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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage in St. Joseph County, Indiana
$78.33an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$49.77 base wage + $28.56 fringe benefits
PLUMBER (LAKE, LAPORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LAPORTE) AND PORTER COUNTIES) · PLUM0210-001
$48.01an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$34.01 base wage + $14.00 fringe benefits
PLUMBER · PLUM0136-013
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in St. Joseph County, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $78.33 an hour: a $49.77 base wage plus $28.56 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $78.33 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PLUM0210-001 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in St. Joseph County, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $48.01 an hour: a $34.01 base wage plus $14.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260051 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $48.01 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260051, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier PLUM0136-013 (April 1, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 5 plumber or pipefitter rates for St. Joseph County, from $44.93 to $79.62 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $49.77 + $28.56
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) | $49.77 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $28.56 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $78.33 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $34.01 + $14.00
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) | $34.01 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $14.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $48.01 |
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 plumber or pipefitter rate in St. Joseph County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PIPEFITTER (LAKE (ENTIRE COUNTY), LA PORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LA PORTE), PORTER (ENTIRE COUNTY))Building, Highway, Heavy · PLUM0597-003$79.62
- PLUMBER (LAKE, LAPORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LAPORTE) AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · PLUM0210-001$78.33
- SPRINKLER FITTERBuilding, Highway, Heavy · SFIN0669-002$72.08
- PLUMBERResidential · PLUM0136-013$48.01
- PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (LA PORTE COUNTY (CITY OF LAPORTE) AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)Building, Highway, Heavy · PLUM0172-006$44.93
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (LA PORTE COUNTY (CITY OF LAPORTE) AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyPLUM0172-006 | $44.93 | $0.00 | $44.93 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PLUMBER (LAKE, LAPORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LAPORTE) AND PORTER COUNTIES)Building, Highway, HeavyPLUM0210-001 | $49.77 | $28.56 | $78.33 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PIPEFITTER (LAKE (ENTIRE COUNTY), LA PORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LA PORTE), PORTER (ENTIRE COUNTY))Building, Highway, HeavyPLUM0597-003 | $48.50 | $31.12 | $79.62 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| SPRINKLER FITTERBuilding, Highway, HeavySFIN0669-002 | $44.20 | $27.88 | $72.08 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PLUMBERResidentialPLUM0136-013 | $34.01 | $14.00 | $48.01 | IN20260051 Mod 1 |
How St. Joseph County compares
The main plumber or pipefitter 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 $49.77$78.33
- Marshall Countybase $44.93$67.96
- Elkhart Countybase $45.06$68.22
- LaPorte Countybase $44.93$44.93
Plumber / Pipefitter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County | PLUMBER (LAKE, LAPORTE (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF LAPORTE) AND PORTER COUNTIES) | $49.77 | $78.33 | |
| Elkhart County | PLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $45.06 | $68.22 | −$10.11 |
| Kosciusko County | PLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $45.06 | $68.22 | −$10.11 |
| Marshall County | PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (JASPER (S OF THE N. SIDE OF THE CITY OF RENSSELEAR), MARSHALL, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $44.93 | $67.96 | −$10.37 |
| Starke County | PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (JASPER (S OF THE N. SIDE OF THE CITY OF RENSSELEAR), MARSHALL, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $44.93 | $67.96 | −$10.37 |
| Fulton County | PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (CASS AND FULTON COUNTIES) | $44.93 | $67.96 | −$10.37 |
| LaPorte County | PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (LA PORTE COUNTY (CITY OF LAPORTE) AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $44.93 | $44.93 | −$33.40 |
Indiana plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map
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