Contracts awarded before July 1, 2015 for construction over $350,000 may still carry legacy prevailing wage terms, but new contracts do not. That does not make Indiana paperwork-free on a federal job, it just means the only rulebook is the federal one.
Indiana's state prevailing wage law (the Common Construction Wage Act) was repealed effective July 1, 2015.
Indiana at a glance
- No state prevailing wage law applies, only the federal Davis-Bacon Act on federally funded work.
- Contracts awarded before July 1, 2015 for construction over $350,000 may still carry legacy prevailing wage terms, but new contracts do not.
- On a federally funded or assisted job over $2,000, the standard WH-347 and SAM.gov rates apply exactly as they would anywhere else.
U.S. DOL: State Prevailing Wage Laws
What this means for your paperwork
There is no Indiana form to add to the pile. A federally funded Indiana project just needs the federal WH-347, filed weekly. Certified Payroll only handles the federal side: it checks the rate against the live SAM.gov wage determination and fills out the WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance. It does not file Indiana's own state form, so budget for that as a separate step if a different state law ever applies.
Frequently asked
Does Indiana have its own prevailing wage law?+
No. Indiana's state prevailing wage law (the Common Construction Wage Act) was repealed effective July 1, 2015.
Does Certified Payroll file Indiana's state certified payroll form?+
Certified Payroll files the federal WH-347 under Davis-Bacon. Since Indiana has no state form of its own to add, a federally funded Indiana project only needs the one report, and that is what it handles.
This is a general informational summary, not legal advice, and covers state-level rules only. Verify current requirements with Indiana's labor department or a qualified compliance advisor before relying on it.