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Ironworker prevailing wage, Fall River County group, South Dakota (9 counties)
DOL sets the same ironworker rates, row for row, in 9 counties: Bennett, Brule, Fall River, Gregory, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette and Tripp. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$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 each of these 9 counties, 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 SD20260022 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $46.28 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SD20260022, modification 2, 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 each of these 9 counties, 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 each of these counties, 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 the Fall River County group
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 | SD20260022 Mod 2 |
| 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 the Fall River County group 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
- Fall River County groupbase $30.80$46.28
- Custer Countybase $23.91$35.96
- Oglala Lakota Countybase $30.80$46.28
- Pennington Countybase $23.91$35.96
Which county is in which ironworker group
Every South Dakota county with a ironworker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle County group, 16 localities: Beadle, Clark, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Faulk, Grant, Hamlin, Hand, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, Spink | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Davison County group, 10 localities: Bon Homme, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Fall River County group, 9 localities: Bennett, Brule, Fall River, Gregory, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Tripp | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Corson County group, 6 localities: Corson, Perkins, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Ziebach | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Aurora County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Brookings County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Brown County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Buffalo County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Butte County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Campbell County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Charles Mix County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Codington County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Dewey County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Haakon County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Harding County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Hughes County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Lawrence County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Oglala Lakota County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Todd County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Walworth County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Yankton County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $46.28 |
| Turner County group, 2 localities: McCook, Turner | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
| Custer County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
| Lincoln County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
| Meade County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
| Minnehaha County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
| Pennington County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
| Union County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $23.91 | $35.96 |
5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.
South Dakota ironworker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Bennett · Brule · Fall River · Gregory · Jackson · Jones · Lyman · Mellette · Tripp
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Bennett: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Brule: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Fall River: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Gregory: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Jackson: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Jones: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Lyman: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Mellette: SD20260022 Mod 2
- Tripp: SD20260022 Mod 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 every South Dakota rate as CSV · Report an error