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Laborer prevailing wage in Porter County, Indiana
$70.19an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$39.89 base wage + $30.30 fringe benefits
LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); ROOFER TENDERS, CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LUTEMEN; ASPHALT RAKERS; KETTLEM, EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN AND SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FT. DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNCRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LINE OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) · LABO0081-004
$63.37an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$37.34 base wage + $26.03 fringe benefits
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL) · LABO0081-007
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in Porter County, a laborer must be paid at least $70.19 an hour: a $39.89 base wage plus $30.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $70.19 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.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Porter County, a laborer must be paid at least $63.37 an hour: a $37.34 base wage plus $26.03 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260054 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $63.37 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260054, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier LABO0081-007 (June 1, 2022). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 11 laborer rates for Porter County, from $55.37 to $93.83 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $39.89 + $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) | $39.89 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $30.30 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $70.19 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.34 + $26.03
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) | $37.34 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $26.03 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $63.37 |
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 laborer rate in Porter County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION GROUP 2 AIR COMPORESSOR (3) (FEEDING A COMMON RECEIVER); ASPHALT SPREADER; BOILERS; BULLDOZERS; COMBINATION BACKHOE END LOADER WITH BACKHOE BUCKET 1/2 CU. YD. AND UNDER OR WITH ATTACHMENTS; CORBOY DRILLING MACHINE; GRADER, ELEVATING; GROUTING MACHINES; GUARD RAIL POST DRIVER; HIGHLIFT SHOVEL OR FRONTEND LOADER; HOIST (AUTOMATIC), HOIST (ALL ELEVATORS); HOIST (TUGGER AND SINGLE DRUM); POST HOLE DIGGER; ROLLERS (ALL); SCOOP (TRACTOR DRAWN); STONE CRUSHERS; TOURNAPULL; WINCH TRUCKS (LAKE, LAPORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · ENGI0150-001$93.83
- LABORERS: GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MEN; DRILLERS, AIR TRACK OR WAGON DRILLING FOR EXPLOSIVES; LABORER SPECIALIST (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-004$71.19
- LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); ROOFER TENDERS, CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LUTEMEN; ASPHALT RAKERS; KETTLEM, EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN AND SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FT. DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNCRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LINE OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-004$70.19
- LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INDCHES; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLER (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERAIL DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE SAW; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; APPLYING OF CURING COMPOUND; SINKING OF WELLPOINTS; DEWATERING HEADER SYSTEMS (LAKE COUNTY (WESTERN HALF))Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0041-001$68.16
- LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)Residential · LABO0081-007$63.37
- LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; GENERAL LABORER; CONCRETE SAW, JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (LAKE, LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-001$61.95
- LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (LA PORTE & PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-002$61.95
- LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER: LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDERS (ELECTRIC OR OXY-ACETYLENE). (LAKE, LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-001$61.25
- LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (LA PORTE & PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-002$61.25
- LABORERS:: GROUP 1 (LA PORTE & PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · LABO0081-002$60.95
- LABORER: PIPELAYERResidential · LABO0081-009$55.37
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION GROUP 2 AIR COMPORESSOR (3) (FEEDING A COMMON RECEIVER); ASPHALT SPREADER; BOILERS; BULLDOZERS; COMBINATION BACKHOE END LOADER WITH BACKHOE BUCKET 1/2 CU. YD. AND UNDER OR WITH ATTACHMENTS; CORBOY DRILLING MACHINE; GRADER, ELEVATING; GROUTING MACHINES; GUARD RAIL POST DRIVER; HIGHLIFT SHOVEL OR FRONTEND LOADER; HOIST (AUTOMATIC), HOIST (ALL ELEVATORS); HOIST (TUGGER AND SINGLE DRUM); POST HOLE DIGGER; ROLLERS (ALL); SCOOP (TRACTOR DRAWN); STONE CRUSHERS; TOURNAPULL; WINCH TRUCKS (LAKE, LAPORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyENGI0150-001 | $47.90 | $45.93 | $93.83 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INDCHES; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS WORKING DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLER (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERAIL DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE SAW; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; APPLYING OF CURING COMPOUND; SINKING OF WELLPOINTS; DEWATERING HEADER SYSTEMS (LAKE COUNTY (WESTERN HALF))Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0041-001 | $39.26 | $28.90 | $68.16 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; GENERAL LABORER; CONCRETE SAW, JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (LAKE, LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-001 | $34.45 | $27.50 | $61.95 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER: LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDERS (ELECTRIC OR OXY-ACETYLENE). (LAKE, LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-001 | $33.75 | $27.50 | $61.25 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS:: GROUP 1 (LA PORTE & PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-002 | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK AND WAGON DRILLMAN; CONCRETE BARRIER RAIL FORM SETTER; DYNAMITE AND POWDER MAN; GENERAL LEADMAN; CONCRETE SAW JOINT CONTROL CUTTING (LA PORTE & PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-002 | $34.45 | $27.50 | $61.95 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2 CUTTING TORCH BURNER; LASER BEAM ALIGNER; MANHOLE ERECTOR; SEWER PIPE LAYER; WATER LINE INSTALLER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT; WELDER (ELECTRIC OR EXY-ACETYLENE) IN CONNECTION WITH WATERLINE AND SEWER WORK, HOD CARRIER (TENDING BRICKLAYERS); TVING AND ASSOCIATED GROUTING OF UTILITY LINES (LA PORTE & PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-002 | $33.75 | $27.50 | $61.25 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MEN; DRILLERS, AIR TRACK OR WAGON DRILLING FOR EXPLOSIVES; LABORER SPECIALIST (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-004 | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); ROOFER TENDERS, CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LUTEMEN; ASPHALT RAKERS; KETTLEM, EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN AND SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FT. DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNCRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LINE OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyLABO0081-004 | $39.89 | $30.30 | $70.19 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)ResidentialLABO0081-007 | $37.34 | $26.03 | $63.37 | IN20260054 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERResidentialLABO0081-009 | $31.74 | $23.63 | $55.37 | IN20260054 Mod 1 |
How Porter County compares
The main laborer 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
Porter $70.1921622
$11.62Jefferson$70.19Lake
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Porter Countybase $39.89$70.19
- Lake Countybase $39.89$70.19
- LaPorte Countybase $39.89$70.19
- Starke Countybase $29.88$48.58
Laborer 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); ROOFER TENDERS, CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LUTEMEN; ASPHALT RAKERS; KETTLEM, EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN AND SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FT. DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNCRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LINE OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $39.89 | $70.19 | |
| Lake County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); ROOFER TENDERS, CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LUTEMEN; ASPHALT RAKERS; KETTLEM, EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN AND SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FT. DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNCRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LINE OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $39.89 | $70.19 | same |
| LaPorte County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASON OR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN, RAILROAD WORKERS, MASONRY WALL WORKERS, (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); ROOFER TENDERS, CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, PORTABLE WATER, PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; WATERPROOFING; HAULING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LUTEMEN; ASPHALT RAKERS; KETTLEM, EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMAN AND SHEETMEN IN DITCHES MORE THAN 6 FT. DEEP; LABORERS IN DITCHES 6' DEEP OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNCRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD); SEWER PIPE LAYERS; MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATOR; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATOR; CEMENT, LINE OR SILICA CLAY HANDERS; HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIALS DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATOR; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING; SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLER (LAKE (EASTERN HALF), LA PORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $39.89 | $70.19 | same |
| Starke County | LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $29.88 | $48.58 | −$21.61 |
| Jasper County | LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $29.88 | $48.58 | −$21.61 |
| Pulaski County | LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $29.88 | $48.58 | −$21.61 |
| Newton County | LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $29.88 | $48.58 | −$21.61 |
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
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