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Ironworker prevailing wage, St. Louis County group, Minnesota (13 counties)

DLI sets the same ironworker rates, row for row, in 13 counties: Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Pine and St. Louis. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$84.57an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$46.79 base wage + $37.78 fringe benefits

On Minnesota public works in each of these 13 counties, an ironworker must be paid at least $84.57 an hour: a $46.79 base wage plus $37.78 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: $46.79 + $37.78

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)$46.79
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$37.78
Total hourly rate, as printed$84.57

When does this rate change?

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.

EffectiveRateStatus
Dec 22, 2025$80.67 ($42.89 + $37.78)Earlier
May 3, 2026$84.57 ($46.79 + $37.78)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.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DLI
Beltrami CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260030 Mod 2same
Carlton CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260035 Mod 2same
Cass CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260037 Mod 2same
Clay CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260040 Mod 2same
Clearwater CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260041 Mod 2same
Cook CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260042 Mod 2same
Hubbard CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260055 Mod 2same
Itasca CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260057 Mod 2same
Koochiching CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260062 Mod 2same
Lake CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260064 Mod 2same
Marshall CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260070 Mod 2same
Pine CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260084 Mod 2same
St. Louis CountyIRONWORKER$84.57 MN20260098 Mod 2same

How the St. Louis 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

$32.77Traverse$87.36Benton
St. LouisNearby: Beltrami $84.57, Carlton $84.57, Cass $84.57, Clay $84.57, Clearwater $84.57, Cook $84.57, Hubbard $84.57, Itasca $84.57, Koochiching $84.57, Lake $84.57, Marshall $84.57, Pine $84.57Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 61 counties pay more than St. Louis, 23 the same, 2 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. St. Louis County groupbase $46.79$84.57
  2. Lake Countybase $46.79$84.57
  3. Itasca Countybase $46.79$84.57
  4. Kanabec 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.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal 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, WinonaIRONWORKERS (712)$49.50 $87.36 
Sherburne County group, 13 localities: Benton, Big Stone, Faribault, Grant, Kanabec, Murray, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sherburne, StevensIRONWORKERS (712)$49.50 $87.36 
Hennepin County group, 10 localities: Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sibley, Washington, WrightIRONWORKERS (712)$49.50 $87.36 
Chisago County group, 2 localities: Chisago, McLeodIRONWORKERS (712)$49.50 $87.36 
Le Sueur County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Le SueurIRONWORKERS (712)$49.50 $87.36 
Yellow Medicine CountyIRONWORKERS (712)$49.50 $87.36 
Anoka CountyIRONWORKERS (712)$80.57 $85.61 
St. Louis County group, 13 localities: Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Marshall, Pine, St. LouisIRONWORKERS (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, WilkinIRONWORKERS (712)$46.79 $84.57 
Red Lake CountyIRONWORKERS (712)$41.19 $76.87 
Traverse CountyIRONWORKERS (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

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Beltrami · Carlton · Cass · Clay · Clearwater · Cook · Hubbard · Itasca · Koochiching · Lake · Marshall · Pine · St. Louis

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