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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Pierce 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.

$57.01an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$34.34 base wage + $22.67 fringe benefits

SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) · SHEE9010-002

$18.06an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$14.72 base wage + $3.34 fringe benefits

SHEET METAL (SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT ONLY)) · SUND2000-009

Pierce County uses the same sheet metal worker rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Pierce County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $57.01 an hour: a $34.34 base wage plus $22.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260035 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $57.01 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260035, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SHEE9010-002 (June 2, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Pierce County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $18.06 an hour: a $14.72 base wage plus $3.34 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ND20260005 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.06 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ND20260005, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUND2000-009 (February 10, 2000). 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 3 sheet metal worker rates for Pierce County, from $18.06 to $57.01 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $34.34 + $22.67

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)$34.34
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$22.67
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$57.01

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.72 + $3.34

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)$14.72
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$3.34
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$18.06

When does this rate change?

Every sheet metal worker rate in Pierce County

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

  1. SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)Building · SHEE9010-002$57.01
  2. SHEET METAL (SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDING HVAC))Residential · SUND2000-009$19.11
  3. SHEET METAL (SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT ONLY))Residential · SUND2000-009$18.06
Hourly rate of each sheet metal worker classification in Pierce County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)BuildingSHEE9010-002$34.34 $22.67 $57.01 ND20260035 Mod 2
SHEET METAL (SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT ONLY))ResidentialSUND2000-009$14.72 $3.34 $18.06 ND20260005 Mod 1
SHEET METAL (SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDING HVAC))ResidentialSUND2000-009$16.87 $2.24 $19.11 ND20260005 Mod 1

How Pierce County compares

The main sheet metal 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

$33.53Mountrail$57.24Burleigh
PierceNearby: McHenry $57.01, Benson $35.32, Rolette $35.32Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 4 counties pay more than Pierce, 11 the same, 37 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Pierce Countybase $34.34$57.01
  2. McHenry Countybase $34.34$57.01
  3. Benson Countybase $26.80$35.32
  4. Rolette Countybase $26.80$35.32

Sheet Metal 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 sheet metal worker rates for Pierce County are the same as in 3 other counties: Burke, McHenry, Sheridan.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Pierce County
Pierce CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$34.34 $57.01 
McHenry CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$34.34 $57.01 same
Sheridan CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$34.34 $57.01 same
Benson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$26.80 $35.32 −$21.69
Rolette CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$26.80 $35.32 −$21.69
Towner CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$26.80 $35.32 −$21.69
Wells CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$26.80 $35.32 −$21.69

North Dakota sheet metal worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Pierce 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 ND20260035 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/ND20260035/2

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 Pierce County as CSV · Report an error