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North Dakota dredge worker prevailing wage, county by county

A dredge worker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in North Dakota is $60.90 an hour in every county that has one (53), for the main classification.

Main dredge worker classification in each county (Power equipment operator: group 2: all cranes 59 tons and under; backhoe operator 3 cubic yards and over (machine standard mfg. rating); creter crane; dredge operator 12� and over; finish dozer; finish motor grader; front end loader operator 8 cubic yards and over (machine standard mfg. rating); master mechanic (when supervising 5 or more mechanics); mon-o-rail hoist operator; power shovel up to and including 3 cubic yards (machine standard mfg. rating); tugboat), 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 dredge worker: $60.90 per hourDickey County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourNelson County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourRenville County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourGriggs County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourSlope County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourRichland County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourTowner County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourRansom County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBillings County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMcHenry County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBottineau County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourLogan County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBarnes County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourStutsman County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourCavalier County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourRolette County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourHettinger County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourSteele County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourLaMoure County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourOliver County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMorton County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourWalsh County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMcLean County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourWilliams County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMercer County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourSioux County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourPembina County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourTraill County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourRamsey County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourGrand Forks County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMountrail County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourDivide County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourGrant County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourSargent County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBowman County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourGolden Valley County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMcIntosh County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourStark County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourWard County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourPierce County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourSheridan County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourMcKenzie County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourAdams County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBurke County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourKidder County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourEddy County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourFoster County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBenson County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourEmmons County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourDunn County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourWells County dredge worker: $60.90 per hourBurleigh County dredge worker: $60.90 per hour
$60$60$60$60$60$60Dredger, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Cass County group, 53 localities: Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Oliver, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom, Renville, Richland, Rolette, Sargent, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Steele, Stutsman, Towner, Traill, Walsh, Ward, Wells, WilliamsPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2: ALL CRANES 59 TONS AND UNDER; BACKHOE OPERATOR 3 CUBIC YARDS AND OVER (MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); CRETER CRANE; DREDGE OPERATOR 12� AND OVER; FINISH DOZER; FINISH MOTOR GRADER; FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR 8 CUBIC YARDS AND OVER (MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); MASTER MECHANIC (WHEN SUPERVISING 5 OR MORE MECHANICS); MON-O-RAIL HOIST OPERATOR; POWER SHOVEL UP TO AND INCLUDING 3 CUBIC YARDS (MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); TUGBOAT$60.90 $36.85 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about North Dakota dredge worker pay

What is the dredge worker prevailing wage in Cass County?

$60.90 an hour: a $36.85 base wage plus $24.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260001, modification 5. Overtime and every dredge worker classification in Cass County.

Does dredge worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cass County the $60.90 total is a $36.85 base wage plus $24.05 in fringe benefits, about 39% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does dredge worker 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 dredge workers 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 dredge worker rate?

DOL often publishes the same dredge worker rates for several counties. Across North Dakota, the 53 counties with a dredge worker rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 53 counties (the Cass County group).