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Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer prevailing wage, Stearns County group, Minnesota (22 counties)

DLI sets the same asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates, row for row, in 22 counties: Becker, Blue Earth, Brown, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Otter Tail, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Watonwan. 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

On Minnesota public works in each of these 22 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
Becker CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260029 Mod 2same
Blue Earth CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260033 Mod 2same
Brown CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260034 Mod 2same
Crow Wing CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260044 Mod 2same
Freeborn CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260050 Mod 2same
Grant CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260052 Mod 2same
Houston CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260054 Mod 2same
Hubbard CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260055 Mod 2same
Jackson CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260058 Mod 2same
Lyon CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260068 Mod 2same
Martin CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260071 Mod 2same
Morrison CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260075 Mod 2same
Nicollet CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260078 Mod 2same
Nobles CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260079 Mod 2same
Otter Tail CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260082 Mod 2same
Renville CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260091 Mod 2same
Rice CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260092 Mod 2same
Rock CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260093 Mod 2same
Sherburne CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260096 Mod 2same
Stearns CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260099 Mod 2same
Todd CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260103 Mod 2same
Watonwan CountyASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER$67.22 MN20260109 Mod 2same

How the Stearns 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
StearnsNearby: Becker $67.22, Blue Earth $67.22, Brown $67.22, Crow Wing $67.22, Freeborn $67.22, Grant $67.22, Houston $67.22, Hubbard $67.22, Jackson $67.22, Lyon $67.22, Martin $67.22, Morrison $67.22, Nicollet $67.22, Nobles $67.22, Otter Tail $67.22, Renville $67.22, Rice $67.22, Rock $67.22, Sherburne $67.22, Todd $67.22, Watonwan $67.22Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 15 counties pay more than Stearns, 65 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Stearns County groupbase $41.23$67.22
  2. Meeker Countybase $41.23$67.22
  3. Benton Countybase $41.23$67.22
  4. Mille Lacs 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

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Becker · Blue Earth · Brown · Crow Wing · Freeborn · Grant · Houston · Hubbard · Jackson · Lyon · Martin · Morrison · Nicollet · Nobles · Otter Tail · Renville · Rice · Rock · Sherburne · Stearns · Todd · Watonwan

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