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South Dakota bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in South Dakota runs from $33.71 an hour in Spink County to $46.84 in Lincoln County. The median county is $38.18.

Main bricklayer classification in each county (Bricklayer), 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.

Lawrence County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourMinnehaha County bricklayer: $46.84 per hourTurner County bricklayer: $46.84 per hourAurora County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourLake County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourHyde County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourBennett County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourBuffalo County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourMiner County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourClark County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourGregory County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourDouglas County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourMarshall County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourCodington County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourHutchinson County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourButte County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourHand County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourKingsbury County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourDavison County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourLyman County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourEdmunds County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourFall River County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourPotter County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourSanborn County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourTodd County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourPerkins County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourHughes County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourCuster County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourBrule County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourPennington County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourSpink County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourUnion County bricklayer: $46.84 per hourBon Homme County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourClay County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourGrant County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourDewey County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourYankton County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourJackson County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourLincoln County bricklayer: $46.84 per hourMeade County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourWalworth County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourJones County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourHarding County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourCorson County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourTripp County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourJerauld County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourMoody County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourSully County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourFaulk County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourMcCook County bricklayer: $46.84 per hourMellette County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourRoberts County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourOglala Lakota County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourStanley County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourZiebach County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourCampbell County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourBrookings County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourHaakon County bricklayer: $38.18 per hourBeadle County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourHanson County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourHamlin County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourDay County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourMcPherson County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourCharles Mix County bricklayer: $43.75 per hourBrown County bricklayer: $33.71 per hourDeuel County bricklayer: $33.71 per hour
$33$33$38$38$43$46Bricklayer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a bricklayer make on prevailing wage in South Dakota?

5 groups of counties with identical rates and 23 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Turner County group2 counties$46.84
  2. Lincoln County1 county$46.84
  3. Minnehaha County1 county$46.84
  4. Union County1 county$46.84
  5. Davison County group10 counties$43.75
  6. Aurora County1 county$43.75
  7. Charles Mix County1 county$43.75
  8. Yankton County1 county$43.75
  9. Fall River County group9 counties$38.18
  10. Corson County group6 counties$38.18
  11. Butte County1 county$38.18
  12. Campbell County1 county$38.18
  13. Custer County1 county$38.18
  14. Dewey County1 county$38.18
  15. Haakon County1 county$38.18
  16. Harding County1 county$38.18
  17. Hughes County1 county$38.18
  18. Lawrence County1 county$38.18
  19. Meade County1 county$38.18
  20. Oglala Lakota County1 county$38.18
  21. Pennington County1 county$38.18
  22. Todd County1 county$38.18
  23. Walworth County1 county$38.18
  24. Beadle County group16 counties$33.71
  25. Brookings County1 county$33.71
  26. Brown County1 county$33.71
  27. Buffalo County1 county$33.71
  28. Codington County1 county$33.71

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Turner County group, 2 localities: McCook, TurnerBRICKLAYER$46.84 $41.90 
Lincoln CountyBRICKLAYER$46.84 $41.90 
Minnehaha CountyBRICKLAYER$46.84 $41.90 
Union CountyBRICKLAYER$46.84 $41.90 
Davison County group, 10 localities: Bon Homme, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Miner, Moody, SanbornBRICKLAYER$43.75 $38.16 
Aurora CountyBRICKLAYER$43.75 $38.16 
Charles Mix CountyBRICKLAYER$43.75 $38.16 
Yankton CountyBRICKLAYER$43.75 $38.16 
Fall River County group, 9 localities: Bennett, Brule, Fall River, Gregory, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, TrippBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Corson County group, 6 localities: Corson, Perkins, Potter, Stanley, Sully, ZiebachBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Butte CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Campbell CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Custer CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Dewey CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Haakon CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Harding CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Hughes CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Lawrence CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Meade CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Oglala Lakota CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Pennington CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Todd CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Walworth CountyBRICKLAYER$38.18 $33.58 
Beadle County group, 16 localities: Beadle, Clark, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, SpinkBRICKLAYER$33.71 $31.88 
Brookings CountyBRICKLAYER$33.71 $31.88 
Brown CountyBRICKLAYER$33.71 $31.88 
Buffalo CountyBRICKLAYER$33.71 $31.88 
Codington CountyBRICKLAYER$33.71 $31.88 

5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about South Dakota bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Minnehaha County?

$46.84 an hour: a $41.90 base wage plus $4.94 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260028, modification 2. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Minnehaha County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Minnehaha County the $46.84 total is a $41.90 base wage plus $4.94 in fringe benefits, about 11% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in South 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 bricklayers 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 bricklayer rate?

DOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across South Dakota, the 66 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 28 distinct sets of rates, and 5 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Beadle County group).