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Ironworker prevailing wage, Chisago County group, Minnesota (2 counties)

DLI sets the same ironworker rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Chisago and McLeod. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$87.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$49.50 base wage + $37.86 fringe benefits · Adjacent-county rate

On Minnesota public works in each of these 2 counties, an ironworker must be paid at least $87.36 an hour: a $49.50 base wage plus $37.86 in fringe.

DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026); this rate, effective May 3, 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 against dli.mn.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $49.50 + $37.86

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)	$49.50
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$37.86
Total hourly rate, as printed	$87.36

When does this rate change?

Minnesota rates are set before bids and written into the contract, including their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43, subd. 3–4). The schedule in your bid documents controls.
DLI certifies rates at least once a year from a survey of the previous 12 months, and may certify changes at any time (Minn. R. 5200.1020, 5200.1120). Highway/heavy was certified November 3, 2025 and commercial December 22, 2025, with revisions through February 9, 2026.

Dated rates for this classification

DLI prints more than one dated line for IRONWORKERS (712). The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

Effective	Rate	Status
Dec 22, 2025	$84.21 ($46.35 + $37.86)	Earlier
May 3, 2026	$87.36 ($49.50 + $37.86)	In force

Davis-Bacon ironworker 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.

County	Federal classification	Base + fringe	WD	vs DLI
Chisago County	IRONWORKER	$87.36	MN20260039 Mod 2	same
McLeod County	IRONWORKER	$87.36	MN20260072 Mod 2	same

How the Chisago County group compares

The main ironworker 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

Chisago $87.3625

$32.77Traverse$87.36Benton

ChisagoNearby: McLeod $87.36Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Chisago, 59 the same, 27 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

Chisago County groupbase $49.50$87.36
Isanti Countybase $49.50$87.36
Anoka Countybase $80.57$85.61
Washington Countybase $49.50$87.36

Which county is in which ironworker group

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

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Olmsted County group, 32 localities: Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pope, Rice, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Watonwan, Winona	IRONWORKERS (712)	$49.50	$87.36
Sherburne County group, 13 localities: Benton, Big Stone, Faribault, Grant, Kanabec, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sherburne, Stevens	IRONWORKERS (712)	$49.50	$87.36
Hennepin County group, 10 localities: Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Washington, Wright	IRONWORKERS (712)	$49.50	$87.36
Chisago County group, 2 localities: Chisago, McLeod	IRONWORKERS (712)	$49.50	$87.36
Le Sueur County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur	IRONWORKERS (712)	$49.50	$87.36
Yellow Medicine County	IRONWORKERS (712)	$49.50	$87.36
Anoka County	IRONWORKERS (712)	$80.57	$85.61
St. Louis County group, 13 localities: Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Pine, St. Louis	IRONWORKERS (712)	$46.79	$84.57
Crow Wing County group, 11 localities: Aitkin, Becker, Crow Wing, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, Wilkin	IRONWORKERS (712)	$46.79	$84.57
Red Lake County	IRONWORKERS (712)	$41.19	$76.87
Traverse County	IRONWORKERS (712)	$29.00	$32.77

7 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 4 counties with rates of their own.

Minnesota ironworker prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

DLI's notes, in DLI's words.

* * Indicates that adjacent county rates were used for the labor class listed.

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:

Chisago: DLI-C-13-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09, page 119
McLeod: DLI-C-46-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09, page 418

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