Minnesota prevailing wage

State law, federal determinations, and how to find the rate that applies

• Minnesota has its own prevailing-wage law (Minn. Stat. §§177.41–177.44), applying to public-works contracts over $2,500 (one trade) / $25,000 (multiple trades), administered by Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry (DLI).
• The U.S. Department of Labor has 123 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 87 Minnesota counties as of 2026-07-30 (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
• Market context: the average private construction worker in Minnesota earned $1,873/week (≈ $46.83/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #4 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.

Projects funded in whole or part by state funds; the dollar figures are exemption thresholds in §177.43 (state projects); §177.44 highway contracts have no dollar threshold.

How to find the required rate

1. State or locally funded project: use the rate schedules from Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry (DLI) - official Minnesota prevailing-wage portal.
2. Federally funded project: find the county in the Minnesota determination index and open the official SAM.gov document for your construction type.
3. Read the classification line - base rate plus fringe (how to read a determination); compute totals and overtime with the calculator.

Federal determinations at a glance

Building: 87 · Heavy: 10 · Highway: 10 · Residential: 26 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the Minnesota wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 27 active SCA determinations for Minnesota.

Recently revised determinations

• MN20260240 (rev 2) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway
• MN20260239 (rev 2) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway
• MN20260238 (rev 2) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway

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What construction actually pays here

Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in Minnesota at $1,873/week (+6.8% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on Minnesota construction wages.

Learn the system

What a prevailing wage is · The Davis-Bacon Act · Certified payroll · Fringe calculator

Data on this page is from U.S. government public-domain sources - free to reuse with credit and a link to prevailingwageindex.com.