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Tunnel Worker prevailing wage, Vigo County group, Indiana (8 counties)
DOL sets the same tunnel worker rates, row for row, in 8 counties: Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$39.18an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$23.18 base wage + $16.00 fringe benefits · LABO0204-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 8 counties, a tunnel worker must be paid at least $39.18 an hour: a $23.18 base wage plus $16.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260003 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $39.18 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260003, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0204-002 (June 1, 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 5 tunnel worker rates for each of these counties, from $39.18 to $48.98 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.18 + $16.00
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) | $23.18 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $16.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $39.18 |
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 tunnel worker rate in the Vigo County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORERS: GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MEN; MASON TENDERS; DRILLERS-AIR TRACK OR WAGON DRILLING FOR EXPLOSIVES LABORERS CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002$48.98
- LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 3: Mucking Machine, Laser Beam, Liner Plate & Ring Setter, Shield Drivers, Power Knife, Welders Burners, Pipe Jacking Machine, Skinners, Maintenance Technician, Miner, Bricklayer Tenders, Concrete Blowers, Drillers, Erectors, Form Men, Jackhammermen, Mining Machine. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002$40.18
- LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 4: Dynamite Men, Drillers air track or wagon drilling for explosives. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002$40.18
- LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 2: Concrete Repairmen, Lock Tenders (pressure side), Motor men, Muckers, Grout Machine, Track Layers, Air Hoist, Key Board, Agitator Car, Car Pushers, Concrete Laborers, Grout Laborers, Lock Tenders (free air side), Steel Setters, Tuggers, Tuggers, Switchmen. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002$39.93
- 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)LABO0204-002$39.18
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)LABO0204-002 | $23.18 | $16.00 | $39.18 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 2: Concrete Repairmen, Lock Tenders (pressure side), Motor men, Muckers, Grout Machine, Track Layers, Air Hoist, Key Board, Agitator Car, Car Pushers, Concrete Laborers, Grout Laborers, Lock Tenders (free air side), Steel Setters, Tuggers, Tuggers, Switchmen. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002 | $23.93 | $16.00 | $39.93 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 3: Mucking Machine, Laser Beam, Liner Plate & Ring Setter, Shield Drivers, Power Knife, Welders Burners, Pipe Jacking Machine, Skinners, Maintenance Technician, Miner, Bricklayer Tenders, Concrete Blowers, Drillers, Erectors, Form Men, Jackhammermen, Mining Machine. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002 | $24.18 | $16.00 | $40.18 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR: GROUP 4: Dynamite Men, Drillers air track or wagon drilling for explosives. (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002 | $24.18 | $16.00 | $40.18 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
| LABORERS: GROUP 3 DYNAMITE MEN; MASON TENDERS; DRILLERS-AIR TRACK OR WAGON DRILLING FOR EXPLOSIVES LABORERS CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CAISSON AND TUNNEL WORK IN COMPRESSED AND FREE AIR (CLAY, GREENE, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, AND VIGO COUNTIES)LABO0204-002 | $30.43 | $18.55 | $48.98 | IN20260003 Mod 2 |
How the Vigo County group compares
The main tunnel worker 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
- Vigo County groupbase $23.18$39.18
- Clay Countybase $23.18$39.18
- Sullivan Countybase $23.18$39.18
- Lake Countybase $40.30$69.20
Which county is in which tunnel worker group
Every Indiana county with a tunnel worker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | LABORERS: 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, Vigo | 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) | $23.18 | $39.18 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Clay · Greene · Owen · Parke · Putnam · Sullivan · Vermillion · Vigo
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Clay: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Greene: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Owen: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Parke: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Putnam: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Sullivan: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Vermillion: IN20260003 Mod 2
- Vigo: IN20260003 Mod 2
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 every Indiana rate as CSV · Report an error