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Electrician prevailing wage in Foster County, North Dakota

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$56.03an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$37.41 base wage + $18.62 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · ELEC1426-007

$47.82an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$33.20 base wage + $14.62 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER S,BENSON,CAVALIER,DICKEY,EDDY,FOSTER,GRIGGS,KIDDER, LA GAN,MCINTOSH,NELSON,PEMBINA,RAMSEY,RANSOM,RICHLAND, SARGENT,STEELE,STUTSMAN,TRAILL,WALSH.AND WELLS COUNTIES;) · ELEC1426-009

$79.90an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$55.35 base wage + $24.55 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER: BARNES, BENSON, CAVALIER, DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, KIDDER, LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, STUTSMAN, TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIES · ELEC1426-002

$63.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$44.98 base wage + $18.38 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · ELEC0714-017

Foster County uses the same electrician rates as 11 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Foster County, an electrician must be paid at least $56.03 an hour: a $37.41 base wage plus $18.62 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260033 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $56.03 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260033, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC1426-007 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Foster County, an electrician must be paid at least $47.82 an hour: a $33.20 base wage plus $14.62 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260005 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $47.82 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260005, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier ELEC1426-009 (June 1, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Foster County, an electrician must be paid at least $79.90 an hour: a $55.35 base wage plus $24.55 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $79.90 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260001, modification 5, published October 1, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier ELEC1426-002 (November 30, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Foster County, an electrician must be paid at least $63.36 an hour: a $44.98 base wage plus $18.38 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260046 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $63.36 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260046, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0714-017 (July 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). North Dakota has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

DOL lists 5 electrician rates for Foster County, from $47.82 to $79.90 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.41 + $18.62

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits 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)$37.41
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$18.62
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$56.03

Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.20 + $14.62

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits 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)$33.20
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$14.62
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$47.82

Base wage and fringe benefits: $55.35 + $24.55

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits 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)$55.35
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$24.55
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$79.90

Base wage and fringe benefits: $44.98 + $18.38

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits 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)$44.98
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$18.38
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$63.36

When does this rate change?

Every electrician rate in Foster County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER: BARNES, BENSON, CAVALIER, DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, KIDDER, LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, STUTSMAN, TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIESHighway · ELEC1426-002$79.90
  2. ELECTRICIAN: ELECTRICIAN: BARNES, BENSON, CAVALIER, DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, KIDDER, LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, STUTSMAN, TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIESHighway · ELEC1426-002$79.90
  3. ELECTRICIANHeavy · ELEC0714-017$63.36
  4. ELECTRICIANBuilding · ELEC1426-007$56.03
  5. ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER S,BENSON,CAVALIER,DICKEY,EDDY,FOSTER,GRIGGS,KIDDER, LA GAN,MCINTOSH,NELSON,PEMBINA,RAMSEY,RANSOM,RICHLAND, SARGENT,STEELE,STUTSMAN,TRAILL,WALSH.AND WELLS COUNTIES;)Residential · ELEC1426-009$47.82
Hourly rate of each electrician classification in Foster County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
ELECTRICIANBuildingELEC1426-007$37.41 $18.62 $56.03 ND20260033 Mod 2
ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER: BARNES, BENSON, CAVALIER, DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, KIDDER, LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, STUTSMAN, TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIESHighwayELEC1426-002$55.35 $24.55 $79.90 ND20260001 Mod 5
ELECTRICIAN: ELECTRICIAN: BARNES, BENSON, CAVALIER, DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, KIDDER, LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, STUTSMAN, TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIESHighwayELEC1426-002$55.35 $24.55 $79.90 ND20260001 Mod 5
ELECTRICIANHeavyELEC0714-017$44.98 $18.38 $63.36 ND20260046 Mod 2
ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER S,BENSON,CAVALIER,DICKEY,EDDY,FOSTER,GRIGGS,KIDDER, LA GAN,MCINTOSH,NELSON,PEMBINA,RAMSEY,RANSOM,RICHLAND, SARGENT,STEELE,STUTSMAN,TRAILL,WALSH.AND WELLS COUNTIES;)ResidentialELEC1426-009$33.20 $14.62 $47.82 ND20260005 Mod 1

How Foster County compares

The main electrician rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in North Dakota

$34.00Adams$59.16Bottineau
FosterNearby: Eddy $56.03, Griggs $56.03, Sheridan $59.16Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 17 counties pay more than Foster, 24 the same, 11 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Foster Countybase $37.41$56.03
  2. Eddy Countybase $37.41$56.03
  3. Griggs Countybase $37.41$56.03
  4. Sheridan Countybase $40.94$59.16

Electrician rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's electrician rates for Foster County are the same as in 11 other counties: Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Kidder, McIntosh, Nelson, Steele and 3 more. The closest county with a different rate is Sheridan County, at $59.16.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Foster County
Foster CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 
Eddy CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 same
Griggs CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 same
Stutsman CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 same
Wells CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 same
Nelson CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 same
Benson CountyELECTRICIAN$37.41 $56.03 same

North Dakota electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Foster County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination ND20260033 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/ND20260033/2

We read every active North Dakota Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Foster County as CSV · Report an error