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Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer prevailing wage, Olmsted County group, Minnesota (28 counties)

DLI sets the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates, row for row, in 28 counties: Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Olmsted, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Wilkin and Winona. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$67.22an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$41.23 base wage + $25.99 fringe benefits · Adjacent-county rate

On Minnesota public works in each of these 28 counties, an asbestos and lead abatement laborer must be paid at least $67.22 an hour: a $41.23 base wage plus $25.99 in fringe.

DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026); this rate, effective December 22, 2025. The rates "must be ascertained before the state asks for bids" and written into the contract, with their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43). Checked against dli.mn.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $41.23 + $25.99

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLI prints the fringe as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$41.23
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$25.99
Total hourly rate, as printed$67.22

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates in these counties

The counties share DLI's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DLI
Benton CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260031 Mod 2same
Big Stone CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260032 Mod 2same
Cass CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260037 Mod 2same
Chippewa CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260038 Mod 2same
Clay CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260040 Mod 2same
Cottonwood CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260043 Mod 2same
Dodge CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260046 Mod 2same
Douglas CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260047 Mod 2same
Faribault CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260048 Mod 2same
Fillmore CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260049 Mod 2same
Kandiyohi CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260060 Mod 2same
Lincoln CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260067 Mod 2same
Meeker CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260073 Mod 2same
Mower CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260076 Mod 2same
Murray CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260077 Mod 2same
Olmsted CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260081 Mod 2same
Pipestone CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260085 Mod 2same
Pope CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260087 Mod 2same
Redwood CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260090 Mod 2same
Steele CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260100 Mod 2same
Stevens CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260101 Mod 2same
Swift CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260102 Mod 2same
Traverse CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260104 Mod 2same
Wabasha CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260105 Mod 2same
Wadena CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260106 Mod 2same
Waseca CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260107 Mod 2same
Wilkin CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260110 Mod 2same
Winona CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260111 Mod 2same

How the Olmsted County group compares

The main asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Minnesota

$25.86Kittson$67.52Aitkin
OlmstedNearby: Benton $67.22, Big Stone $67.22, Cass $67.22, Chippewa $67.22, Clay $67.22, Cottonwood $67.22, Dodge $67.22, Douglas $67.22, Faribault $67.22, Fillmore $67.22, Kandiyohi $67.22, Lincoln $67.22, Meeker $67.22, Mower $67.22, Murray $67.22, Pipestone $67.22, Pope $67.22, Redwood $67.22, Steele $67.22, Stevens $67.22, Swift $67.22, Traverse $67.22, Wabasha $67.22, Wadena $67.22, Waseca $67.22, Wilkin $67.22, Winona $67.22Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 15 counties pay more than Olmsted, 65 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Olmsted County groupbase $41.23$67.22
  2. Wabasha Countybase $41.23$67.22
  3. Dodge Countybase $41.23$67.22
  4. Kanabec Countybase $40.83$67.52

Which county is in which asbestos and lead abatement laborer group

Every Minnesota county with a asbestos and lead abatement laborer rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Itasca County group, 12 localities: Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Clearwater, Itasca, Kanabec, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Norman, PineASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$40.83 $67.52 
St. Louis County group, 3 localities: Cook, Koochiching, St. LouisASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$40.83 $67.52 
Olmsted County group, 28 localities: Benton, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Meeker, Mower, Murray, Olmsted, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Wilkin, WinonaASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$41.23 $67.22 
Stearns County group, 22 localities: Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, WatonwanASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$41.23 $67.22 
Hennepin County group, 10 localities: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, WashingtonASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$41.23 $67.22 
Wright County group, 3 localities: Goodhue, Sibley, WrightASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$41.23 $67.22 
Le Sueur County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Le SueurASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$41.23 $67.22 
Yellow Medicine CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$41.23 $67.22 
Marshall County group, 3 localities: Marshall, Pennington, RoseauASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$32.58 $52.73 
Polk CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$31.78 $51.13 
Red Lake CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$31.78 $51.13 
Kittson CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER (729)$18.94 $25.86 

8 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 4 counties with rates of their own.

Minnesota asbestos and lead abatement laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

DLI's notes, in DLI's words.

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Benton · Big Stone · Cass · Chippewa · Clay · Cottonwood · Dodge · Douglas · Faribault · Fillmore · Kandiyohi · Lincoln · Meeker · Mower · Murray · Olmsted · Pipestone · Pope · Redwood · Steele · Stevens · Swift · Traverse · Wabasha · Wadena · Waseca · Wilkin · Winona

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your basic rate to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site and give payroll copies to the contracting agency within 14 days of each pay period (Minn. Stat. 177.43). DLI Prevailing Wage: 651-284-5091.

Source

Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). For the row this page leads with:

We read DLI's consolidated commercial and highway/heavy PDFs line by line and check every number with a second, separate reader. Basic plus fringe equals DLI's printed total on every priced row. How we check · Download every Minnesota rate as CSV · Report an error