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Cement Mason prevailing wage in St. Joseph County, Indiana
$47.74an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$33.94 base wage + $13.80 fringe benefits · PLAS0165-001
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in St. Joseph County, a cement mason must be paid at least $47.74 an hour: a $33.94 base wage plus $13.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $47.74 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 5 cement mason rates for St. Joseph County, from $43.32 to $47.74 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.94 + $13.80
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) | $33.94 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $13.80 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $47.74 |
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 cement mason rate in St. Joseph County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001$47.74
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001$47.74
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY/HIGHWAY (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)PLAS0101-006$45.80
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)PLAS0101-007$43.32
- CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)PLAS0101-007$43.32
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY/HIGHWAY (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)PLAS0101-006 | $31.50 | $14.30 | $45.80 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)PLAS0101-007 | $28.84 | $14.48 | $43.32 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)PLAS0101-007 | $28.84 | $14.48 | $43.32 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001 | $33.94 | $13.80 | $47.74 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH))PLAS0165-001 | $33.94 | $13.80 | $47.74 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
How St. Joseph County compares
The main cement mason 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
- St. Joseph Countybase $33.94$47.74
- Marshall Countybase $28.84$43.32
- Elkhart Countybase $28.84$43.32
- LaPorte Countybase $36.01$61.41
Cement Mason 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 St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaPorte County | CEMENT MASON: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (LAPORTE COUNTY, EASTERN PORTION OF PORTER COUNTY WEST TO BUT NOT INCLUDING CHESTERTON IN THE NORTH AND WEST TO AND INCLUDING KOUTS IN THE SOUTH) | $36.01 | $61.41 | +$13.67 |
| Starke County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NORTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF, WEST TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), STARKE (ENTIRETY)) | $36.01 | $61.41 | +$13.67 |
| St. Joseph County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION (LAKE COUNTY (EXCEPT BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION LYING NORTH OF CROWN POINT AND EAST OF GRIFFITH)) | $33.94 | $47.74 | |
| Marshall County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (MARSHALL COUNTY AND PULASKI (SOUTHERN 1/2)) | $28.84 | $43.32 | −$4.42 |
| Elkhart County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $28.84 | $43.32 | −$4.42 |
| Kosciusko County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $28.84 | $43.32 | −$4.42 |
| Fulton County | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (FULTON COUNTY) | $28.84 | $43.32 | −$4.42 |
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 St. Joseph County as CSV · Report an error