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Sign Installer prevailing wage, Polk County group, Minnesota (4 counties)
DLI sets the same sign installer rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Cook, Kittson, Norman and Polk. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$40.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · SIGN ERECTOR
$27.10 base wage + $13.42 fringe benefits · Adjacent-county rate
On Minnesota public works in each of these 4 counties, a sign installer working as sign erector must be paid at least $40.52 an hour: a $27.10 base wage plus $13.42 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: $27.10 + $13.42
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) | $27.10 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $13.42 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $40.52 |
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.
Davis-Bacon sign installer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Kittson County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Norman County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Polk County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
How the Polk County group compares
The main sign installer 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
Wage and fringe, nearby
- Polk County groupbase $27.10$40.52
- Pennington Countybase $34.91$55.22
- Norman Countybase $27.10$40.52
- Marshall Countybase $34.91$55.22
Which county is in which sign installer group
Every Minnesota county with a sign installer rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobles County group, 4 localities: Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Stevens | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $37.19 | $57.07 |
| Rock County | SIGN 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, Wilkin | SIGN 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, Winona | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $34.91 | $55.22 |
| Hennepin County group, 11 localities: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, McLeod, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $34.91 | $55.22 |
| Chisago County group, 2 localities: Chisago, Sibley | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $34.91 | $55.22 |
| Le Sueur County | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $34.91 | $55.22 |
| Yellow Medicine County group, 2 localities: Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $32.17 | $49.82 |
| Chippewa County | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $32.17 | $49.82 |
| Swift County | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $32.17 | $49.82 |
| Polk County group, 4 localities: Cook, Kittson, Norman, Polk | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $27.10 | $40.52 |
| Mahnomen County | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $27.10 | $40.52 |
| Big Stone County | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $23.69 | $31.81 |
| Redwood County group, 2 localities: Jackson, Redwood | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $23.00 | $24.89 |
| Cottonwood County | SIGN ERECTOR (730) | $23.00 | $24.89 |
8 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 7 counties with rates of their own.
Minnesota sign installer 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.
More from DLI on this rate
- DLI's prevailing wage rates
- DLI lists journeyworker rates. Registered apprentices get their program's rate; "trainee" or "helper" titles are not substitutes (Minn. R. 5200.1070).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Cook · Kittson · Norman · Polk
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:
- Cook: DLI-C-16-2025-12-22, page 147
- Kittson: DLI-C-35-2025-12-22, page 320
- Norman: DLI-C-54-2025-12-22, page 492
- Polk: DLI-C-60-2025-12-22, page 546
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