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Gunite Worker prevailing wage in Pembina County, North Dakota
$36.45an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$32.55 base wage + $3.90 fringe benefits · SAND2025-001
Pembina County uses the same gunite worker rates as 52 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Pembina County, a gunite worker must be paid at least $36.45 an hour: a $32.55 base wage plus $3.90 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $36.45 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination ND20260001, modification 5, published October 1, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SAND2025-001 (October 1, 2026). 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).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.55 + $3.90
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) | $32.55 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $3.90 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $36.45 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the North Dakota change log lists what each one changed.
How Pembina County compares
The main gunite worker 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Pembina Countybase $32.55$36.45
- Walsh Countybase $32.55$36.45
- Cavalier Countybase $32.55$36.45
- Grand Forks Countybase $32.55$36.45
Gunite Worker 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 gunite worker rates for Pembina County are the same as in 52 other counties: Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 44 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Pembina County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembina County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | |
| Walsh County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | same |
| Cavalier County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | same |
| Grand Forks County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | same |
| Ramsey County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | same |
| Nelson County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | same |
| Towner County | LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER (INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER | $32.55 | $36.45 | same |
North Dakota gunite worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 ND20260001 Mod 5, published October 1, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/ND20260001/5
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 Pembina County as CSV · Report an error