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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Sullivan County, Indiana
3 Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Sullivan County for building, residential, highway and heavy construction, with 125 rates across 25 trades. Of each trade's main rate, bricklayer is the highest at $1,338.38 an hour and tunnel worker the lowest at $39.18, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
Sullivan 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.
- Bricklayer$1,338.38
- Elevator Constructor$98.61
- Boilermaker$81.41
- Utility Lineman$72.66
- Electrician$68.62
- Plumber / Pipefitter$67.75
- Ironworker$64.39
- Millwright$64.33
- Sheet Metal Worker$62.45
- Heat & Frost Insulator$61.78
- Fence Builder$60.95
- Pile Driver$60.54
- Carpenter$59.54
- Operating Engineer$56.90
- Glazier$56.58
- Tile Setter$56.38
- Abatement Laborer$55.28
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$55.20
- Plasterer$49.82
- Laborer$49.67
- Roofer$48.30
- Telecom Technician$48.07
- Painter$47.91
- Cement Mason$42.00
- Tunnel Worker$39.18
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 · Vanderburgh County group | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING AND DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (DAVIESS, DUBOIS, GIBSON, KNOX, MARTIN, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, SULLIVAN, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $55.28 | $33.44 | 1 |
| Boilermaker · Vanderburgh County group | BOILERMAKER | $81.41 | $43.24 | 1 |
| Bricklayer · Vigo County group | BRICKLAYER: TERRAZZO FINISHER (TERRE HAUTE CLAY, GIBSON, REENE, PARKE, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $1,338.38 | $23.38 | 8 |
| Carpenter | CARPENTER: CARPENTER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $59.54 | $33.08 | 3 |
| Cement Mason · Greene County group | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $42.00 | $28.50 | 2 |
| Electrical Utility Lineman · Marion County group | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 | 3 |
| Electrician · Vigo County group | ELECTRICIAN (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $68.62 | $43.30 | 3 |
| Elevator Constructor · Vigo County group | ELEVATOR MECHANIC (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) A) PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERN'S 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 | $98.61 | $60.17 | 1 |
| Fence Builder · Hendricks County group | 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 | 14 |
| Glazier · Vigo County group | GLAZIER (CLAY; GREENE; OWEN; PARKE; PUTNAM; SULLIVAN; VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $56.58 | $36.03 | 2 |
| Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Vanderburgh County group | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR: INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AN FINISHES TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. ALSO THE APPLICATION OF FIRESTOPPING MATERIAL OPENINGS AND PENETRATIONS IN WALLS, FLOORS, CEILINGS, CURTAIN WALLS AND ALL LEAD ABATEMENT (GIBSON, POSEY, SULLIVAN, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $61.78 | $38.19 | 2 |
| Ironworker · Vigo County group | IRONWORKER (CLAY, DAVIESS, GREENE, KNOX, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $64.39 | $38.00 | 10 |
| Laborer · Vigo County group | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERERS); IRONWORKER TENDER; MECHANIC TENDER; CIVIL ENGINEER TENDER; RODMEN AND CHAINMEN; SIGNALMEN AND FLAGMAN, WINDOW WASHER & CLEANER; WATERBOY AND TOOLHOUSEMAN; ROOFER TENDER; RAILROAD WORKER; MASONRY WALL WASHER (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CARPENTER TENDER; ALL OTHER TENDERS NOT LISTED; PORTABLE WATER PUMP WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3"; WIREMESH; FIRE PREVENTION; FIRE WATCH; FIRE STOP TENDER (GIBSON, POSEY, VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $49.67 | $30.47 | 9 |
| Millwright · Gibson County group | MILLWRIGHT, ZONE 2 (GIBSON, GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $64.33 | $35.00 | 2 |
| Operating Engineer · Vigo County group | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 POWER CRANES, DRAGLINES, DERRICKS, SHOVELS, GRADALLS, MECHANICS, TRACTOR HIGHLIFT, TOURNADOZER, CONCRETE MIXERS WITH SKIP, TOURNAMIXER, TWO-DRUM MACHINE, ONE-DRUM HOIST WITH TOWER OR BOOM, CABLEWAYS, TOWER MACHINES, MOTOR PATROL, BOOM TRACTOR, BOOM OR WINCH TRUCK, WINCH OR HYDRAULIC BOOM TRUCK, TRUCK CRANE, TOURNAPULL, TRACTOR OPERATING SCOOPS, BULLDOZER, PUSH TRACTOR, ASPHALT PLANER, FINISHING MACHINE ON ASPHALT, LARGE ROLLERS ON EARTH, ROLLERS ON ASPHALT MIX, ROSS CARRIER OR SIMILAR MACHINE, GRAVEL PROCESSING MACHINE, ASPHALT PLANT ENGINEER, PAVER OPERATOR, FARM TRACTOR WITH HALF YARD BUCKET AND/OR BACKHOE ATTACHMENTS, DREDGE ENGINEER, OR DREDGE OPERATOR, CENTRAL MIX PLANT ENGINEER, CMI OR SIMILAR TYPE MACHINE, TRUCK OR SKID MOUNTED CONCRETE PUMP, TOWER CRANE, ENGINE OR ROCK CRUSHER PLANT, CONCRETE PLANT ENGINEER, DITCHING MACHINE WITH DUAL ATTACHMENT, TRACTOR MOUNTED LOADERS, CHERRY PICKER, HYDRO CRANE, STANDARD OR DINKEY LOCOMOTIVES, SCOOPMOBILES, EUCLID LOADER, SOIL CEMENT MACHINE, BACK FILLER, ELEVATING MACHINE, POWER BLADE, DRILLING MACHINES INCLUDING WELL TESTING, CAISSONS, SHAFT OR ANY SIMILAR TYPE DRILLING MACHINES, MOTOR DRIVEN PAINT MACHINE, PIPE CLEANING MACHINE, PIPE WRAPPING MACHINE, PIPE BENDING MACHINE, APSCO PAVER, BORING MACHINE, (EQUIPMENT GREASED), BARBER-GREENE LOADERS, FORMLESS PAVER, (WELL POINT SYSTEM), CONCRETE SPREADER, HYDRA AX, SPAN SAW AND SIMILAR TYPES, MARINE SCOOPS, BRUSH MULCHER, BRUSH BURNER, MESH PLACER, TREE MOVER, HELICOPTER CREW (3), PILEDRIVER - SKID OR CRAWLER, STUMP REMOVER, ROOT RAKE, TUG BOAT OPERATOR, REFRIGERATING MACHINE, FREEZING OPERATOR, CHAIR CART-SELF PROPELLED, HYDRA SEEDER, STRAW BLOWER POWER SUB GRADER, BULL FLOAT, FINISHING MACHINE, SELF-PROPELLED PAVEMENT BREAKER (BACKHOE ATTACHED), LULL (OR SIMILAR TYPE MACHINE), TWO AIR COMPRESSORS, COMPRESSORS HOOKED IN MAIFOLD, OVERHEAD CRANE, CHIP SPREADER, MUD CAT, SULL-AIR FORK LIFTS (EXCEPT WHEN USED FOR LANDSCAPING WORK), SOIL STABILAZER (SEAMAN TILLER, BO MAG, RAGO GATOR AND SIMILAR TYPES OR EQUIPMENT), TUBE FLOAT, SPRAY MACHINE, CURING MACHINE, CONCRETE OR ASPHALT MILLING MACHINE, SNOOPER TRUCK OPERATOR. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $56.90 | $33.90 | 13 |
| Painter · Vigo County group | PAINTER BRUSH, ROLLER (NON-BRIDGE WORK) | $47.91 | $31.02 | 9 |
| Pile Driver · Gibson County group | CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (GREENE, GIBSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES) | $60.54 | $34.08 | 1 |
| Plasterer · Greene County group | PLASTERER: AREA #46 (CLAY, GIBSON, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, POSEY, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VANDERBURGH, VERMILLION, VIGO AND WARRICK COUNTIES) | $49.82 | $31.50 | 1 |
| Plumber / Pipefitter · Vigo County group | PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $67.75 | $46.42 | 6 |
| Roofer · Vigo County group | ROOFER (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $48.30 | $30.00 | 5 |
| Sheet Metal Worker · Vigo County group | SHEET METAL WORKER HVAC DUCT WORK (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $62.45 | $39.53 | 4 |
| Teamster (Truck Driver) · Vigo 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 | 17 |
| Telecommunications Technician · Vigo County group | COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN: INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICE OF RADIO, TELEVISION, RECORDING, VOICE SOUND AND VISION PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES USED FOR DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND PRIVATE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $48.07 | $30.00 | 2 |
| Tile Setter · Vigo County group | BRICKLAYER: TILE LAYER, MARBLE MASON, MOSAIC WORKER (TERRE HAUTE CLAY, DAVIESS, GIBSON, GREENE, KNOX, MARTIN, PARKE, PIKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION AND VIGO COUNTIES) | $56.38 | $38.16 | 1 |
| Tunnel Worker · Vigo County group | LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 1: Cage Tenders, Dump Men, Flagman, Signalman, Top Laborers, Rod Men (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES) | $39.18 | $23.18 | 5 |
Wage determinations for Sullivan 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 | IN20260003 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IN20260050 | 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 Sullivan County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Sullivan County?
$68.62 an hour: a $43.30 base wage plus $25.32 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260003, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in Sullivan County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Sullivan County?
$49.67 an hour: a $30.47 base wage plus $19.20 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260003, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in Sullivan 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 bricklayer, the highest-paid trade in Sullivan County, the $1,338.38 total is a $23.38 base wage plus $1,315.00 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Sullivan County?
It depends on the kind of construction: IN20260003 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, IN20260050 (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 Sullivan County share its rates with other counties?
For 24 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 3 counties (the Vigo County group). The other 1 are Sullivan County's own.