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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Switzerland County, Indiana
3 Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Switzerland County for building, residential, highway and heavy construction, with 128 rates across 29 trades. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $95.85 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
Switzerland 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$95.85
- Boilermaker$81.41
- Utility Lineman$72.66
- Plumber / Pipefitter$67.75
- Operating Engineer$66.40
- Millwright$65.05
- Ironworker$61.97
- Fence Builder$60.95
- Electrician$60.37
- Pile Driver$59.21
- Carpenter$58.21
- Heat & Frost Insulator$58.02
- Terrazzo Worker$56.03
- Bricklayer$53.40
- Tile Setter$52.86
- Glazier$49.70
- Roofer$48.61
- Cement Mason$48.22
- Laborer$46.93
- Sheet Metal Worker$46.69
- Plaster Tender$46.30
- Painter$46.14
- Telecom Technician$41.74
- Terrazzo Finisher$39.52
- Plasterer$38.90
- Abatement Laborer$38.70
- Tile Finisher$37.49
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$34.44
- 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 · Dearborn County group | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTINGS, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACUUMING, BAGGING & DISPOSING OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (DEARBORN, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, OHIO, RIPLEY SWITZERLAND AND UNION COUNTIES) | $38.70 | $25.00 | 3 |
| Boilermaker · Dearborn County group | BOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $81.41 | $43.24 | 2 |
| Bricklayer · Ripley County group | BRICKLAYER, STONEMASON (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $53.40 | $35.21 | 3 |
| Carpenter · Ripley County group | CARPENTER: CARPENTER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $58.21 | $32.43 | 3 |
| Cement Mason · Ripley County group | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: AREA #821 (BROWN, CLARKE, DEARBORN, FLOYD, FRANKLIN (SOUTHERN 1/2), JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $48.22 | $30.02 | 3 |
| Electrical Utility Lineman · Marion County group | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 | 3 |
| Electrician | ELECTRICIAN (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $60.37 | $38.05 | 3 |
| Elevator Constructor · Dearborn County group | ELEVATOR MECHANIC (DEARBORN, OHIO AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) PAID HOLIDAYS: A. 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 WHO HAS WORKED IN BUSINESS MORE THAN 5 YEARS; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE | $95.85 | $57.41 | 1 |
| Fence Builder · Clark 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 · Dearborn County group | GLAZIER (DEARBORN, FRANKLIN, OHIO, RIPLEY, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $49.70 | $31.95 | 2 |
| Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Dearborn County group | ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR: INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS & FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (DEARBORN, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, OHIO, RIPLEY SWITZERLAND AND UNION COUNTIES) | $58.02 | $35.23 | 3 |
| Ironworker · Ripley County group | IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DEARBORN, DECATUR (REM. OF COUNTY), FAYETTE (SE CORNER), FRANKLIN (S. 3/4), OHIO, RIPLEY (REM. OF COUNTY), SWITZERLAND (REM. OF COUNTY) AND JENNINGS (NE TIP) COUNTIES) | $61.97 | $36.17 | 8 |
| Laborer | LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR MASONS OR PLASTERSRS); RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR & EXTERIOR); PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO 3 INCHES; HANDLING OF CREOSOTE LUMBER OR LIKE TREATED MATERIAL (EXCLUDING RAILROAD MATERIAL); ASPHALT RAKERS AND LUTEMEN; EARTH COMPACTORS; JACKMEN AND SHEETMEN WORKING DITCHES DEEPER THAN SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH; LABORERS IN DITCHES SIX (6) FEET IN DEPTH OR DEEPER; ASSEMBLY OF UNICRETE PUMP; TILE LAYERS (SEWER OR FIELD) AND SEWER PIPE LAYERS (METALLIC OR NON-METALLIC); MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELBARROWS AND CONCRETE BUGGIES; HYSTER OPERATORS; PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLERS; CORE DRILL OPERATORS; CEMENT, LIME OR SILICA CLAY HANDLER (BULK OR BAG); HANDLING OF TOXIC MATERIAL DAMAGING TO CLOTHING; PNEUMATIC SPIKERS; DECK ENGINE AND WINCH OPERATORS; WATER MAIN AND CABLE DUCKING (METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC); SCREED MAN OR SCREW OPERATOR ON ASPHALT PAVER; CHAIN SAW AND DEMOLITION SAW OPERATORS; CONCRETE SAW; CONCRETE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLERS; APPLYING OF CURING COMPOUND; SINKING OF WELLPOINTS; DEWATERING HEADER SYSTEMS. (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FRANKLIN, JENNINGS, OHIO, AND RIPLEY COUNTIES) | $46.93 | $28.38 | 9 |
| Millwright · Dearborn County group | MILLWRIGHT (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $65.05 | $39.10 | 1 |
| Operating Engineer · Ripley County group | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:: GROUP A (BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, CLARK, CRAWFORD, DEARBORN, DECATUR, DUBOIS, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, GIBSON, HARRISON, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENNINGS, LAWRENCE, MARTIN, OHIO, ORANGE, PERRY, PIKE, POSEY, RIPLEY, SCOTT, SPENCER, SWITZERLAND, VANDERBURGH, WARRICK, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES) (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION:) | $66.40 | $46.80 | 10 |
| Painter · Ripley County group | PAINTER: SANDBLASTING, WATERBLASTING (COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL) (DEARBORN, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $46.14 | $31.68 | 13 |
| Pile Driver · Dearborn County group | CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER (DEARBORN, JENNINGS, OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $59.21 | $33.43 | 1 |
| Plaster Tender · Clark County group | LABORERS: GROUP 2 PLASTER TENDERS, MORTAR MIXERS, WELDERS (ACETYLENE OR ELECTRIC), CUTTING TORCH OR BURNER, CEMENT NOZZLE LABORERS, CEMENT GUN OPERATORS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR PLASTERERS, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS WHEN WORKING FOR MASONS WATER BLAST MACHINE OPERATORS. (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $46.30 | $27.40 | 1 |
| Plasterer · Dearborn County group | PLASTERER (DEARBORN, FRANKLIN (SOUTHERN HALF, SOUTH OF A LINE RUNNING EAST AND WEST ESTABLISHED SOUTH OF BROOKVILLE), OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $38.90 | $24.25 | 1 |
| Plumber / Pipefitter · Ripley County group | PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $67.75 | $46.42 | 5 |
| Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic · Jefferson County group | HVAC MECHANIC: DUCT INSTALLATION | $15.13 | $15.13 | 1 |
| Roofer | ROOFER | $48.61 | $32.00 | 3 |
| Sheet Metal Worker | SHEET METAL WORKER (CLARK, FLOYD, HARRISON AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $46.69 | $28.66 | 2 |
| Teamster (Truck Driver) · Ripley County group | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 5 MECHANIC, WITH HIS OWN TOOLS. (BROWN, CLARK, DEARBORN, DECATUR, FAYETTE, FLOYD, FRANKLIN, HENRY, JENNINGS, OHIO, RANDOLPH, RIPLEY, RUSH, SWITZERLAND, UNION, AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $34.44 | $34.02 | 20 |
| Telecommunications Technician · Dearborn County group | ELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN ONLY) (DEARBORN, OHIO, AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $41.74 | $27.20 | 1 |
| Terrazzo Finisher · Dearborn County group | TERRAZZO FINISHER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $39.52 | $25.33 | 3 |
| Terrazzo Worker · Dearborn County group | TERRAZZO WORKER/SETTER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $56.03 | $37.97 | 3 |
| Tile Finisher · Dearborn County group | TILE & MARBLE FINISHER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $37.49 | $24.33 | 3 |
| Tile Setter · Dearborn County group | TILE & MARBLE SETTER; MOSAIC WORKER (BROWN, DEARBORN, DECATUR, JENNINGS,OHIO, RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES) | $52.86 | $35.63 | 3 |
Wage determinations for Switzerland 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 | IN20260004 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IN20260023 | 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 Switzerland County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Switzerland County?
$60.37 an hour: a $38.05 base wage plus $22.32 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260004, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in Switzerland County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Switzerland County?
$46.93 an hour: a $28.38 base wage plus $18.55 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260004, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in Switzerland 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 Switzerland County, the $95.85 total is a $57.41 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Switzerland County?
It depends on the kind of construction: IN20260004 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, IN20260023 (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 Switzerland County share its rates with other counties?
For 25 of its 29 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpenter rates, for example, are the same in 3 counties (the Ripley County group). The other 4 are Switzerland County's own.