WAGE DATA · SOC 47-2131

INSULATOR PAY
IN INDIANA.

Indiana insulators earn a median of $24.28/hr (BLS 2024). 830 workers employed statewide. Compare market wages, federal prevailing rates, and per-diem baselines below.

// BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS · STATEWIDEOEWS · MAY 2024
HOURLY MEDIAN
$24.28/hr
MEAN HOURLY
$25.84/hr
ANNUAL MEDIAN
$51K
EMPLOYED
830
10th · $17.77MEDIAN · $24.2890th · $35.93
// DAVIS-BACON · FEDERAL PREVAILING WAGE41 ACTIVE WDS

Active Wage Determinations · Indiana

41 active Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations cover Indiana. Each WD sets the legal minimum wage (base + fringe by trade classification) on federally-funded construction in the counties it applies to. Showing the 12 most recently modified — click through for the per-trade rates on sam.gov.

Per-trade rates (the actual $/hr for insulators by county) are published on the SAM.gov detail page for each WD. Browse all 41 Indiana Wage Determinations on sam.gov. If a contractor on a federal job is paying below the WD, file a WH-3 with DOL WHD.

// GSA PER DIEM · FY 2026GSA

Lodging + M&IE by City

The federal government's per-diem rate is the baseline most contractors use. If your job's per diem is below this, you're subsidizing the contractor.

Indianapolis / Carmel
Marion / Hamilton
$213
/day · meals $80
Lafayette / West Lafayette
Tippecanoe
$200
/day · meals $74
Bloomington
Monroe
$194
/day · meals $74
Standard Rate
Indiana
$178
/day · meals $68
// ROADHAND COMMUNITY DATABE FIRST

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FAQ

How much does a insulator earn in Indiana?+
According to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (2024), insulators in Indiana earn a median of $24.28/hr. That's roughly $51K/year for a full-time schedule at straight time.
What's the top pay for insulators in Indiana?+
The top 10% of insulators in Indiana earn more than $35.93/hr (BLS 2024). That represents experienced workers, supervisors, or those on high-per-diem travel contracts.
How many insulators work in Indiana?+
BLS reports 830 insulators employed in Indiana as of 2024. Numbers fluctuate with major construction cycles — when big projects like LNG terminals or data centers start, demand spikes.
Do insulators in Indiana get per diem?+
Per diem is standard on travel contracts. The federal GSA baseline for Indiana is typically $150-$260/day depending on the city. Contractors may set their per diem higher or lower — if it's below the GSA floor, you're subsidizing the contractor's housing budget out of pocket.
What's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage?+
Davis-Bacon rates are the legally-required minimum wages on federally-funded construction projects — base pay plus fringe benefits. Every contractor working a federal job must pay at least the Davis-Bacon rate for that county and trade. Private-sector jobs don't have to match, but many do as a competitive floor.