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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Porter County, Indiana
$72.44an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · : LINEMAN )
$50.28 base wage + $22.16 fringe benefits · ELEC1393-003
Porter County uses the same utility lineman rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in Porter County, a utility lineman working as : lineman ) must be paid at least $72.44 an hour: a $50.28 base wage plus $22.16 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $72.44 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC1393-003 (January 2, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
DOL lists 5 utility lineman rates for Porter County, from $48.20 to $72.44 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $50.28 + $22.16
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) | $50.28 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $22.16 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $72.44 |
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.
Every utility lineman rate in Porter County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003$72.44
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 3 (BACKHOE OVER 1/2 YARD BUCKET CAPACITY, CRANES RATED AT 15 TON OR MORE CAPACITY) 95% OF J.L. RATE (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003$68.88
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1: (DIGGERS 5TH WHEEL TYPE TRUCKS, CRAWLER TYPE, D-4 AND SMALLER, BUCKET TRUCKS AND LIVE BOOM TYPE LINE TRUCKS) (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003$57.25
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: GROUNDMAN-TRUCK DRIVER (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003$48.20
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: GROUNDMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003$48.20
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003 | $50.28 | $22.16 | $72.44 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: GROUNDMAN-TRUCK DRIVER (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003 | $31.49 | $16.71 | $48.20 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: GROUNDMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003 | $31.49 | $16.71 | $48.20 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 3 (BACKHOE OVER 1/2 YARD BUCKET CAPACITY, CRANES RATED AT 15 TON OR MORE CAPACITY) 95% OF J.L. RATE (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003 | $47.35 | $21.53 | $68.88 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1: (DIGGERS 5TH WHEEL TYPE TRUCKS, CRAWLER TYPE, D-4 AND SMALLER, BUCKET TRUCKS AND LIVE BOOM TYPE LINE TRUCKS) (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30))ELEC1393-003 | $38.33 | $18.92 | $57.25 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
How Porter County compares
The main utility lineman 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
- Porter Countybase $50.28$72.44
- Lake Countybase $50.28$72.44
- Starke Countybase $50.28$72.66
- Jasper Countybase $50.28$72.66
Electrical Utility Lineman 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 utility lineman rates for Porter County are the same as in 1 other county: Lake.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starke County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | +$0.22 |
| Jasper County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | +$0.22 |
| Pulaski County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | +$0.22 |
| Newton County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | +$0.22 |
| Marshall County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | +$0.22 |
| Porter County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30)) | $50.28 | $72.44 | |
| Lake County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30)) | $50.28 | $72.44 | same |
Indiana utility lineman 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 Porter County as CSV · Report an error