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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Deuel County, South Dakota
$48.15an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$30.93 base wage + $17.22 fringe benefits · SHEE0010-022
Deuel County uses the same sheet metal worker rates as 15 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Deuel County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $48.15 an hour: a $30.93 base wage plus $17.22 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260021 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $48.15 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SD20260021, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SHEE0010-022 (June 1, 2022). 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).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $30.93 + $17.22
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) | $30.93 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.22 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $48.15 |
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 Deuel 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 South Dakota
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Deuel Countybase $30.93$48.15
- Hamlin Countybase $30.93$48.15
- Brookings Countybase $30.93$48.15
- Moody Countybase $20.41$30.05
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 Deuel County are the same as in 15 other counties: Beadle, Clark, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand and 7 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Deuel County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuel County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $48.15 | |
| Hamlin County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $48.15 | same |
| Brookings County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $48.15 | same |
| Codington County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $48.15 | same |
| Grant County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $48.15 | same |
| Kingsbury County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $48.15 | same |
| Moody County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $20.41 | $30.05 | −$18.10 |
South Dakota sheet metal 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 SD20260021 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SD20260021/2
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 Deuel County as CSV · Report an error