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Electrician prevailing wage in Putnam County, Indiana
$73.64an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$45.45 base wage + $28.19 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN (PUTNAM COUNTY) · ELEC0481-001
$35.49an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$27.31 base wage + $8.18 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN · SUIN2023-008
$73.64an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$45.45 base wage + $28.19 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, DECATUR, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, PUTNAM, RIPLEY, RUSH AND SHELBY COUNTIES) · ELEC0481-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Putnam County, an electrician must be paid at least $73.64 an hour: a $45.45 base wage plus $28.19 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260003 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $73.64 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260003, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC0481-001 (May 31, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Putnam County, an electrician must be paid at least $35.49 an hour: a $27.31 base wage plus $8.18 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260048 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $35.49 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260048, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIN2023-008 (May 17, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Putnam County, an electrician must be paid at least $73.64 an hour: a $45.45 base wage plus $28.19 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $73.64 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0481-003 (March 31, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 3 electrician rates for Putnam County, from $35.49 to $73.64 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.45 + $28.19
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) | $45.45 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $28.19 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $73.64 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $27.31 + $8.18
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) | $27.31 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $8.18 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $35.49 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $45.45 + $28.19
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) | $45.45 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $28.19 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $73.64 |
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 electrician rate in Putnam County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- ELECTRICIAN (PUTNAM COUNTY)Building · ELEC0481-001$73.64
- ELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, DECATUR, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, PUTNAM, RIPLEY, RUSH AND SHELBY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · ELEC0481-003$73.64
- ELECTRICIANResidential · SUIN2023-008$35.49
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN (PUTNAM COUNTY)BuildingELEC0481-001 | $45.45 | $28.19 | $73.64 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
| ELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, DECATUR, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, PUTNAM, RIPLEY, RUSH AND SHELBY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyELEC0481-003 | $45.45 | $28.19 | $73.64 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| ELECTRICIANResidentialSUIN2023-008 | $27.31 | $8.18 | $35.49 | IN20260048 Mod 1 |
How Putnam County compares
The main electrician 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
- Putnam Countybase $45.45$73.64
- Hendricks Countybase $45.45$73.64
- Parke Countybase $43.30$68.62
- Clay Countybase $43.30$68.62
Electrician 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 Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | ELECTRICIAN (PUTNAM COUNTY) | $45.45 | $73.64 | |
| Hendricks County | ELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $45.45 | $73.64 | same |
| Morgan County | ELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $45.45 | $73.64 | same |
| Montgomery County | ELECTRICIAN (BARTHOLOMEW, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, JOHNSON, MADISON, MARION, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN AND SHELBY COUNTIES) | $45.45 | $73.64 | same |
| Parke County | ELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $43.30 | $68.62 | −$5.02 |
| Clay County | ELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $43.30 | $68.62 | −$5.02 |
| Owen County | ELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $43.30 | $68.62 | −$5.02 |
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 IN20260003 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260003/2
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 Putnam County as CSV · Report an error