomery County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourMorgan County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourHarrison County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourVermillion County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourBlackford County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourWells County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourVanderburgh County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourAdams County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourWhitley County plumber or pipefitter: $68.22 per hourDelaware County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourSt. Joseph County plumber or pipefitter: $78.33 per hourHancock County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourNewton County plumber or pipefitter: $78.33 per hourRush County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourPutnam County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourSpencer County plumber or pipefitter: $21.33 per hourPorter County plumber or pipefitter: $72.08 per hourCass County plumber or pipefitter: $67.96 per hourFayette County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourWarren County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourClay County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourDearborn County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourDaviess County plumber or pipefitter: $45.96 per hourRandolph County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourJasper County plumber or pipefitter: $78.33 per hourBartholomew County plumber or pipefitter: $70.44 per hourLaPorte County plumber or pipefitter: $44.93 per hourMonroe County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hourCarroll County plumber or pipefitter: $70.10 per hourUnion County plumber or pipefitter: $67.75 per hour
$11$67$67$68$70$78Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

18 groups of counties with identical rates and 36 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Jasper County1 county$78.33
  2. Newton County1 county$78.33
  3. St. Joseph County1 county$78.33
  4. Lake County1 county$72.08
  5. Porter County1 county$72.08
  6. Marion County group7 counties$70.44
  7. Howard County group2 counties$70.44
  8. Bartholomew County1 county$70.44
  9. Delaware County1 county$70.44
  10. Hamilton County1 county$70.44
  11. Jay County1 county$70.44
  12. Madison County1 county$70.44
  13. Miami County1 county$70.44
  14. Montgomery County group5 counties$70.10
  15. Tippecanoe County group3 counties$70.10
  16. Grant County group7 counties$68.22
  17. Kosciusko County group2 counties$68.22
  18. Whitley County group2 counties$68.22
  19. Allen County1 county$68.22
  20. Elkhart County1 county$68.22
  21. Huntington County1 county$68.22
  22. Starke County group2 counties$67.96
  23. Cass County1 county$67.96
  24. Fulton County1 county$67.96
  25. Marshall County1 county$67.96
  26. Randolph County group4 counties$67.75
  27. Vigo County group4 counties$67.75
  28. Clark County group3 counties$67.75
  29. Vanderburgh County group3 counties$67.75
  30. Dearborn County group2 counties$67.75
  31. Jennings County group2 counties$67.75
  32. Ripley County group2 counties$67.75
  33. Brown County1 county$67.75
  34. Franklin County1 county$67.75
  35. Gibson County1 county$67.75
  36. Greene County1 county$67.75
  37. Henry County1 county$67.75
  38. Knox County1 county$67.75
  39. Lawrence County1 county$67.75
  40. Monroe County1 county$67.75

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Jasper CountyPLUMBER (JASPER (TO THE CITY OF RENSSELAER) AND NEWTON COUNTIES)$78.33 $49.77 
Newton CountyPLUMBER (JASPER (TO THE CITY OF RENSSELAER) AND NEWTON COUNTIES)$78.33 $49.77 
St. Joseph CountyPLUMBER (LAKE, LAPORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LAPORTE) AND PORTER COUNTIES)$78.33 $49.77 
Lake CountySPRINKLER FITTER$72.08 $44.20 
Porter CountySPRINKLER FITTER$72.08 $44.20 
Marion County group, 7 localities: Boone, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, ShelbyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON AND MARION COUNTIES; MIAMI COUNTY (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE WHERE ROUTE 218 ENTERS W. BOUNDARY); MORGAN, SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Howard County group, 2 localities: Howard, TiptonPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON AND MARION COUNTIES; MIAMI COUNTY (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE WHERE ROUTE 218 ENTERS W. BOUNDARY); MORGAN, SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Bartholomew CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON AND MARION COUNTIES; MIAMI COUNTY (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE WHERE ROUTE 218 ENTERS W. BOUNDARY); MORGAN, SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Delaware CountyPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Hamilton CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON AND MARION COUNTIES; MIAMI COUNTY (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE WHERE ROUTE 218 ENTERS W. BOUNDARY); MORGAN, SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Jay CountyPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Madison CountyPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (DELAWARE, JAY AND MADISON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Miami CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, HOWARD, JOHNSON AND MARION COUNTIES; MIAMI COUNTY (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE WHERE ROUTE 218 ENTERS W. BOUNDARY); MORGAN, SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES)$70.44 $50.05 
Montgomery County group, 5 localities: Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Warren, WhitePLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BENTON, CARROLL, CLINTON, FOUNTAIN, MONTGOMERY, TIPPECANOE, WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES)$70.10 $46.65 
Tippecanoe County group, 3 localities: Benton, Carroll, TippecanoePLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BENTON, CARROLL, CLINTON, FOUNTAIN, MONTGOMERY, TIPPECANOE, WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES)$70.10 $46.65 
Grant County group, 7 localities: Adams, Blackford, DeKalb, Grant, Noble, Steuben, WabashPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (ADAMS, ALLEN, BLACKFORD, DE KALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$68.22 $45.06 
Kosciusko County group, 2 localities: Kosciusko, LaGrangePLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)$68.22 $45.06 
Whitley County group, 2 localities: Wells, WhitleyPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (ADAMS, ALLEN, BLACKFORD, DE KALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$68.22 $45.06 
Allen CountyPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (ADAMS, ALLEN, BLACKFORD, DE KALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$68.22 $45.06 
Elkhart CountyPLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES)$68.22 $45.06 
Huntington CountyPLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER (ADAMS, ALLEN, BLACKFORD, DE KALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)$68.22 $45.06 
Starke County group, 2 localities: Pulaski, StarkePLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (JASPER (S OF THE N. SIDE OF THE CITY OF RENSSELEAR), MARSHALL, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES)$67.96 $44.93 
Cass CountyPLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (CASS AND FULTON COUNTIES)$67.96 $44.93 
Fulton CountyPLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (CASS AND FULTON COUNTIES)$67.96 $44.93 
Marshall CountyPLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (JASPER (S OF THE N. SIDE OF THE CITY OF RENSSELEAR), MARSHALL, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES)$67.96 $44.93 
Randolph County group, 4 localities: Fayette, Randolph, Rush, UnionPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Vigo County group, 4 localities: Clay, Sullivan, Vermillion, VigoPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Clark County group, 3 localities: Clark, Floyd, HarrisonPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Vanderburgh County group, 3 localities: Posey, Vanderburgh, WarrickPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, OhioPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Jennings County group, 2 localities: Decatur, JenningsPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Ripley County group, 2 localities: Ripley, SwitzerlandPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Brown CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Franklin CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Gibson CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Greene CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Henry CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Knox CountyPIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK) (KNOX COUNTY (SOUTH OF HWY 50))$67.75 $46.42 
Lawrence CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC)$67.75 $46.42 
Monroe CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (MONROE COUNTY)$67.75 $46.42 
Orange CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$67.75 $46.42 
Owen CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Parke CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Putnam CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Washington CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER$67.75 $46.42 
Wayne CountyPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES)$67.75 $46.42 
Crawford CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (CRAWFORD)$52.13 $32.00 
Daviess County group, 2 localities: Daviess, MartinPLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)$45.96 $32.26 
Dubois County group, 2 localities: Dubois, PikePLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)$45.96 $32.26 
Perry CountyPLUMBER: INCLUDING HVAC WORK (PERRY)$45.96 $32.26 
LaPorte CountyPLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (LA PORTE COUNTY (CITY OF LAPORTE) AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)$44.93 $44.93 
Spencer CountyPLUMBER$21.33 $17.83 
Jackson CountyPLUMBER/PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK))$21.12 $21.12 
Jefferson County group, 2 localities: Jefferson, ScottPLUMBER (REMAINING WORK)$11.41 $10.75 

18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 36 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Marion County?

$70.44 an hour: a $50.05 base wage plus $20.39 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Marion County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $70.44 total is a $50.05 base wage plus $20.39 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitters 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 plumber or pipefitter rate?

DOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 92 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 54 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Grant County group).