Meta Lebanon
Meta's 1,000 MW data center campus of about four million square feet on a 1,500-acre site in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, about 30 miles northwest of Indianapolis, with more than $10 billion of investment. Mortenson and Turner Construction were selected to build it, with Faith Technologies; groundbreaking was in February 2026 and more than 4,000 construction jobs are expected at peak.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Estimated cost
- $10,000,000,000
- Building size
- 4,000,000 sq ft
- Construction start
- Feb 11, 2026Groundbreaking
- Expected completion
- 2027Operational in 2027 or early 2028
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Owner
- General contractor
- Subcontractor
Unions
No union agreement was found in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the site is non-union.
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)
- Carpenters
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Plasterers & cement masons
- Roofers
- Elevator constructors
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Boone 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 481 · effective May 31, 2025ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $68.18 · Double time 2× $90.90 · Benefits /hr $28.19 | $45.45 | $68.18 | $90.90 | $28.19 | $73.64 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 440 · effective Jun 4, 2025PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERSOvertime 1.5× $75.08 · Double time 2× $100.10 · Benefits /hr $20.39 | $50.05 | $75.08 | $100.10 | $20.39 | $70.44 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 22 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKEROvertime 1.5× $57.00 · Double time 2× $76.00 · Benefits /hr $26.39 | $38.00 | $57.00 | $76.00 | $26.39 | $64.39 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 · effective Jul 1, 2025SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT WORK)Overtime 1.5× $60.29 · Double time 2× $80.38 · Benefits /hr $27.33 | $40.19 | $60.29 | $80.38 | $27.33 | $67.52 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 274 · effective Jun 1, 2025LABORERS: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS…Overtime 1.5× $42.72 · Double time 2× $56.96 · Benefits /hr $18.55 | $28.48 | $42.72 | $56.96 | $18.55 | $47.03 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 912 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTER: CARPENTERS, DRYWALLOvertime 1.5× $53.33 · Double time 2× $71.10 · Benefits /hr $24.21 | $35.55 | $53.33 | $71.10 | $24.21 | $59.76 |
| 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 18 · effective Jun 1, 2017ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR: INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIAL…Overtime 1.5× $60.30 · Double time 2× $80.40 · Benefits /hr $25.68 | $40.20 | $60.30 | $80.40 | $25.68 | $65.88 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 47 · effective Jun 1, 2024PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLEROvertime 1.5× $46.53 · Double time 2× $62.04 · Benefits /hr $16.86 | $31.02 | $46.53 | $62.04 | $16.86 | $47.88 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 692 · effective Jun 1, 2025CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER: AREA #532Overtime 1.5× $52.50 · Double time 2× $70.00 · Benefits /hr $20.61 | $35.00 | $52.50 | $70.00 | $20.61 | $55.61 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 119 · effective Sep 1, 2025ROOFERSOvertime 1.5× $48.00 · Double time 2× $64.00 · Benefits /hr $16.61 | $32.00 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $16.61 | $48.61 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 34 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANIC AOvertime 1.5× $90.26 · Double time 2× $120.34 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $60.17 | $90.26 | $120.34 | $38.44 | $98.61 |
- 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 IN20260002 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Data Center Knowledge (opens in a new tab)datacenterknowledge.com · News
- Construction Dive (opens in a new tab)constructiondive.com · News
- Mortenson (opens in a new tab)mortenson.com · Company
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (IN) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination IN20260002 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation (opens in a new tab)iedc.in.gov · Government filing
- The Reporter (opens in a new tab)readthereporter.com · News
- IndyStar (via Yahoo) (opens in a new tab)yahoo.com · News
- Tallo (opens in a new tab)tallo.com · Other
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