Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage in Brown County, South Dakota

$14.26an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · HVAC MECHANIC

$12.76 base wage + $1.50 fringe benefits · Residential · SUSD2000-007

Brown County uses the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates as 62 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Brown County, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic working as hvac mechanic must be paid at least $14.26 an hour: a $12.76 base wage plus $1.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.26 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination SD20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUSD2000-007 (September 11, 2000). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

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

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.76 + $1.50

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)	$12.76
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$1.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$14.26

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 South Dakota change log lists what each one changed.

How Brown County compares

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

Every county in South Dakota

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Brown Countybase $12.76$14.26
Marshall Countybase $12.76$14.26
Day Countybase $12.76$14.26
McPherson Countybase $12.76$14.26

Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for Brown County are the same as in 62 other counties: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Butte and 54 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Brown County
Brown County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26
Marshall County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26	same
Day County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26	same
McPherson County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26	same
Edmunds County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26	same
Spink County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26	same
Faulk County	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26	same

South Dakota refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 SD20260003 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SD20260003/1

We read every active South 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 Brown County as CSV · Report an error