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Painter prevailing wage, Olmsted County group, Minnesota (18 counties)

DLI sets the same painter rates, row for row, in 18 counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Freeborn, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca and Winona. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$61.44an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$35.28 base wage + $26.16 fringe benefits

On Minnesota public works in each of these 18 counties, a painter must be paid at least $61.44 an hour: a $35.28 base wage plus $26.16 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: $35.28 + $26.16

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)$35.28
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$26.16
Total hourly rate, as printed$61.44

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon painter 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
Blue Earth CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Brown CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Cottonwood CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Dodge CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Freeborn CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Lyon CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Martin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Mower CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Nobles CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Olmsted CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Redwood CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Renville CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Rice CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Rock CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Steele CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Wabasha CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Waseca CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Winona CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How the Olmsted County group compares

The main painter 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

$25.00Jackson$77.34Anoka
OlmstedNearby: Blue Earth $61.44, Brown $61.44, Cottonwood $61.44, Dodge $61.44, Freeborn $61.44, Lyon $61.44, Martin $61.44, Mower $61.44, Nobles $61.44, Redwood $61.44, Renville $61.44, Rice $61.44, Rock $61.44, Steele $61.44, Wabasha $61.44, Waseca $61.44, Winona $61.44Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 53 counties pay more than Olmsted, 29 the same, 4 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Olmsted County groupbase $35.28$61.44
  2. Wabasha Countybase $35.28$61.44
  3. Dodge Countybase $35.28$61.44
  4. Dakota Countybase $48.25$77.34

Which county is in which painter group

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

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Hennepin County group, 11 localities: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, WrightPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$48.25 $77.34 
Sherburne County group, 3 localities: Kanabec, Pine, SherburnePAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$48.25 $77.34 
St. Louis County group, 6 localities: Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. LouisPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$41.77 $69.82 
Stearns County group, 21 localities: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, WadenaPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.73 $61.87 
Otter Tail County group, 12 localities: Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail, Polk, Pope, Traverse, WilkinPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.73 $61.87 
Olmsted County group, 18 localities: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Freeborn, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Nobles, Olmsted, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, WinonaPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.28 $61.44 
Fillmore County group, 7 localities: Faribault, Fillmore, Houston, Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone, WatonwanPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.28 $61.44 
Le Sueur County group, 2 localities: Le Sueur, Yellow MedicinePAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.28 $61.44 
Goodhue CountyPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.28 $61.44 
Lac qui Parle CountyPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.28 $61.44 
Sibley CountyPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$35.28 $61.44 
Meeker County group, 2 localities: Meeker, NicolletPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$34.00 $39.44 
Benton CountyPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$29.50 $32.46 
Jackson CountyPAINTERS (INCLUDING HAND BRUSHED, HAND SPRAYED, AND THE TAPING OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS) (715)$25.00 $25.00 

9 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.

Minnesota painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Blue Earth · Brown · Cottonwood · Dodge · Freeborn · Lyon · Martin · Mower · Nobles · Olmsted · Redwood · Renville · Rice · Rock · Steele · Wabasha · Waseca · 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