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Boilermaker prevailing wage, Rice County group, Minnesota (34 counties)

DLI sets the same boilermaker rates, row for row, in 34 counties: 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 and Wilkin. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$80.28an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$48.35 base wage + $31.93 fringe benefits · Adjacent-county rate

On Minnesota public works in each of these 34 counties, a boilermaker must be paid at least $80.28 an hour: a $48.35 base wage plus $31.93 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: $48.35 + $31.93

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)$48.35
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$31.93
Total hourly rate, as printed$80.28

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon boilermaker 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
Aitkin CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260027 Mod 2same
Becker CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260029 Mod 2same
Beltrami CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260030 Mod 2same
Brown CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260034 Mod 2same
Cass CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260037 Mod 2same
Chippewa CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260038 Mod 2same
Clearwater CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260041 Mod 2same
Cook CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260042 Mod 2same
Faribault CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260048 Mod 2same
Grant CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260052 Mod 2same
Kanabec CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260059 Mod 2same
Kandiyohi CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260060 Mod 2same
Lake of the Woods CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260065 Mod 2same
Mahnomen CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260069 Mod 2same
Marshall CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260070 Mod 2same
Martin CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260071 Mod 2same
Meeker CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260073 Mod 2same
Mille Lacs CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260074 Mod 2same
Morrison CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260075 Mod 2same
Nicollet CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260078 Mod 2same
Norman CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260080 Mod 2same
Otter Tail CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260082 Mod 2same
Pennington CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260083 Mod 2same
Pine CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260084 Mod 2same
Pope CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260087 Mod 2same
Red Lake CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260089 Mod 2same
Redwood CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260090 Mod 2same
Rice CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260092 Mod 2same
Stevens CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260101 Mod 2same
Todd CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260103 Mod 2same
Wadena CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260106 Mod 2same
Waseca CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260107 Mod 2same
Watonwan CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260109 Mod 2same
Wilkin CountyBOILERMAKER$80.28 MN20260110 Mod 2same

How the Rice County group compares

The main boilermaker 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

$11.85Pipestone$80.28Aitkin
RiceNearby: Aitkin $80.28, Becker $80.28, Beltrami $80.28, Brown $80.28, Cass $80.28, Chippewa $80.28, Clearwater $80.28, Cook $80.28, Faribault $80.28, Grant $80.28, Kanabec $80.28, Kandiyohi $80.28, Lake of the Woods $80.28, Mahnomen $80.28, Marshall $80.28, Martin $80.28, Meeker $80.28, Mille Lacs $80.28, Morrison $80.28, Nicollet $80.28, Norman $80.28, Otter Tail $80.28, Pennington $80.28, Pine $80.28, Pope $80.28, Red Lake $80.28, Redwood $80.28, Stevens $80.28, Todd $80.28, Wadena $80.28, Waseca $80.28, Watonwan $80.28, Wilkin $80.28Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Rice, 62 the same, 22 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Rice County groupbase $48.35$80.28
  2. Le Sueur Countybase $48.35$80.28
  3. Steele Countybase $46.00$77.93
  4. Scott Countybase $48.35$80.28

Which county is in which boilermaker group

Every Minnesota county with a boilermaker rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

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.

Minnesota boilermaker 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: 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 · Wilkin

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