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Indiana sheet metal worker prevailing wage, county by county

A sheet metal worker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $12.87 an hour in Scott County to $84.37 in Lake County. The median county is $67.52.

Main sheet metal worker classification in each county, 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 sheet metal worker: $66.13 per hourJennings County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourJay County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourJohnson County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourNoble County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourWayne County sheet metal worker: $57.02 per hourFulton County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourHendricks County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourStarke County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourShelby County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourWabash County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourAllen County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourBoone County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourMiami County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourClinton County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourLaGrange County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourFranklin County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourBenton County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourHenry County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourMarshall County sheet metal worker: $74.88 per hourGreene County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourPulaski County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourHuntington County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourDecatur County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourPosey County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourGrant County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourParke County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourScott County sheet metal worker: $12.87 per hourCrawford County sheet metal worker: $46.69 per hourFloyd County sheet metal worker: $46.69 per hourOhio County sheet metal worker: $57.14 per hourPerry County sheet metal worker: $46.69 per hourKnox County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourElkhart County sheet metal worker: $74.88 per hourSullivan County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourFountain County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourLake County sheet metal worker: $84.37 per hourTippecanoe County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourKosciusko County sheet metal worker: $74.88 per hourOrange County sheet metal worker: $27.67 per hourPike County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourRipley County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourOwen County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourDubois County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourMadison County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourMartin County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourWhite County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourJackson County sheet metal worker: $66.13 per hourBrown County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourTipton County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourGibson County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourWarrick County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourClark County sheet metal worker: $46.69 per hourSteuben County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourVigo County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourSwitzerland County sheet metal worker: $46.69 per hourJefferson County sheet metal worker: $12.87 per hourDeKalb County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourHamilton County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourHoward County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourMarion County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourMontgomery County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourMorgan County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourHarrison County sheet metal worker: $46.69 per hourVermillion County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourBlackford County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourWells County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourVanderburgh County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourAdams County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourWhitley County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourDelaware County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourSt. Joseph County sheet metal worker: $74.88 per hourHancock County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourNewton County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourRush County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourPutnam County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourSpencer County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourPorter County sheet metal worker: $84.37 per hourCass County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourFayette County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hourWarren County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourClay County sheet metal worker: $62.45 per hourWashington County sheet metal worker: $27.67 per hourDearborn County sheet metal worker: $57.14 per hourDaviess County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourRandolph County sheet metal worker: $57.02 per hourJasper County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourBartholomew County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourLaPorte County sheet metal worker: $84.37 per hourMonroe County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourCarroll County sheet metal worker: $67.52 per hourUnion County sheet metal worker: $72.38 per hour
$12$62$67$67$67$84Sheet Metal Worker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a sheet metal worker make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

19 groups of counties with identical rates and 29 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Lake County group2 counties$84.37
  2. LaPorte County1 county$84.37
  3. Kosciusko County group2 counties$74.88
  4. Elkhart County1 county$74.88
  5. St. Joseph County1 county$74.88
  6. Henry County group7 counties$72.38
  7. Brown County1 county$72.38
  8. Franklin County1 county$72.38
  9. Grant County group10 counties$67.52
  10. Marion County group7 counties$67.52
  11. LaGrange County group3 counties$67.52
  12. Tippecanoe County group3 counties$67.52
  13. Vanderburgh County group3 counties$67.52
  14. White County group3 counties$67.52
  15. Dubois County group2 counties$67.52
  16. Jasper County group2 counties$67.52
  17. Whitley County group2 counties$67.52
  18. Allen County1 county$67.52
  19. Bartholomew County1 county$67.52
  20. Cass County1 county$67.52
  21. Clinton County1 county$67.52
  22. Daviess County1 county$67.52
  23. Delaware County1 county$67.52
  24. Fulton County1 county$67.52
  25. Gibson County1 county$67.52
  26. Hamilton County1 county$67.52
  27. Howard County1 county$67.52
  28. Knox County1 county$67.52
  29. Madison County1 county$67.52
  30. Martin County1 county$67.52
  31. Monroe County1 county$67.52
  32. Montgomery County1 county$67.52
  33. Spencer County1 county$67.52
  34. Tipton County1 county$67.52
  35. Jackson County1 county$66.13
  36. Lawrence County1 county$66.13
  37. Vigo County group4 counties$62.45
  38. Greene County group2 counties$62.45
  39. Parke County1 county$62.45
  40. Putnam County1 county$62.45

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Lake County group, 2 localities: Lake, PorterSHEET METAL WORKER (LAKE, LAPORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)$84.37 $52.96 
LaPorte CountySHEET METAL WORKER (LAKE, LAPORTE, AND PORTER COUNTIES)$84.37 $52.96 
Kosciusko County group, 2 localities: Kosciusko, MarshallSHEET METAL WORKER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, & MARSHALL)$74.88 $44.45 
Elkhart CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, & MARSHALL)$74.88 $44.45 
St. Joseph CountySHEET METAL WORKER (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)$74.88 $44.45 
Henry County group, 7 localities: Decatur, Fayette, Henry, Jennings, Ripley, Rush, UnionSHEET METAL WORKER (BROWN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, RIPLEY, RUSH AND UNION)$72.38 $45.81 
Brown CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BROWN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, RIPLEY, RUSH AND UNION)$72.38 $45.81 
Franklin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (BROWN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, RIPLEY, RUSH AND UNION)$72.38 $45.81 
Grant County group, 10 localities: Adams, Blackford, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Miami, Noble, Steuben, WabashSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Marion County group, 7 localities: Boone, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, ShelbySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
LaGrange County group, 3 localities: LaGrange, Pulaski, StarkeSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Tippecanoe County group, 3 localities: Benton, Carroll, TippecanoeSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Vanderburgh County group, 3 localities: Posey, Vanderburgh, WarrickSHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH, AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$67.52 $40.19 
White County group, 3 localities: Fountain, Warren, WhiteSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Dubois County group, 2 localities: Dubois, PikeSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Jasper County group, 2 localities: Jasper, NewtonSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Whitley County group, 2 localities: Wells, WhitleySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Allen CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Bartholomew CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Cass CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Clinton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Daviess CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Delaware CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Fulton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Gibson CountySHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH, AND WARRICK COUNTIES)$67.52 $40.19 
Hamilton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Howard CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Knox CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Madison CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Martin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Monroe CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Montgomery CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Spencer CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Tipton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$67.52 $40.19 
Jackson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)$66.13 $40.91 
Lawrence CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)$66.13 $40.91 
Vigo County group, 4 localities: Clay, Sullivan, Vermillion, VigoSHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES)$62.45 $39.53 
Greene County group, 2 localities: Greene, OwenSHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES)$62.45 $39.53 
Parke CountySHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES)$62.45 $39.53 
Putnam CountySHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES)$62.45 $39.53 
Dearborn County group, 2 localities: Dearborn, OhioSHEET METAL WORKER (DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES)$57.14 $34.32 
Wayne County group, 2 localities: Randolph, WayneSHEET METAL WORKER (RANDOLPH AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$57.02 $31.23 
Clark County group, 3 localities: Clark, Floyd, HarrisonSHEET METAL WORKER (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$46.69 $28.66 
Perry County group, 2 localities: Crawford, PerrySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC)$46.69 $28.66 
Switzerland CountySHEET METAL WORKER (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)$46.69 $28.66 
Orange CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT WORK)$27.67 $20.67 
Washington CountySHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT WORK)$27.67 $20.67 
Jefferson County group, 2 localities: Jefferson, ScottSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)$12.87 $12.87 

19 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 29 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Indiana sheet metal worker pay

What is the sheet metal worker prevailing wage in Marion County?

$67.52 an hour: a $40.19 base wage plus $27.33 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every sheet metal worker classification in Marion County.

Does sheet metal worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Marion County the $67.52 total is a $40.19 base wage plus $27.33 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does sheet metal worker 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 sheet metal workers 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 sheet metal worker rate?

DOL often publishes the same sheet metal worker rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 92 counties with a sheet metal worker rate fall into 48 distinct sets of rates, and 19 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 10 counties (the Grant County group).