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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Starke County, Indiana
3 Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Starke County for building, residential, highway and heavy construction, with 121 rates across 25 trades. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $100.71 an hour and refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic the lowest at $15.13, base plus fringe.
The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Indiana modification we hold is dated July 30, 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 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
Starke County rates by trade, highest first
Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists. All bars share one scale. The table below lists the same rates A to Z with classifications.
- Elevator Constructor$100.71
- Operating Engineer$87.35
- Millwright$84.85
- Electrician$81.89
- Inland Boatman$81.88
- Boilermaker$81.41
- Carpenter$78.24
- Utility Lineman$72.66
- Abatement Laborer$72.13
- Heat & Frost Insulator$72.13
- Plaster Tender$70.94
- Terrazzo Worker$70.27
- Plumber / Pipefitter$67.96
- Sheet Metal Worker$67.52
- Ironworker$62.32
- Cement Mason$61.41
- Fence Builder$60.95
- Glazier$58.89
- Roofer$55.59
- Bricklayer$55.33
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$55.20
- Painter$52.36
- Laborer$48.58
- Telecom Technician$40.87
- Refrigeration Mechanic$15.13
All trades and classifications, A to Z
One main rate per trade, with its classification and base wage. Open a trade for its other classifications, dated steps and DOL's notes. Click a column heading to sort.
| Trade | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.13 | $41.20 | 1 |
| Boilermaker · Elkhart County group | BOILERMAKER | $81.41 | $43.24 | 1 |
| Bricklayer | BRICKLAYER (TILE AND MARBLE WORKERS) | $55.33 | $33.00 | 5 |
| Carpenter | CARPENTER (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI & STARKE COUNTIES) | $78.24 | $43.58 | 4 |
| Cement Mason | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NORTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF, WEST TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), STARKE (ENTIRETY)) | $61.41 | $36.01 | 3 |
| Electrical Utility Lineman · Marion County group | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 | 3 |
| Electrician · Starke County group | ELECTRICIAN (JASPER, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $81.89 | $49.00 | 3 |
| Elevator Constructor · Elkhart County group | ELEVATOR MECHANIC (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL AND STARKE COUNTIES) A) PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. B) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR HOURLY RATE TO VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE | $100.71 | $62.27 | 1 |
| Fence Builder | LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 CONSTRUCTION LABORER, CARPENTER TENDER, FENCE ERECTOR, GRADE CHECKER, GUARD RAIL ERECTOR, CONTINUOUS STEEL ROD OR MAT INSTALLER, WIRE MESH LAYER, JOINT MAN (MORTAR, MASTIC, AND ALL OTHER TYPES), LIGHTING INSTALLER (PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY), LINEMAN FOR AUTOMATIC GRADE MAKER ON PAVING MACHINES, MORTAR MAN, MULTI-PLANT ERECTOR, RIP-RAP INSTALLER (ALL PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS), ROAD MARKING AND DELINEATION LABORER, SETTING AND PLACING OF ALL PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, SING INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SPRAYING OF ALL EPOXY, CURING COMPOUND, OR LIKE MATERIAL, FLAGPERSON, AIR TOOL, POWER TOOL OPERATOR, ASPHALT RAKER MAN, BATCH TRUCK DUMPER, BRIDGE HAND RAIL ERECTOR, HANDLER (BULK OR BAG CEMENT), CHAIN SAW MAN, CONCRETE PUDDLER, CONCRETE RUBBER, CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR, CORE DRILL OPERATOR, EYE LEVEL, HAND BLADE OPERATOR HYDRO SEEDER MAN, MOTOR DRIVEN GEORGIA BUGGY OPERATOR, POWER DRIVEN COMPACTOR OR TAPER OPERATOR, POWER SAW OPERATOR, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLY MAN, SREED MAN OR SCREW MAN ON ASPHALT PAVER, REGAR INSTALLER, SANDBLASTER MAN, SEALER APPLICATOR FOR ASPHALT (TOXIC), SETTING AND PLACING PRE-STRESSED ON PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, SIDE RAIL SETTERS (FOR SIDEWALK, SIDE DITCHES, RADII, AND PAVEMENT), SPREADER BOX TENDER (MANUA OR POWER DRIVEN), STRAW BLOWER MAN, SUBSUREFACE DRAIN AND CULVERT PIPE LAYER, CONCRETE CONVEYOR, HORIZONAL BORING AND JACKMAN AND SHEETMAN, PIPE GREADE MAN, WINCH AND WINDLESS OPERATOR CONDUIT INSTALLER, SOD LAYER (NEWTON COUNTY) | $60.95 | $33.45 | 12 |
| Glazier · Elkhart County group | GLAZIER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTY) | $58.89 | $34.22 | 2 |
| Inland Boatman · Jasper County group | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, UNDERGROUND & UTILITY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 DECK HAND, HETHERINGTON DRIVER, MECHANICAL HEATER (1 TO 5), OUTBOARD OR INBOARD MOTOR BOAT, OILER, POWER SAW (CONCRETE POWER DRIVEN), WATER PUMP, GRASSCUTTER. (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $81.88 | $35.95 | 1 |
| Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Elkhart County group | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.13 | $41.20 | 4 |
| Ironworker · Elkhart County group | IRONWORKER (KOSCIUSKO (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND LAGRANGE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $62.32 | $35.40 | 10 |
| Laborer | LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $48.58 | $29.88 | 10 |
| Millwright · Jasper County group | MILLWRIGHT (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI & STARKE COUNTIES) | $84.85 | $47.92 | 3 |
| Operating Engineer · Starke County group | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1 MECHANIC, ASPHALT PLANT, AUTO GRADER; BATC PLANT, BENOTO (REQUIRES 2 ENGINEERS), BOILER AND THROTTLE VALVE, BORING MACHINE, (MINING MACHINE CAISSON RIGS, CENTRAL REDI-MIX PLANT, COMBINATION BACKHOE, ENDLOADER WITH BACKHOE BUCKET OVER 1/2 CU. YD., COMBINATION TUGGER HOIST AND AIR COMPRESSOR, COMPRESSOR AND THROTTLE, CONCRETE BREAKER (TRUCK MOUNTED), CONCRETE CONVEYOR (TRUCK MOUNTED), CONCRETE PAVER 27E CU. FT. AND UNDER, CONCRETE PAVER OVER 27E CU. FT., CONCRETE PUMP/GROUT PUMP WITH BOOM (TRUCK MOUNTED), CONCRETE TOWER, CRANES AND BACKHOES (ALL), CRANES, HAMMERHEAD TOWER, CRETE CRANE, DERRICKS (ALL), DERRICKS (TRAVELING) FORKLIFT, LULL TYPE, FORKLIFT (10 TON & OVER, HOIST 1, 2, AND 3 DRUMS, HOIST, 2 TUGGER ONE FLOOR, HYDRAULIC BOOM TRUCK, :ASER SCREED, LOCOMOTIVES, ALL MOTOR PATROL, MUCKING MACHINE, PILE DRIVING & SKID RIG, PIT MACHINES, PRE-STRESS MACHINES, PUMP CRETES & SIMILAR TYPES, ROCK DRILL (SELF- PROPELLED), ROCK DRILL (TRUCK MOUNTED), SLIP-FORM PAVER, STRADDLE BUGGIES, TRACTOR WITH BOOM & SIDE BOOM, TRENCHING MACHINE, WINCH TRACTOR (JASPER, NEWTON, PULASKI & STARKE COUNTIES) | $87.35 | $48.70 | 16 |
| Painter · Starke County group | PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) | $52.36 | $32.50 | 12 |
| Plaster Tender | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MASONS TENDERS; MORTAR MIXERS; WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC); CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER; CEMENT NOZZLE; CEMENT GUN; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, AND MASON; WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATOR; AIR TOOL OPERATORS AND ALL PHEUMATIC TOOL OPERATORS; AIR AND ELECTRIC VIBRATORS AND CHIPPING HAMMER OPERATORS; ASBESTOS REMOVAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL (STARKE COUNTY) | $70.94 | $40.64 | 1 |
| Plumber / Pipefitter · Starke County group | PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTER (JASPER (S OF THE N. SIDE OF THE CITY OF RENSSELEAR), MARSHALL, PULASKI AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $67.96 | $44.93 | 6 |
| Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic · Montgomery County group | HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION | $15.13 | $15.13 | 1 |
| Roofer · Kosciusko County group | ROOFER: COMPOSITION (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $55.59 | $34.55 | 4 |
| Sheet Metal Worker · LaGrange County group | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK) | $67.52 | $40.19 | 1 |
| Teamster (Truck Driver) · Starke County group | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 1 SINGLE/BATCHES AXLE STRAIGHT TRUCKS; BATCH TRUCKS, WET OR DRY 3 (34E) AXLE OR LESS; SINGLE AXLE GREASE AND MAINTENANCE TRUCK (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $55.20 | $34.69 | 14 |
| Telecommunications Technician · Jasper County group | ELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN ONLY) (JASPER, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $40.87 | $27.64 | 1 |
| Terrazzo Worker · Jasper County group | TILE, MARBLE & TERRAZZO WORKER (JASPER, NEWTON & STARKE COUNTIES) | $70.27 | $42.05 | 2 |
Wage determinations for Starke County
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this page names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | IN20260005 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IN20260021 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | IN20260006 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
| Heavy | IN20260006 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
Questions about Starke County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Starke County?
$81.89 an hour: a $49.00 base wage plus $32.89 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260005, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in Starke County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Starke County?
$48.58 an hour: a $29.88 base wage plus $18.70 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260005, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in Starke County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Starke County, the $100.71 total is a $62.27 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Starke County?
It depends on the kind of construction: IN20260005 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, IN20260021 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction and IN20260006 (modification 3, July 30, 2026) for highway and heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Starke County share its rates with other counties?
For 18 of its 25 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Electrician rates, for example, are the same in 2 counties (the Starke County group). The other 7 are Starke County's own.