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Indiana tunnel worker prevailing wage, county by county

A tunnel worker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Indiana runs from $39.18 an hour in Vigo County to $69.20 in Lake County. The median county is $39.18.

Tunnel Worker rate in each Indiana county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

9 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Clay CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Greene CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Lake CountyLABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK (COMPRESSED & FREE AIR) (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) (LAKE COUNTY (WESTERN HALF)) Premium for all employees working in compressed air shall be as follows: 0 - 15 lbs. $1.00 per hour 16 - 20 lbs. 1.50 per hour 21 - 26 lbs. 2.00 per hour 27 - 33 lbs. 3.00 per hour 34 & over 4.00 per hour
$40.30 $28.90 $69.20 Jun 1, 2025IN20260001 Mod 3
Owen CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Parke CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Putnam CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Sullivan CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Vermillion CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2
Vigo CountyLABORERS: 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) · Vigo County group
$23.18 $16.00 $39.18 Jun 1, 2025IN20260003 Mod 2

Main tunnel worker classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 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 October 25, 2026.

Lawrence County: no rate for this tradeJennings County: no rate for this tradeJay County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradeNoble County: no rate for this tradeWayne County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeHendricks County: no rate for this tradeStarke County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeWabash County: no rate for this tradeAllen County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeMiami County: no rate for this tradeClinton County: no rate for this tradeLaGrange County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeBenton County: no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County: no rate for this tradeGreene County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourPulaski County: no rate for this tradeHuntington County: no rate for this tradeDecatur County: no rate for this tradePosey County: no rate for this tradeGrant County: no rate for this tradeParke County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourScott County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeOhio County: no rate for this tradePerry County: no rate for this tradeKnox County: no rate for this tradeElkhart County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourFountain County: no rate for this tradeLake County tunnel worker: $69.20 per hourTippecanoe County: no rate for this tradeKosciusko County: no rate for this tradeOrange County: no rate for this tradePike County: no rate for this tradeRipley County: no rate for this tradeOwen County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourDubois County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeMartin County: no rate for this tradeWhite County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeBrown County: no rate for this tradeTipton County: no rate for this tradeGibson County: no rate for this tradeWarrick County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeSteuben County: no rate for this tradeVigo County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourSwitzerland County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeHoward County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeHarrison County: no rate for this tradeVermillion County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourBlackford County: no rate for this tradeWells County: no rate for this tradeVanderburgh County: no rate for this tradeAdams County: no rate for this tradeWhitley County: no rate for this tradeDelaware County: no rate for this tradeSt. Joseph County: no rate for this tradeHancock County: no rate for this tradeNewton County: no rate for this tradeRush County: no rate for this tradePutnam County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourSpencer County: no rate for this tradePorter County: no rate for this tradeCass County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeClay County tunnel worker: $39.18 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeDearborn County: no rate for this tradeDaviess County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeJasper County: no rate for this tradeBartholomew County: no rate for this tradeLaPorte County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this trade
$39$39$39$39$39$69Tunnel Worker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tunnel worker make on prevailing wage in Indiana?

$39.18 to $69.20 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $39.18. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Lake County1 county · LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK (COMPRESSE$69.20
  2. Vigo County group8 counties · LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRES$39.18
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Lake CountyLABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK (COMPRESSED & FREE AIR) (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION) (LAKE COUNTY (WESTERN HALF)) Premium for all employees working in compressed air shall be as follows: 0 - 15 lbs. $1.00 per hour 16 - 20 lbs. 1.50 per hour 21 - 26 lbs. 2.00 per hour 27 - 33 lbs. 3.00 per hour 34 & over 4.00 per hour$40.30 $69.20 
Vigo County group, 8 localities: Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, VigoLABORERS: 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)$23.18 $39.18 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Questions about Indiana tunnel worker pay

What is the tunnel worker prevailing wage in Lake County?

$69.20 an hour: a $40.30 base wage plus $28.90 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001, modification 3. Overtime and every tunnel worker classification in Lake County.

Does tunnel worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Lake County the $69.20 total is a $40.30 base wage plus $28.90 in fringe benefits, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tunnel worker prevailing wage pay overtime in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice tunnel workers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same tunnel worker rate?

DOL often publishes the same tunnel worker rates for several counties. Across Indiana, the 9 counties with a tunnel worker rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 8 counties (the Vigo County group).