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Minnesota boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's prevailing wage on Minnesota public works runs from $11.85 an hour in Pipestone County to $80.28 in Aitkin County. The median county is $80.28.

Boilermaker rate in each Minnesota county, A to Z

85 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Aitkin CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-01-2025-12-22
Anoka CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Hennepin County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-02-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Becker CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-03-2025-12-22
Beltrami CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-04-2025-12-22
Benton CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-05-2025-12-22
Big Stone CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Nobles County group
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-06-2025-12-22
Blue Earth CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-07-2025-12-22
Brown CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-08-2025-12-22
Carlton CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-09-2025-12-22
Carver CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-10-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Cass CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-11-2025-12-22
Chippewa CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-12-2025-12-22
Chisago CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-13-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Clay CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-14-2025-12-22
Clearwater CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-15-2025-12-22
Cook CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-16-2025-12-22
Cottonwood CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-17-2025-12-22
Crow Wing CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$41.39 $28.82 $70.21 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-18-2025-12-22
Dakota CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Hennepin County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-19-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Dodge CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-20-2025-12-22
Douglas CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-21-2025-12-22
Faribault CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-22-2025-12-22
Fillmore CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-23-2025-12-22
Freeborn CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-24-2025-12-22
Goodhue CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-25-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Grant CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-26-2025-12-22
Hennepin CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Hennepin County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-27-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Houston CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$32.00 $7.04 $39.04 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-28-2025-12-22
Hubbard CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-29-2025-12-22
Isanti CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Hennepin County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-30-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Itasca CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-31-2025-12-22
Jackson CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-32-2025-12-22
Kanabec CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-33-2025-12-22
Kandiyohi CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-34-2025-12-22
Koochiching CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-36-2025-12-22
Lac qui Parle CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-37-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lake CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-38-2025-12-22
Lake of the Woods CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-39-2025-12-22
Le Sueur CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Le Sueur County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-40-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lyon CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$17.29 $6.56 $23.85 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-42-2025-12-22
Mahnomen CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-43-2025-12-22
Marshall CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-44-2025-12-22
Martin CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-45-2025-12-22
McLeod CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-46-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Meeker CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-47-2025-12-22
Mille Lacs CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-48-2025-12-22
Morrison CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-49-2025-12-22
Mower CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-50-2025-12-22
Murray CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Nobles County group
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-51-2025-12-22
Nicollet CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-52-2025-12-22
Nobles CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Nobles County group
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-53-2025-12-22
Norman CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-54-2025-12-22
Olmsted CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-55-2025-12-22
Otter Tail CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-56-2025-12-22
Pennington CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-57-2025-12-22
Pine CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-58-2025-12-22
Pipestone CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$11.41 $0.44 $11.85 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-59-2025-12-22
Polk CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-60-2025-12-22
Pope CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-61-2025-12-22
Ramsey CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Hennepin County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-62-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Red Lake CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-63-2025-12-22
Redwood CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-64-2025-12-22
Renville CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-65-2025-12-22
Rice CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-66-2025-12-22
Rock CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)
$20.13 $0.44 $20.57 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-67-2025-12-22
Roseau CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-68-2025-12-22
Scott CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-70-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Sherburne CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-71-2025-12-22
Sibley CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-72-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
St. Louis CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-69-2025-12-22
Stearns CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · St. Louis County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-73-2025-12-22
Steele CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-74-2025-12-22
Stevens CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-75-2025-12-22
Swift CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Nobles County group
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-76-2025-12-22
Todd CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-77-2025-12-22
Traverse CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Nobles County group
$41.94 $29.99 $71.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-78-2025-12-22
Wabasha CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-79-2025-12-22
Wadena CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-80-2025-12-22
Waseca CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-81-2025-12-22
Washington CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-82-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Watonwan CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-83-2025-12-22
Wilkin CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Rice County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-84-2025-12-22
Winona CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Fillmore County group
$46.00 $31.93 $77.93 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-85-2025-12-22
Wright CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Washington County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-86-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Yellow Medicine CountyBOILERMAKERS (702) · Le Sueur County group
$48.35 $31.93 $80.28 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-87-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermakers (702)), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). 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 October 25, 2026.

Polk County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourRed Lake County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMeeker County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourIsanti County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourRock County boilermaker: $20.57 per hourCarver County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourKandiyohi County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourCottonwood County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourFreeborn County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourBenton County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourDouglas County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMurray County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourPipestone County boilermaker: $11.85 per hourCarlton County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourAitkin County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourRice County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourWatonwan County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourOtter Tail County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourPennington County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMahnomen County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourRoseau County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourMartin County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourBeltrami County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourSt. Louis County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourDodge County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourLe Sueur County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourSteele County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourNobles County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourSibley County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourOlmsted County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourLyon County boilermaker: $23.85 per hourRenville County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourTodd County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourCook County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeRedwood County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourLake County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourBrown County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourKittson County: no rate for this tradeLac qui Parle County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourWaseca County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourHouston County boilermaker: $39.04 per hourJackson County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourWashington County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourChisago County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourFaribault County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourBlue Earth County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourNicollet County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourStevens County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMille Lacs County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMower County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourHubbard County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourBig Stone County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourWadena County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourChippewa County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourWabasha County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourKoochiching County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourNorman County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourBecker County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourGoodhue County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourRamsey County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourYellow Medicine County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourFillmore County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourWright County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourWilkin County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourSwift County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourMarshall County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourPine County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourScott County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourClearwater County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourCrow Wing County boilermaker: $70.21 per hourDakota County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourItasca County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourCass County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourKanabec County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourSherburne County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourWinona County boilermaker: $77.93 per hourPope County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMcLeod County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourLake of the Woods County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourMorrison County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourClay County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourHennepin County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourAnoka County boilermaker: $80.28 per hourTraverse County boilermaker: $71.93 per hourStearns County boilermaker: $80.28 per hour
$11$77$80$80$80$80Boilermaker, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Minnesota?

$11.85 to $80.28 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $80.28. 7 groups of counties with identical rates and 8 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Rice County group34 counties$80.28
  2. St. Louis County group14 counties$80.28
  3. Washington County group8 counties$80.28
  4. Hennepin County group5 counties$80.28
  5. Le Sueur County group2 counties$80.28
  6. Fillmore County group9 counties$77.93
  7. Olmsted County1 county$77.93
  8. Nobles County group5 counties$71.93
  9. Cottonwood County1 county$71.93
  10. Lac qui Parle County1 county$71.93
  11. Crow Wing County1 county$70.21
  12. Houston County1 county$39.04
  13. Lyon County1 county$23.85
  14. Rock County1 county$20.57
  15. Pipestone County1 county$11.85
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Rice County group, 34 localities: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Cook, Faribault, Grant, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Rice, Stevens, Todd, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, WilkinBOILERMAKERS (702)$48.35 $80.28 
St. Louis County group, 14 localities: Benton, Blue Earth, Carlton, Clay, Douglas, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Polk, Renville, Sherburne, St. Louis, StearnsBOILERMAKERS (702)$48.35 $80.28 
Washington County group, 8 localities: Carver, Chisago, Goodhue, McLeod, Scott, Sibley, Washington, WrightBOILERMAKERS (702)$48.35 $80.28 
Hennepin County group, 5 localities: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, RamseyBOILERMAKERS (702)$48.35 $80.28 
Le Sueur County group, 2 localities: Le Sueur, Yellow MedicineBOILERMAKERS (702)$48.35 $80.28 
Fillmore County group, 9 localities: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Jackson, Mower, Roseau, Steele, Wabasha, WinonaBOILERMAKERS (702)$46.00 $77.93 
Olmsted CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$46.00 $77.93 
Nobles County group, 5 localities: Big Stone, Murray, Nobles, Swift, TraverseBOILERMAKERS (702)$41.94 $71.93 
Cottonwood CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$41.94 $71.93 
Lac qui Parle CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$41.94 $71.93 
Crow Wing CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$41.39 $70.21 
Houston CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$32.00 $39.04 
Lyon CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$17.29 $23.85 
Rock CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$20.13 $20.57 
Pipestone CountyBOILERMAKERS (702)$11.41 $11.85 

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

DLI's schedules list journeyworker rates only. Apprentices in a registered program are paid the program's rate (Minn. R. 5200.1070); anyone else on the payroll gets the full rate for the work performed.

Questions about Minnesota boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Hennepin County?

$80.28 an hour: a $48.35 base wage plus $31.93 in fringe, under DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Hennepin County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hennepin County the $80.28 total is a $48.35 base wage plus $31.93 in fringe, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Minnesota?

Over 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week is paid at 1½ times the basic hourly rate; the fringe isn't multiplied. Every DLI schedule says overtime after 8 hours "must be paid even if the worker does not exceed forty (40) hours" (Minn. Stat. 177.42, subd. 4). DLI publishes no weekend or holiday multipliers.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

DLI's schedules list journeyworker rates only. Apprentices in a registered program are paid the program's rate (Minn. R. 5200.1070); anyone else on the payroll gets the full rate for the work performed.

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DLI often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Minnesota, the 85 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 34 counties (the Rice County group).