What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a boilermaker in Indiana?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Indiana publish 8 boilermaker classification rates ranging from $43.24 to $58.91 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Indiana have a published boilermaker rate?

80 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one boilermaker classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Indiana may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Indiana prevailing wage page.

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Boilermaker prevailing wage rates in Indiana

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 6 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Indiana publish 8 boilermaker classification rates, across 6 determinations covering 80 counties.
Those published base rates run from $43.24 to $58.91 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway.
Last determination revision affecting boilermaker rates in Indiana: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Indiana's active federal determinations that is a form of boilermaker work (boilers, pressure vessels and tank fabrication) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

IN20260001 rev 3 · Building, Heavy, Highway · La Porte, Lake, Porter, St Joseph, St Joseph

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER (LAKE COUNTY, CITY OF HAMMOND; NORTH OF 114TH STREET)	$58.91	39.75	BOIL0001-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
BOILERMAKER	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IN20260001 on SAM.gov.

IN20260002 rev 2 · Building · Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone and 32 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IN20260002 on SAM.gov.

IN20260003 rev 2 · Building · Clay, Gibson, Greene, Owen, Parke, Posey and 6 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IN20260003 on SAM.gov.

IN20260004 rev 2 · Building · Brown, Clark, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd and 11 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER (REMAINING COUNTIES)	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
BOILERMAKER (DEARBORN AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES)	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IN20260004 on SAM.gov.

IN20260005 rev 2 · Building · Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Marshall, Newton and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IN20260005 on SAM.gov.

IN20260014 rev 2 · Building · Dubois, Pike

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$43.24	38.17	BOIL0374-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: IN20260014 on SAM.gov.

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