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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Starke County, Indiana
$72.66an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · : LINEMAN
$50.28 base wage + $22.38 fringe benefits · ELEC1393-001
Starke County uses the same utility lineman rates as 75 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Starke County, a utility lineman working as : lineman must be paid at least $72.66 an hour: a $50.28 base wage plus $22.38 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $72.66 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC1393-001 (December 2, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 3 utility lineman rates for Starke County, from $48.42 to $72.66 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $50.28 + $22.38
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) | $50.28 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $22.38 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $72.66 |
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 utility lineman rate in Starke County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)ELEC1393-001$72.66
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT) (DUBOIS, GIBSON, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES)ELEC0702-003$65.00
- LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (REMAINING COUNTIES)ELEC1393-001$48.42
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN-EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT) (DUBOIS, GIBSON, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES)ELEC0702-003 | $43.19 | $21.81 | $65.00 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN TRUCK DRIVER (REMAINING COUNTIES)ELEC1393-001 | $31.49 | $16.93 | $48.42 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES)ELEC1393-001 | $50.28 | $22.38 | $72.66 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
How Starke County compares
The main utility lineman 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
- Starke Countybase $50.28$72.66
- Pulaski Countybase $50.28$72.66
- Marshall Countybase $50.28$72.66
- Porter Countybase $50.28$72.44
Electrical Utility Lineman 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.
DOL's utility lineman rates for Starke County are the same as in 75 other counties: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll and 67 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Starke County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starke County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | |
| Pulaski County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | same |
| Marshall County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | same |
| Fulton County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | same |
| Jasper County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | same |
| White County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $50.28 | $72.66 | same |
| Porter County | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (LAKE & PORTER COUNTIES (CALUMET AREA, NORTH OF U.S. HWY 30)) | $50.28 | $72.44 | −$0.22 |
Indiana utility lineman 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 IN20260006 Mod 3, published July 30, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260006/3
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 Starke County as CSV · Report an error