AWS New Carlisle
Partially operationalUnion labor reported
Amazon Web Services' $11 billion data center campus in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, with about 2,250 MW of capacity. It is partially operational. More than 100 members of the painters' union (IUPAT District Council 91) work on the project through ten IUPAT signatory subcontractors.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 2,250 MW
- Estimated cost
- $11,000,000,000
- Building size
- Not available
- Construction start
- Sep 2024Groundbreaking
- Expected completion
- Not available
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Owner
Unions
- IUPAT District Council 91 · Union labor reported · Painters
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Laborers
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Plasterers & cement masons
- Roofers
- Elevator constructors
- Teamsters (drivers)
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in St. Joseph County, by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 153 · effective Jun 3, 2019ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION, INSPECTION, MODIFICATION, MAINTENANC…Overtime 1.5× $69.00 · Double time 2× $92.00 · Benefits /hr $29.23 | $46.00 | $69.00 | $92.00 | $29.23 | $75.23 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 172 · effective Jun 1, 2025PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER, STEAMFITTEROvertime 1.5× $67.40 · Double time 2× $89.86 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $44.93 | $67.40 | $89.86 | $0.00 | $44.93 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 292 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKEROvertime 1.5× $59.64 · Double time 2× $79.52 · Benefits /hr $25.00 | $39.76 | $59.64 | $79.52 | $25.00 | $64.76 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 · effective Jul 1, 2025SHEET METAL WORKER (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)Overtime 1.5× $66.68 · Double time 2× $88.90 · Benefits /hr $30.43 | $44.45 | $66.68 | $88.90 | $30.43 | $74.88 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 645 · effective Jun 1, 2025LABORERS:: GROUP 2 (ST JOSEPH COUNTY) (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION)Overtime 1.5× $45.57 · Double time 2× $60.76 · Benefits /hr $18.70 | $30.38 | $45.57 | $60.76 | $18.70 | $49.08 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 150 · effective Jun 1, 2025POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION GROUP 1 MECHANIC, ASPHALT PLANT, ASPHAL…Overtime 1.5× $54.23 · Double time 2× $72.30 · Benefits /hr $38.65 | $36.15 | $54.23 | $72.30 | $38.65 | $74.80 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 413 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTER (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)Overtime 1.5× $52.05 · Double time 2× $69.40 · Benefits /hr $25.98 | $34.70 | $52.05 | $69.40 | $25.98 | $60.68 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 374 · effective May 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $64.86 · Double time 2× $86.48 · Benefits /hr $38.17 | $43.24 | $64.86 | $86.48 | $38.17 | $81.41 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 75 · effective Jun 1, 2025ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (REMAINING COUNTIES)Overtime 1.5× $61.80 · Double time 2× $82.40 · Benefits /hr $30.93 | $41.20 | $61.80 | $82.40 | $30.93 | $72.13 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 91 · effective Jun 1, 2025PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGINGOvertime 1.5× $48.75 · Double time 2× $65.00 · Benefits /hr $19.86 | $32.50 | $48.75 | $65.00 | $19.86 | $52.36 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 101 · effective Jun 1, 2018CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)Overtime 1.5× $43.26 · Double time 2× $57.68 · Benefits /hr $14.48 | $28.84 | $43.26 | $57.68 | $14.48 | $43.32 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 23 · effective Jun 1, 2024ROOFER: COMPOSITION (LA PORTE AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)Overtime 1.5× $51.83 · Double time 2× $69.10 · Benefits /hr $21.04 | $34.55 | $51.83 | $69.10 | $21.04 | $55.59 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 44 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANIC (LA PORTE AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) AOvertime 1.5× $93.41 · Double time 2× $124.54 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $62.27 | $93.41 | $124.54 | $38.44 | $100.71 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Union rate · Teamsters Local 135 · effective Apr 1, 2025TRUCK DRIVER, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 TANDEM TRUCKS OVER 15 TONS PAYLOAD…Overtime 1.5× $52.34 · Double time 2× $69.78 · Benefits /hr $20.51 | $34.89 | $52.34 | $69.78 | $20.51 | $55.40 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Union rate · Teamsters Local 364 · effective Jun 1, 2025TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 2 (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ) SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY)Overtime 1.5× $50.93 · Double time 2× $67.90 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $33.95 | $50.93 | $67.90 | $0.00 | $33.95 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IN20260001 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (IN) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IN20260001 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- PCI Magazine (opens in a new tab)pcimag.com · News
- Indianapolis Business Journal (opens in a new tab)ibj.com · News
- Inside Indiana Business (opens in a new tab)insideindianabusiness.com · News
- HenryHire (opens in a new tab)henryhire.com · Other
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