Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage in Steuben County, Indiana

$15.13an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.13 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUIN2012-005

Steuben County uses the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates as 15 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Steuben County, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic must be paid at least $15.13 an hour: a $15.13 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260020 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.13 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260020, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIN2012-005 (August 13, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.13 + $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)	$15.13
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$15.13

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.

How Steuben County compares

The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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

Steuben Countybase $15.13$15.13
DeKalb Countybase $15.13$15.13
LaGrange Countybase $15.13$15.13
Noble Countybase $15.13$15.13

Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for Steuben County are the same as in 15 other counties: Adams, Blackford, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Grant, Kosciusko, LaGrange and 7 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Steuben County
Steuben County	HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION	$15.13	$15.13
DeKalb County	HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION	$15.13	$15.13	same
LaGrange County	HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION	$15.13	$15.13	same
Noble County	HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION	$15.13	$15.13	same
Kosciusko County	HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION	$15.13	$15.13	same
Huntington County	HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION	$15.13	$15.13	same

Indiana refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 IN20260020 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260020/1

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 Steuben County as CSV · Report an error