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Plasterer prevailing wage in Porter County, Indiana
$50.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$32.70 base wage + $17.70 fringe benefits · PLAS0165-001
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in Porter County, a plasterer must be paid at least $50.40 an hour: a $32.70 base wage plus $17.70 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $50.40 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PLAS0165-001 (June 1, 2012). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 4 plasterer rates for Porter County, from $50.40 to $50.60 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.70 + $17.70
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) | $32.70 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.70 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $50.40 |
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 plasterer rate in Porter County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (NORTHWARD ON LAKE COUNTY LINE TO AND INCLUDING THE CITY OF MERRILLVILLE, BUT NOT THE CITY LIMITS OF CROWN POINT) AND PORTER COUNTIES)PLAS0406-001$50.60
- PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (NORTHWARD ON LAKE COUNTY LINE TO AND INCLUDING THE CITY OF MERRILLVILLE, BUT NOT THE CITY LIMITS OF CROWN POINT) AND PORTER COUNTIES)PLAS0406-001$50.60
- PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001$50.40
- PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001$50.40
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001 | $32.70 | $17.70 | $50.40 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001 | $32.70 | $17.70 | $50.40 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (NORTHWARD ON LAKE COUNTY LINE TO AND INCLUDING THE CITY OF MERRILLVILLE, BUT NOT THE CITY LIMITS OF CROWN POINT) AND PORTER COUNTIES)PLAS0406-001 | $33.28 | $17.32 | $50.60 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (NORTHWARD ON LAKE COUNTY LINE TO AND INCLUDING THE CITY OF MERRILLVILLE, BUT NOT THE CITY LIMITS OF CROWN POINT) AND PORTER COUNTIES)PLAS0406-001 | $33.28 | $17.32 | $50.60 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
How Porter County compares
The main plasterer 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 $32.70$50.40
- Lake Countybase $33.28$50.60
- LaPorte Countybase $32.70$50.40
- Pulaski Countybase $26.81$39.21
Plasterer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (NORTHWARD ON LAKE COUNTY LINE TO AND INCLUDING THE CITY OF MERRILLVILLE, BUT NOT THE CITY LIMITS OF CROWN POINT) AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $33.28 | $50.60 | +$0.20 |
| Porter County | PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH)) | $32.70 | $50.40 | |
| LaPorte County | PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH)) | $32.70 | $50.40 | same |
| Newton County | PLASTERER (NEWTON COUNTY) | $32.70 | $50.40 | same |
| St. Joseph County | PLASTERER (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH)) | $32.70 | $50.40 | same |
| Pulaski County | PLASTERER (MARSHALL COUNTY AND PULASKI (SOUTHERN 1/2)) | $26.81 | $39.21 | −$11.19 |
| Marshall County | PLASTERER (MARSHALL COUNTY AND PULASKI (SOUTHERN 1/2)) | $26.81 | $39.21 | −$11.19 |
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