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Minnesota landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A landscape and irrigation laborer's prevailing wage on Minnesota public works runs from $11.41 an hour in Rock County to $54.44 in Aitkin County. The median county is $53.00.

Landscape & Irrigation Laborer rate in each Minnesota county, A to Z

84 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Aitkin CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-01-2025-12-22
Anoka CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-02-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Becker CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-03-2025-12-22
Beltrami CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-04-2025-12-22
Benton CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-05-2025-12-22
Big Stone CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Redwood County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-06-2025-12-22
Blue Earth CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · St. Louis County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-07-2025-12-22
Brown CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-08-2025-12-22
Carlton CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-09-2025-12-22
Carver CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-10-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Cass CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cass County group
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-11-2025-12-22
Chippewa CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$25.75 $18.70 $44.45 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-12-2025-12-22
Chisago CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wright County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-13-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Clay CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-14-2025-12-22
Clearwater CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-15-2025-12-22
Cook CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$30.04 $21.53 $51.57 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-16-2025-12-22
Cottonwood CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cottonwood County group
$24.00 $16.96 $40.96 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-17-2025-12-22
Crow Wing CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Crow Wing County group
$21.17 $13.99 $35.16 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-18-2025-12-22
Dakota CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-19-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Dodge CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-20-2025-12-22
Douglas CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-21-2025-12-22
Faribault CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-22-2025-12-22
Fillmore CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Fillmore County group
$24.02 $0.00 $24.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-23-2025-12-22
Freeborn CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$25.75 $18.70 $44.45 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-24-2025-12-22
Goodhue CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wright County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-25-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Grant CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wilkin County group
$17.00 $2.00 $19.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-26-2025-12-22
Hennepin CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-27-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Hubbard CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-29-2025-12-22
Isanti CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wright County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-30-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Itasca CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-31-2025-12-22
Jackson CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cottonwood County group
$24.00 $16.96 $40.96 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-32-2025-12-22
Kanabec CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-33-2025-12-22
Kandiyohi CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-34-2025-12-22
Koochiching CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-36-2025-12-22
Lac qui Parle CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Yellow Medicine County group
$16.50 $0.00 $16.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-37-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lake CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-38-2025-12-22
Lake of the Woods CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cass County group
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-39-2025-12-22
Le Sueur CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-40-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lincoln CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Redwood County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-41-2025-12-22
Lyon CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Lyon County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-42-2025-12-22
Mahnomen CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-43-2025-12-22
Marshall CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cass County group
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-44-2025-12-22
Martin CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-45-2025-12-22
McLeod CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wright County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-46-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Meeker CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-47-2025-12-22
Mille Lacs CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-48-2025-12-22
Morrison CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-49-2025-12-22
Mower CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Fillmore County group
$24.02 $0.00 $24.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-50-2025-12-22
Murray CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Murray County group
$11.41 $0.00 $11.41 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-51-2025-12-22
Nicollet CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-52-2025-12-22
Nobles CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$11.41 $0.00 $11.41 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-53-2025-12-22
Norman CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-54-2025-12-22
Olmsted CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$24.02 $0.00 $24.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-55-2025-12-22
Otter Tail CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-56-2025-12-22
Pennington CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cass County group
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-57-2025-12-22
Pine CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-58-2025-12-22
Pipestone CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Redwood County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-59-2025-12-22
Polk CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Crow Wing County group
$21.17 $13.99 $35.16 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-60-2025-12-22
Pope CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-61-2025-12-22
Ramsey CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-62-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Redwood CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Redwood County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-64-2025-12-22
Renville CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$21.00 $2.00 $23.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-65-2025-12-22
Rice CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · St. Louis County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-66-2025-12-22
Rock CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Murray County group
$11.41 $0.00 $11.41 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-67-2025-12-22
Roseau CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Cass County group
$16.00 $0.00 $16.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-68-2025-12-22
Scott CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-70-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Sherburne CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · St. Louis County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-71-2025-12-22
Sibley CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wright County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-72-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
St. Louis CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · St. Louis County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-69-2025-12-22
Stearns CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · St. Louis County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-73-2025-12-22
Steele CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-74-2025-12-22
Stevens CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Lyon County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-75-2025-12-22
Swift CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)
$26.89 $19.31 $46.20 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-76-2025-12-22
Todd CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-77-2025-12-22
Traverse CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Redwood County group
$17.50 $0.00 $17.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-78-2025-12-22
Wabasha CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Fillmore County group
$24.02 $0.00 $24.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-79-2025-12-22
Wadena CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Otter Tail County group
$20.00 $2.00 $22.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-80-2025-12-22
Waseca CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-81-2025-12-22
Washington CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Hennepin County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-82-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Watonwan CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Itasca County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-83-2025-12-22
Wilkin CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wilkin County group
$17.00 $2.00 $19.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-84-2025-12-22
Winona CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Fillmore County group
$24.02 $0.00 $24.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-85-2025-12-22
Wright CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Wright County group
$31.66 $22.78 $54.44 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-86-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Yellow Medicine CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103) · Yellow Medicine County group
$16.50 $0.00 $16.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-87-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02

Main landscape and irrigation laborer classification in each county (Laborer, landscaping (gardener, sod layer and nursery operator) (103)), 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 landscape and irrigation laborer: $35.16 per hourRed Lake County: no rate for this tradeMeeker County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourIsanti County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourRock County landscape and irrigation laborer: $11.41 per hourCarver County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourKandiyohi County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourCottonwood County landscape and irrigation laborer: $40.96 per hourFreeborn County landscape and irrigation laborer: $44.45 per hourBenton County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourDouglas County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourMurray County landscape and irrigation laborer: $11.41 per hourPipestone County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourCarlton County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourAitkin County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourRice County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourWatonwan County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourOtter Tail County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourPennington County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.00 per hourMahnomen County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourRoseau County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.00 per hourMartin County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourBeltrami County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.00 per hourSt. Louis County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourDodge County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourLe Sueur County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourSteele County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourNobles County landscape and irrigation laborer: $11.41 per hourSibley County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourOlmsted County landscape and irrigation laborer: $24.02 per hourLyon County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourRenville County landscape and irrigation laborer: $23.00 per hourTodd County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourCook County landscape and irrigation laborer: $51.57 per hourLincoln County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourRedwood County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourLake County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourBrown County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourKittson County: no rate for this tradeLac qui Parle County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.50 per hourWaseca County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourHouston County: no rate for this tradeJackson County landscape and irrigation laborer: $40.96 per hourWashington County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourChisago County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourFaribault County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourBlue Earth County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourNicollet County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourStevens County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourMille Lacs County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourMower County landscape and irrigation laborer: $24.02 per hourGrant County landscape and irrigation laborer: $19.00 per hourHubbard County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourBig Stone County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourWadena County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourChippewa County landscape and irrigation laborer: $44.45 per hourWabasha County landscape and irrigation laborer: $24.02 per hourKoochiching County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourNorman County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourBecker County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourGoodhue County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourRamsey County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourYellow Medicine County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.50 per hourFillmore County landscape and irrigation laborer: $24.02 per hourWright County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourWilkin County landscape and irrigation laborer: $19.00 per hourSwift County landscape and irrigation laborer: $46.20 per hourMarshall County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.00 per hourPine County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourScott County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourClearwater County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourCrow Wing County landscape and irrigation laborer: $35.16 per hourDakota County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourItasca County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourCass County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.00 per hourKanabec County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourSherburne County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourWinona County landscape and irrigation laborer: $24.02 per hourPope County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourMcLeod County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourLake of the Woods County landscape and irrigation laborer: $16.00 per hourMorrison County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourClay County landscape and irrigation laborer: $22.00 per hourHennepin County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourAnoka County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hourTraverse County landscape and irrigation laborer: $17.50 per hourStearns County landscape and irrigation laborer: $54.44 per hour
$11$17$24$54$54$54Landscape & Irrigation Laborer, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a landscape and irrigation laborer make on prevailing wage in Minnesota?

$11.41 to $54.44 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $53.00. 14 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Itasca County group23 counties$54.44
  2. Hennepin County group7 counties$54.44
  3. Wright County group6 counties$54.44
  4. St. Louis County group5 counties$54.44
  5. Le Sueur County1 county$54.44
  6. Cook County1 county$51.57
  7. Swift County1 county$46.20
  8. Chippewa County1 county$44.45
  9. Freeborn County1 county$44.45
  10. Cottonwood County group2 counties$40.96
  11. Crow Wing County group2 counties$35.16
  12. Fillmore County group4 counties$24.02
  13. Olmsted County1 county$24.02
  14. Renville County1 county$23.00
  15. Otter Tail County group7 counties$22.00
  16. Becker County1 county$22.00
  17. Wilkin County group2 counties$19.00
  18. Redwood County group5 counties$17.50
  19. Lyon County group2 counties$17.50
  20. Yellow Medicine County group2 counties$16.50
  21. Cass County group5 counties$16.00
  22. Beltrami County1 county$16.00
  23. Murray County group2 counties$11.41
  24. Nobles County1 county$11.41
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Itasca County group, 23 localities: Aitkin, Benton, Brown, Carlton, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pine, Pope, Steele, Todd, Waseca, WatonwanLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$31.66 $54.44 
Hennepin County group, 7 localities: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, WashingtonLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$31.66 $54.44 
Wright County group, 6 localities: Chisago, Goodhue, Isanti, McLeod, Sibley, WrightLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$31.66 $54.44 
St. Louis County group, 5 localities: Blue Earth, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, StearnsLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$31.66 $54.44 
Le Sueur CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$31.66 $54.44 
Cook CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$30.04 $51.57 
Swift CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$26.89 $46.20 
Chippewa CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$25.75 $44.45 
Freeborn CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$25.75 $44.45 
Cottonwood County group, 2 localities: Cottonwood, JacksonLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$24.00 $40.96 
Crow Wing County group, 2 localities: Crow Wing, PolkLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$21.17 $35.16 
Fillmore County group, 4 localities: Fillmore, Mower, Wabasha, WinonaLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$24.02 $24.02 
Olmsted CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$24.02 $24.02 
Renville CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$21.00 $23.00 
Otter Tail County group, 7 localities: Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, WadenaLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$20.00 $22.00 
Becker CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$20.00 $22.00 
Wilkin County group, 2 localities: Grant, WilkinLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$17.00 $19.00 
Redwood County group, 5 localities: Big Stone, Lincoln, Pipestone, Redwood, TraverseLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$17.50 $17.50 
Lyon County group, 2 localities: Lyon, StevensLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$17.50 $17.50 
Yellow Medicine County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Yellow MedicineLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$16.50 $16.50 
Cass County group, 5 localities: Cass, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, RoseauLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$16.00 $16.00 
Beltrami CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$16.00 $16.00 
Murray County group, 2 localities: Murray, RockLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$11.41 $11.41 
Nobles CountyLABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR) (103)$11.41 $11.41 

14 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 10 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 landscape and irrigation laborer pay

What is the landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage in Hennepin County?

$54.44 an hour: a $31.66 base wage plus $22.78 in fringe, under DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). Overtime and every landscape and irrigation laborer classification in Hennepin County.

Does landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hennepin County the $54.44 total is a $31.66 base wage plus $22.78 in fringe, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does landscape and irrigation laborer 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 landscape and irrigation laborers 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 landscape and irrigation laborer rate?

DLI often publishes the same landscape and irrigation laborer rates for several counties. Across Minnesota, the 84 counties with a landscape and irrigation laborer rate fall into 24 distinct sets of rates, and 14 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 23 counties (the Itasca County group).