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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, Olmsted County group, Minnesota (7 counties)

DLI sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 7 counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele and Winona. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$61.43an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · DRYWALL TAPER

$34.94 base wage + $26.49 fringe benefits

On Minnesota public works in each of these 7 counties, a drywall finisher working as drywall taper must be paid at least $61.43 an hour: a $34.94 base wage plus $26.49 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: $34.94 + $26.49

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)$34.94
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$26.49
Total hourly rate, as printed$61.43

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon drywall finisher 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
Dodge CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260046 Mod 2same
Fillmore CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260049 Mod 2same
Mower CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260076 Mod 2same
Olmsted CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260081 Mod 2same
Rice CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260092 Mod 2same
Steele CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260100 Mod 2same
Winona CountyDRYWALL TAPER$61.43 MN20260111 Mod 2same

How the Olmsted County group compares

The main drywall finisher 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

$42.88Freeborn$77.34Anoka
OlmstedNearby: Dodge $61.43, Fillmore $61.43, Mower $61.43, Rice $61.43, Steele $61.43, Winona $61.43Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 34 counties pay more than Olmsted, 9 the same, 43 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Olmsted County groupbase $34.94$61.43
  2. Wabasha Countybase $34.94$61.43
  3. Dodge Countybase $34.94$61.43
  4. Freeborn Countybase $33.00$42.88

Which county is in which drywall finisher group

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

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Hennepin County group, 10 localities: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, WrightDRYWALL TAPER (726)$46.47 $77.34 
Sherburne County group, 2 localities: Pine, SherburneDRYWALL TAPER (726)$46.47 $77.34 
Kanabec CountyDRYWALL TAPER (726)$46.47 $77.34 
McLeod CountyDRYWALL TAPER (726)$46.47 $77.34 
St. Louis County group, 6 localities: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. LouisDRYWALL TAPER (726)$41.77 $69.82 
Stearns County group, 11 localities: Aitkin, Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, ToddDRYWALL TAPER (726)$37.47 $63.09 
Big Stone County group, 3 localities: Big Stone, Chippewa, Mille LacsDRYWALL TAPER (726)$37.47 $63.09 
Olmsted County group, 7 localities: Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, WinonaDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.94 $61.43 
Wabasha County group, 2 localities: Houston, WabashaDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.94 $61.43 
Goodhue CountyDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.94 $61.43 
Redwood County group, 12 localities: Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, WatonwanDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.55 $61.03 
Blue Earth County group, 5 localities: Blue Earth, Brown, Lyon, Nobles, WasecaDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.55 $61.03 
Le Sueur County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Le SueurDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.55 $61.03 
Sibley CountyDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.55 $61.03 
Yellow Medicine CountyDRYWALL TAPER (726)$34.55 $61.03 
Clay County group, 10 localities: Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Traverse, WilkinDRYWALL TAPER (726)$35.92 $60.93 
Crow Wing County group, 9 localities: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Grant, Hubbard, Otter Tail, Roseau, WadenaDRYWALL TAPER (726)$35.92 $60.93 
Polk County group, 2 localities: Polk, Red LakeDRYWALL TAPER (726)$33.76 $57.60 
Freeborn CountyDRYWALL TAPER (726)$33.00 $42.88 

13 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 6 counties with rates of their own.

Minnesota drywall finisher prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Dodge · Fillmore · Mower · Olmsted · Rice · Steele · 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