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Minnesota sign installer prevailing wage, county by county

A sign installer's prevailing wage on Minnesota public works runs from $24.89 an hour in Redwood County to $57.07 in Murray County. The median county is $55.22.

Sign Installer rate in each Minnesota county, A to Z

83 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Aitkin CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-01-2025-12-22
Anoka CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-02-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Becker CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-03-2025-12-22
Beltrami CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-04-2025-12-22
Benton CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-05-2025-12-22
Big Stone CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$23.69 $8.12 $31.81 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-06-2025-12-22
Blue Earth CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-07-2025-12-22
Brown CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-08-2025-12-22
Carlton CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-09-2025-12-22
Carver CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-10-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Cass CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-11-2025-12-22
Chippewa CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$32.17 $17.65 $49.82 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-12-2025-12-22
Chisago CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Chisago County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-13-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Clay CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-14-2025-12-22
Clearwater CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-15-2025-12-22
Cook CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Polk County group
$27.10 $13.42 $40.52 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-16-2025-12-22
Cottonwood CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$23.00 $1.89 $24.89 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-17-2025-12-22
Crow Wing CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-18-2025-12-22
Dakota CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-19-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Dodge CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-20-2025-12-22
Douglas CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-21-2025-12-22
Faribault CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-22-2025-12-22
Fillmore CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-23-2025-12-22
Freeborn CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-24-2025-12-22
Goodhue CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-25-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Grant CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-26-2025-12-22
Hennepin CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-27-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Houston CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-28-2025-12-22
Hubbard CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-29-2025-12-22
Isanti CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-30-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Itasca CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-31-2025-12-22
Jackson CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Redwood County group
$23.00 $1.89 $24.89 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-32-2025-12-22
Kanabec CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-33-2025-12-22
Kandiyohi CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-34-2025-12-22
Kittson CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Polk County group
$27.10 $13.42 $40.52 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-35-2025-12-22
Koochiching CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-36-2025-12-22
Lac qui Parle CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Yellow Medicine County group
$32.17 $17.65 $49.82 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-37-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lake CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-38-2025-12-22
Lake of the Woods CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-39-2025-12-22
Le Sueur CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-40-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Mahnomen CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$27.10 $13.42 $40.52 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-43-2025-12-22
Marshall CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-44-2025-12-22
Martin CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-45-2025-12-22
McLeod CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-46-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Meeker CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-47-2025-12-22
Mille Lacs CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-48-2025-12-22
Morrison CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-49-2025-12-22
Mower CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-50-2025-12-22
Murray CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Nobles County group
$37.19 $19.88 $57.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-51-2025-12-22
Nicollet CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-52-2025-12-22
Nobles CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Nobles County group
$37.19 $19.88 $57.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-53-2025-12-22
Norman CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Polk County group
$27.10 $13.42 $40.52 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-54-2025-12-22
Olmsted CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-55-2025-12-22
Otter Tail CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-56-2025-12-22
Pennington CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-57-2025-12-22
Pine CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-58-2025-12-22
Pipestone CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Nobles County group
$37.19 $19.88 $57.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-59-2025-12-22
Polk CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Polk County group
$27.10 $13.42 $40.52 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-60-2025-12-22
Pope CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-61-2025-12-22
Ramsey CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-62-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Redwood CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Redwood County group
$23.00 $1.89 $24.89 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-64-2025-12-22
Renville CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-65-2025-12-22
Rice CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-66-2025-12-22
Rock CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$37.19 $19.88 $57.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-67-2025-12-22
Roseau CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-68-2025-12-22
Scott CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-70-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Sherburne CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-71-2025-12-22
Sibley CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Chisago County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-72-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
St. Louis CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-69-2025-12-22
Stearns CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-73-2025-12-22
Steele CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-74-2025-12-22
Stevens CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Nobles County group
$37.19 $19.88 $57.07 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-75-2025-12-22
Swift CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)
$32.17 $17.65 $49.82 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-76-2025-12-22
Todd CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-77-2025-12-22
Wabasha CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-79-2025-12-22
Wadena CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-80-2025-12-22
Waseca CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-81-2025-12-22
Washington CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-82-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Watonwan CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-83-2025-12-22
Wilkin CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Morrison County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-84-2025-12-22
Winona CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · St. Louis County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-85-2025-12-22
Wright CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Hennepin County group
$34.91 $20.31 $55.22 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-86-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Yellow Medicine CountySIGN ERECTOR (730) · Yellow Medicine County group
$32.17 $17.65 $49.82 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-87-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02

Main sign installer classification in each county (Sign erector (730)), 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 sign installer: $40.52 per hourRed Lake County: no rate for this tradeMeeker County sign installer: $55.22 per hourIsanti County sign installer: $55.22 per hourRock County sign installer: $57.07 per hourCarver County sign installer: $55.22 per hourKandiyohi County sign installer: $55.22 per hourCottonwood County sign installer: $24.89 per hourFreeborn County sign installer: $55.22 per hourBenton County sign installer: $55.22 per hourDouglas County sign installer: $55.22 per hourMurray County sign installer: $57.07 per hourPipestone County sign installer: $57.07 per hourCarlton County sign installer: $55.22 per hourAitkin County sign installer: $55.22 per hourRice County sign installer: $55.22 per hourWatonwan County sign installer: $55.22 per hourOtter Tail County sign installer: $55.22 per hourPennington County sign installer: $55.22 per hourMahnomen County sign installer: $40.52 per hourRoseau County sign installer: $55.22 per hourMartin County sign installer: $55.22 per hourBeltrami County sign installer: $55.22 per hourSt. Louis County sign installer: $55.22 per hourDodge County sign installer: $55.22 per hourLe Sueur County sign installer: $55.22 per hourSteele County sign installer: $55.22 per hourNobles County sign installer: $57.07 per hourSibley County sign installer: $55.22 per hourOlmsted County sign installer: $55.22 per hourLyon County: no rate for this tradeRenville County sign installer: $55.22 per hourTodd County sign installer: $55.22 per hourCook County sign installer: $40.52 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeRedwood County sign installer: $24.89 per hourLake County sign installer: $55.22 per hourBrown County sign installer: $55.22 per hourKittson County sign installer: $40.52 per hourLac qui Parle County sign installer: $49.82 per hourWaseca County sign installer: $55.22 per hourHouston County sign installer: $55.22 per hourJackson County sign installer: $24.89 per hourWashington County sign installer: $55.22 per hourChisago County sign installer: $55.22 per hourFaribault County sign installer: $55.22 per hourBlue Earth County sign installer: $55.22 per hourNicollet County sign installer: $55.22 per hourStevens County sign installer: $57.07 per hourMille Lacs County sign installer: $55.22 per hourMower County sign installer: $55.22 per hourGrant County sign installer: $55.22 per hourHubbard County sign installer: $55.22 per hourBig Stone County sign installer: $31.81 per hourWadena County sign installer: $55.22 per hourChippewa County sign installer: $49.82 per hourWabasha County sign installer: $55.22 per hourKoochiching County sign installer: $55.22 per hourNorman County sign installer: $40.52 per hourBecker County sign installer: $55.22 per hourGoodhue County sign installer: $55.22 per hourRamsey County sign installer: $55.22 per hourYellow Medicine County sign installer: $49.82 per hourFillmore County sign installer: $55.22 per hourWright County sign installer: $55.22 per hourWilkin County sign installer: $55.22 per hourSwift County sign installer: $49.82 per hourMarshall County sign installer: $55.22 per hourPine County sign installer: $55.22 per hourScott County sign installer: $55.22 per hourClearwater County sign installer: $55.22 per hourCrow Wing County sign installer: $55.22 per hourDakota County sign installer: $55.22 per hourItasca County sign installer: $55.22 per hourCass County sign installer: $55.22 per hourKanabec County sign installer: $55.22 per hourSherburne County sign installer: $55.22 per hourWinona County sign installer: $55.22 per hourPope County sign installer: $55.22 per hourMcLeod County sign installer: $55.22 per hourLake of the Woods County sign installer: $55.22 per hourMorrison County sign installer: $55.22 per hourClay County sign installer: $55.22 per hourHennepin County sign installer: $55.22 per hourAnoka County sign installer: $55.22 per hourTraverse County: no rate for this tradeStearns County sign installer: $55.22 per hour
$24$55$55$55$55$57Sign Installer, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a sign installer make on prevailing wage in Minnesota?

$24.89 to $57.07 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $55.22. 8 groups of counties with identical rates and 7 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Nobles County group4 counties$57.07
  2. Rock County1 county$57.07
  3. Morrison County group32 counties$55.22
  4. St. Louis County group19 counties$55.22
  5. Hennepin County group11 counties$55.22
  6. Chisago County group2 counties$55.22
  7. Le Sueur County1 county$55.22
  8. Yellow Medicine County group2 counties$49.82
  9. Chippewa County1 county$49.82
  10. Swift County1 county$49.82
  11. Polk County group4 counties$40.52
  12. Mahnomen County1 county$40.52
  13. Big Stone County1 county$31.81
  14. Redwood County group2 counties$24.89
  15. Cottonwood County1 county$24.89
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Nobles County group, 4 localities: Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, StevensSIGN ERECTOR (730)$37.19 $57.07 
Rock CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$37.19 $57.07 
Morrison County group, 32 localities: Aitkin, Becker, Benton, Brown, Clay, Clearwater, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Grant, Houston, Hubbard, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Pennington, Pope, Renville, Roseau, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Watonwan, WilkinSIGN ERECTOR (730)$34.91 $55.22 
St. Louis County group, 19 localities: Beltrami, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pine, Rice, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Waseca, WinonaSIGN ERECTOR (730)$34.91 $55.22 
Hennepin County group, 11 localities: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, WrightSIGN ERECTOR (730)$34.91 $55.22 
Chisago County group, 2 localities: Chisago, SibleySIGN ERECTOR (730)$34.91 $55.22 
Le Sueur CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$34.91 $55.22 
Yellow Medicine County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Yellow MedicineSIGN ERECTOR (730)$32.17 $49.82 
Chippewa CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$32.17 $49.82 
Swift CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$32.17 $49.82 
Polk County group, 4 localities: Cook, Kittson, Norman, PolkSIGN ERECTOR (730)$27.10 $40.52 
Mahnomen CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$27.10 $40.52 
Big Stone CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$23.69 $31.81 
Redwood County group, 2 localities: Jackson, RedwoodSIGN ERECTOR (730)$23.00 $24.89 
Cottonwood CountySIGN ERECTOR (730)$23.00 $24.89 

8 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 7 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 sign installer pay

What is the sign installer prevailing wage in Hennepin County?

$55.22 an hour: a $34.91 base wage plus $20.31 in fringe, under DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). Overtime and every sign installer classification in Hennepin County.

Does sign installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hennepin County the $55.22 total is a $34.91 base wage plus $20.31 in fringe, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does sign installer 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 sign installers 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 sign installer rate?

DLI often publishes the same sign installer rates for several counties. Across Minnesota, the 83 counties with a sign installer rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 32 counties (the Morrison County group).