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Cement Mason prevailing wage in Starke County, Indiana

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$61.41an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$36.01 base wage + $25.40 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NORTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF, WEST TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), STARKE (ENTIRETY)) · PLAS0438-002

$16.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$16.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · SUIN2012-006

$61.41an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$36.01 base wage + $25.40 fringe benefits

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NOTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF WEST TO BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), ALL OF STARKE COUNTY) · PLAS0438-003

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Starke County, a cement mason must be paid at least $61.41 an hour: a $36.01 base wage plus $25.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260005 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $61.41 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260005, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLAS0438-002 (June 1, 2018). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Starke County, a cement mason must be paid at least $16.00 an hour: a $16.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260021 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.00 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260021, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIN2012-006 (August 13, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Starke County, a cement mason must be paid at least $61.41 an hour: a $36.01 base wage plus $25.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $61.41 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PLAS0438-003 (June 1, 2018). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 3 cement mason rates for Starke County, from $16.00 to $61.41 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.01 + $25.40

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)$36.01
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$25.40
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$61.41

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.00 + $0.00

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)$16.00
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.00

Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.01 + $25.40

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)$36.01
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$25.40
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$61.41

When does this rate change?

Every cement mason rate in Starke County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NORTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF, WEST TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), STARKE (ENTIRETY))Building · PLAS0438-002$61.41
  2. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NOTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF WEST TO BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), ALL OF STARKE COUNTY)Highway, Heavy · PLAS0438-003$61.41
  3. CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERResidential · SUIN2012-006$16.00
Hourly rate of each cement mason classification in Starke County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NORTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF, WEST TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), STARKE (ENTIRETY))BuildingPLAS0438-002$36.01 $25.40 $61.41 IN20260005 Mod 2
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NOTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF WEST TO BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), ALL OF STARKE COUNTY)Highway, HeavyPLAS0438-003$36.01 $25.40 $61.41 IN20260006 Mod 3
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHERResidentialSUIN2012-006$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 IN20260021 Mod 1

How Starke 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

$9.97Lawrence$61.41Jasper
StarkeNearby: Pulaski $43.32, LaPorte $61.41, Marshall $43.32Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Starke, 3 the same, 88 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Starke Countybase $36.01$61.41
  2. Pulaski Countybase $28.84$43.32
  3. LaPorte Countybase $36.01$61.41
  4. Marshall Countybase $28.84$43.32

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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Starke County
Starke CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PULASKI (NORTHERN 2/3), JASPER (N. EASTERN PORTION OF, WEST TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING WHEATFIELD), STARKE (ENTIRETY))$36.01 $61.41 
LaPorte CountyCEMENT 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 same
Porter CountyCEMENT 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 same
St. Joseph CountyCEMENT 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 −$13.67
Pulaski CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (MARSHALL COUNTY AND PULASKI (SOUTHERN 1/2))$28.84 $43.32 −$18.09
Marshall CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (MARSHALL COUNTY AND PULASKI (SOUTHERN 1/2))$28.84 $43.32 −$18.09
Fulton CountyCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (FULTON COUNTY)$28.84 $43.32 −$18.09

Indiana cement mason prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Starke County prevailing wage rates

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 IN20260005 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260005/2

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 Starke County as CSV · Report an error