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North Dakota boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in North Dakota is $79.14 an hour in every county that has one (53), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Cass County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourDickey County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourNelson County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourRenville County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourGriggs County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourSlope County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourRichland County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourTowner County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourRansom County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBillings County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMcHenry County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBottineau County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourLogan County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBarnes County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourStutsman County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourCavalier County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourRolette County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourHettinger County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourSteele County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourLaMoure County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourOliver County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMorton County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourWalsh County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMcLean County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourWilliams County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMercer County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourSioux County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourPembina County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourTraill County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourRamsey County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourGrand Forks County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMountrail County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourDivide County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourSargent County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBowman County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourGolden Valley County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMcIntosh County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourStark County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourWard County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourPierce County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourSheridan County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourMcKenzie County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourAdams County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBurke County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourKidder County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourEddy County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourFoster County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBenson County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourEmmons County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourDunn County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourWells County boilermaker: $79.14 per hourBurleigh County boilermaker: $79.14 per hour
$79$79$79$79$79$79Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in North Dakota?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 21 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Walsh County group15 counties$79.14
  2. Stark County group7 counties$79.14
  3. Richland County group6 counties$79.14
  4. McHenry County group4 counties$79.14
  5. Adams County1 county$79.14
  6. Barnes County1 county$79.14
  7. Billings County1 county$79.14
  8. Bottineau County1 county$79.14
  9. Burleigh County1 county$79.14
  10. Cass County1 county$79.14
  11. Grand Forks County1 county$79.14
  12. McKenzie County1 county$79.14
  13. McLean County1 county$79.14
  14. Mercer County1 county$79.14
  15. Morton County1 county$79.14
  16. Mountrail County1 county$79.14
  17. Oliver County1 county$79.14
  18. Pembina County1 county$79.14
  19. Ramsey County1 county$79.14
  20. Renville County1 county$79.14
  21. Rolette County1 county$79.14
  22. Sioux County1 county$79.14
  23. Stutsman County1 county$79.14
  24. Ward County1 county$79.14
  25. Williams County1 county$79.14

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Walsh County group, 15 localities: Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster, Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Nelson, Steele, Towner, Traill, Walsh, WellsBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Stark County group, 7 localities: Bowman, Divide, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope, StarkBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Richland County group, 6 localities: Dickey, Emmons, Grant, Ransom, Richland, SargentBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
McHenry County group, 4 localities: Burke, McHenry, Pierce, SheridanBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Adams CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Barnes CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Billings CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Bottineau CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Burleigh CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Cass CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Grand Forks CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
McKenzie CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
McLean CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Mercer CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Morton CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Mountrail CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Oliver CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Pembina CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Ramsey CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Renville CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Rolette CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Sioux CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Stutsman CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Ward CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 
Williams CountyBOILERMAKER$79.14 $48.00 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about North Dakota boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Cass County?

$79.14 an hour: a $48.00 base wage plus $31.14 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260013, modification 2. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Cass County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cass County the $79.14 total is a $48.00 base wage plus $31.14 in fringe benefits, about 39% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in North Dakota?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across North Dakota, the 53 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 25 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Walsh County group).