Indiana prevailing wage
State law, federal determinations, and how to find the rate that applies
- Indiana has no state prevailing-wage law - only the federal Davis-Bacon Act applies, on federally funded construction over $2,000. (2015 — Common Construction Wage Act (IC 5-16-7) repealed, effective July 1, 2015.)
- The U.S. Department of Labor has 41 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 92 Indiana counties as of (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
- Market context: the average private construction worker in Indiana earned $1,614/week (≈ $40.35/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #27 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.
Recent change: 2015 — Common Construction Wage Act (IC 5-16-7) repealed, effective July 1, 2015.
The repeal also bars public agencies from mandating wage scales on public works.
How to find the required rate
- State or locally funded project: no state prevailing-wage requirement - check any local ordinances and the funding source.
- Federally funded project: find the county in the Indiana determination index and open the official SAM.gov document for your construction type.
- Read the classification line - base rate plus fringe (how to read a determination); compute totals and overtime with the calculator.
Federal determinations at a glance
Building: 14 · Heavy: 2 · Highway: 2 · Residential: 26 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the Indiana wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 55 active SCA determinations for Indiana.
Recently revised determinations
- IN20260006 (rev 3) - modified , Heavy, Highway
What construction actually pays here
Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in Indiana at $1,614/week (0.0% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on Indiana construction wages.
Learn the system
What a prevailing wage is · The Davis-Bacon Act · Certified payroll · Fringe calculator
Data on this page is from U.S. government public-domain sources - free to reuse with credit and a link to prevailingwageindex.com.