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Ironworker prevailing wage in Harding County, South Dakota
$46.28an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$30.80 base wage + $15.48 fringe benefits
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · IRON0021-018
$26.93an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$26.93 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
IRONWORKER: Group 1 - Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete for reinforcement, steel tyers, saw. Carrying, placing, tying, reinforcing steel under supervision, cutting. Placing steel or prefabricated reinforcement assembly for placement in concrete forms · SASD2025-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Harding County, an ironworker must be paid at least $46.28 an hour: a $30.80 base wage plus $15.48 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260014 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $46.28 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SD20260014, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier IRON0021-018 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Harding County, an ironworker must be paid at least $26.93 an hour: a $26.93 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $26.93 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SD20260001, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier SASD2025-001 (December 12, 2024). 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).
DOL lists 9 ironworker rates for Harding County, from $26.93 to $46.28 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $30.80 + $15.48
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) | $30.80 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $15.48 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $46.28 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $26.93 + $0.00
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) | $26.93 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $26.93 |
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.
Every ironworker rate in Harding County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALBuilding · IRON0021-018$46.28
- LABORER: Group 5 - Carpenter; Form BuilderHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$31.94
- LABORER: Group 6 - Concrete Finsher; Grade CheckerHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$29.81
- PAINTER: Group 2 - Painting or protective coating bridges, apply varnish, antirust materials, prepare steel or other surfaces with primer or sandblasting, paints structural frameworHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$29.81
- IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, tag lines, plumb bobs, lasers, levels, bolts, wire, welds, shears, rod-bending machinesHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$28.97
- LABORER: Group 2 - Mechanic Tender; Pipe Layer (except culvert); Form Builder TenderHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$26.96
- PAINTER: Group 1 - Line striping machine, paint trucks, epoxy trucks, thermoplastic trucks, cold applied plastic/and preformed thermoplastic pavement marking equipment. Operate pavement marking equipment to include epoxies, paints, primers, sealers, cold applied tapes, thermoplastics used for traffic marking purposesHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$26.96
- IRONWORKER: Group 1 - Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete for reinforcement, steel tyers, saw. Carrying, placing, tying, reinforcing steel under supervision, cutting. Placing steel or prefabricated reinforcement assembly for placement in concrete formsHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$26.93
- LABORER: Group 1 - Air Tool Operator; Common Laborer; Landscape Worker, Flagger, Pilot Car Driver; Trucks under 26,000 GVW; Materials Checker; Special Surface Finish ApplicatorHighway, Heavy · SASD2025-001$26.93
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALBuildingIRON0021-018 | $30.80 | $15.48 | $46.28 | SD20260014 Mod 1 |
| IRONWORKER: Group 1 - Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete for reinforcement, steel tyers, saw. Carrying, placing, tying, reinforcing steel under supervision, cutting. Placing steel or prefabricated reinforcement assembly for placement in concrete formsHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $26.93 | $0.00 | $26.93 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, tag lines, plumb bobs, lasers, levels, bolts, wire, welds, shears, rod-bending machinesHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $28.97 | $0.00 | $28.97 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORER: Group 1 - Air Tool Operator; Common Laborer; Landscape Worker, Flagger, Pilot Car Driver; Trucks under 26,000 GVW; Materials Checker; Special Surface Finish ApplicatorHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $26.93 | $0.00 | $26.93 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORER: Group 2 - Mechanic Tender; Pipe Layer (except culvert); Form Builder TenderHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $26.96 | $0.00 | $26.96 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORER: Group 5 - Carpenter; Form BuilderHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $31.94 | $0.00 | $31.94 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| LABORER: Group 6 - Concrete Finsher; Grade CheckerHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $29.81 | $0.00 | $29.81 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| PAINTER: Group 1 - Line striping machine, paint trucks, epoxy trucks, thermoplastic trucks, cold applied plastic/and preformed thermoplastic pavement marking equipment. Operate pavement marking equipment to include epoxies, paints, primers, sealers, cold applied tapes, thermoplastics used for traffic marking purposesHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $26.96 | $0.00 | $26.96 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| PAINTER: Group 2 - Painting or protective coating bridges, apply varnish, antirust materials, prepare steel or other surfaces with primer or sandblasting, paints structural frameworHighway, HeavySASD2025-001 | $29.81 | $0.00 | $29.81 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
How Harding County compares
The main ironworker 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
- Harding Countybase $30.80$46.28
- Butte Countybase $30.80$46.28
- Perkins Countybase $30.80$46.28
- Meade Countybase $23.91$35.96
Ironworker 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Harding County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 | |
| Butte County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 | same |
| Perkins County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 | same |
| Lawrence County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 | same |
| Ziebach County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 | same |
| Corson County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 | same |
| Meade County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 | −$10.32 |
South Dakota ironworker 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 SD20260014 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SD20260014/1
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 Harding County as CSV · Report an error