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Minnesota elevator constructor prevailing wage, county by county

An elevator constructor's prevailing wage on Minnesota public works runs from $92.03 an hour in Jackson County to $111.42 in Aitkin County. The median county is $111.42.

Main elevator constructor classification in each county (Elevator constructors (708)), 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 elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourRed Lake County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourMeeker County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourIsanti County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourRock County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourCarver County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourKandiyohi County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourCottonwood County elevator constructor: $92.03 per hourFreeborn County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourBenton County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourDouglas County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMurray County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourPipestone County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourCarlton County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourAitkin County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourRice County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourWatonwan County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourOtter Tail County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourPennington County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourMahnomen County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourRoseau County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMartin County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourBeltrami County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourSt. Louis County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourDodge County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourLe Sueur County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourSteele County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourNobles County elevator constructor: $104.48 per hourSibley County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourOlmsted County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourLyon County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourRenville County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourTodd County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourCook County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourLincoln County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourRedwood County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourLake County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourBrown County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourKittson County elevator constructor: $104.48 per hourLac qui Parle County elevator constructor: $101.20 per hourWaseca County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourHouston County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourJackson County elevator constructor: $92.03 per hourWashington County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourChisago County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourFaribault County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourBlue Earth County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourNicollet County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourStevens County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMille Lacs County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMower County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourGrant County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourHubbard County elevator constructor: $95.07 per hourBig Stone County elevator constructor: $101.20 per hourWadena County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourChippewa County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourWabasha County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourKoochiching County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourNorman County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourBecker County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourGoodhue County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourRamsey County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourYellow Medicine County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourFillmore County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourWright County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourWilkin County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourSwift County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMarshall County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourPine County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourScott County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourClearwater County elevator constructor: $107.88 per hourCrow Wing County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourDakota County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourItasca County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourCass County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourKanabec County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourSherburne County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourWinona County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourPope County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMcLeod County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourLake of the Woods County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourMorrison County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourClay County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourHennepin County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourAnoka County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourTraverse County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hourStearns County elevator constructor: $111.42 per hour
$92$111$111$111$111$111Elevator Constructor, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an elevator constructor make on prevailing wage in Minnesota?

7 groups of counties with identical rates and 6 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Crow Wing County group36 counties$111.42
  2. St. Louis County group21 counties$111.42
  3. Hennepin County group8 counties$111.42
  4. Carver County group5 counties$111.42
  5. Le Sueur County1 county$111.42
  6. Yellow Medicine County1 county$111.42
  7. Pine County group7 counties$107.88
  8. Polk County1 county$107.88
  9. Nobles County group2 counties$104.48
  10. Big Stone County1 county$101.20
  11. Lac qui Parle County1 county$101.20
  12. Hubbard County1 county$95.07
  13. Cottonwood County group2 counties$92.03

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Crow Wing County group, 36 localities: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lincoln, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, WilkinELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$111.42 $65.21 
St. Louis County group, 21 localities: Blue Earth, Clay, Dodge, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lyon, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, WinonaELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$111.42 $65.21 
Hennepin County group, 8 localities: Anoka, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, WrightELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$111.42 $65.21 
Carver County group, 5 localities: Carver, Chisago, Isanti, McLeod, SibleyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$111.42 $65.21 
Le Sueur CountyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$111.42 $65.21 
Yellow Medicine CountyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$111.42 $65.21 
Pine County group, 7 localities: Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Pennington, Pine, Red Lake, RockELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$107.88 $62.52 
Polk CountyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$107.88 $62.52 
Nobles County group, 2 localities: Kittson, NoblesELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$104.48 $59.95 
Big Stone CountyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$101.20 $57.49 
Lac qui Parle CountyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$101.20 $57.49 
Hubbard CountyELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$95.07 $53.28 
Cottonwood County group, 2 localities: Cottonwood, JacksonELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (708)$92.03 $51.55 

7 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 6 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 elevator constructor pay

What is the elevator constructor prevailing wage in Hennepin County?

$111.42 an hour: a $65.21 base wage plus $46.21 in fringe, under DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). Overtime and every elevator constructor classification in Hennepin County.

Does elevator constructor prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hennepin County the $111.42 total is a $65.21 base wage plus $46.21 in fringe, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does elevator constructor 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 elevator constructors 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 elevator constructor rate?

DLI often publishes the same elevator constructor rates for several counties. Across Minnesota, the 87 counties with an elevator constructor rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 36 counties (the Crow Wing County group).