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Indiana refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage, county by county

A refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana is $15.13 an hour in every county that has one (44), for the main classification.

Main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic classification in each county (Hvac mechanic: duct installation), 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourJennings County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourJay County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeNoble County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourWayne County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourFulton County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourHendricks County: no rate for this tradeStarke County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourShelby County: no rate for this tradeWabash County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourAllen County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeMiami County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourClinton County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourLaGrange County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeBenton County: no rate for this tradeHenry County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourMarshall County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourGreene County: no rate for this tradePulaski County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourHuntington County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourDecatur County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourPosey County: no rate for this tradeGrant County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourParke County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourScott County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourCrawford County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourFloyd County: no rate for this tradeOhio County: no rate for this tradePerry County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourKnox County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourElkhart County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County: no rate for this tradeFountain County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourLake County: no rate for this tradeTippecanoe County: no rate for this tradeKosciusko County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourOrange County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourPike County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourRipley County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourOwen County: no rate for this tradeDubois County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeMartin County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourWhite County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeTipton County: no rate for this tradeGibson County: no rate for this tradeWarrick County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeSteuben County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourVigo County: no rate for this tradeSwitzerland County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourJefferson County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourDeKalb County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourHamilton County: no rate for this tradeHoward County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeHarrison County: no rate for this tradeVermillion County: no rate for this tradeBlackford County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourWells County: no rate for this tradeVanderburgh County: no rate for this tradeAdams County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourWhitley County: no rate for this tradeDelaware County: no rate for this tradeSt. Joseph County: no rate for this tradeHancock County: no rate for this tradeNewton County: no rate for this tradeRush County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourPutnam County: no rate for this tradeSpencer County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourPorter County: no rate for this tradeCass County: no rate for this tradeFayette County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourWarren County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeDearborn County: no rate for this tradeDaviess County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourRandolph County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hourJasper County: no rate for this tradeBartholomew County: no rate for this tradeLaPorte County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeUnion County refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic: $15.13 per hour
$15.13$15.13$15.13$15.13$15.13$15.13Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 4 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Kosciusko County group16 counties · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  2. Lawrence County group11 counties · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  3. Montgomery County group7 counties · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  4. Jefferson County group6 counties · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  5. Henry County1 county · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  6. Huntington County1 county · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  7. Jay County1 county · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13
  8. Wayne County1 county · HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Kosciusko County group, 16 localities: Adams, Blackford, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Randolph, Rush, Steuben, Union, WabashHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Lawrence County group, 11 localities: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Parke, Perry, Pike, SpencerHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Montgomery County group, 7 localities: Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, WhiteHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Jefferson County group, 6 localities: Decatur, Jefferson, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, SwitzerlandHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Henry CountyHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Huntington CountyHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Jay CountyHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 
Wayne CountyHVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION$15.13 $15.13 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 4 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic pay

What is the refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage in Kosciusko County?

$15.13 an hour: a $15.13 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260020, modification 1. Overtime and every refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic classification in Kosciusko County.

Does refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kosciusko County the $15.13 total is a $15.13 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate?

DOL often publishes the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 44 counties with a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate fall into 8 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Kosciusko County group).