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Pile Driver prevailing wage, Minnehaha County group, South Dakota (66 counties)
DOL sets the same pile driver rates, row for row, in 66 counties: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton and Ziebach. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$43.32an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$34.96 base wage + $8.36 fringe benefits · SASD2025-001
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in each of these 66 counties, a pile driver must be paid at least $43.32 an hour: a $34.96 base wage plus $8.36 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $43.32 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 2 pile driver rates for each of these counties, from $28.97 to $43.32 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $34.96 + $8.36
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) | $34.96 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $8.36 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $43.32 |
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 pile driver rate in the Minnehaha County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: Group 3 - Asphalt Plant Tender; Pile Driver Leadsman; Form Setter, Oiler/GreaserSASD2025-001 | $28.97 | $0.00 | $28.97 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shovels over 50 tons; Heavy Duty Mechanic; Finsihg Motor Grader; Automatic Fine Grader; Milling Machine; Bridge WelderSASD2025-001 | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
How the Minnehaha County group compares
The main pile driver 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
- Minnehaha County groupbase $34.96$43.32
- Moody Countybase $34.96$43.32
- Lincoln Countybase $34.96$43.32
- McCook Countybase $34.96$43.32
Which county is in which pile driver group
Every South Dakota county with a pile driver rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County group, 66 localities: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shovels over 50 tons; Heavy Duty Mechanic; Finsihg Motor Grader; Automatic Fine Grader; Milling Machine; Bridge Welder | $34.96 | $43.32 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
South Dakota pile driver 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: Aurora · Beadle · Bennett · Bon Homme · Brookings · Brown · Brule · Buffalo · Butte · Campbell · Charles Mix · Clark · Clay · Codington · Corson · Custer · Davison · Day · Deuel · Dewey · Douglas · Edmunds · Fall River · Faulk · Grant · Gregory · Haakon · Hamlin · Hand · Hanson · Harding · Hughes · Hutchinson · Hyde · Jackson · Jerauld · Jones · Kingsbury · Lake · Lawrence · Lincoln · Lyman · Marshall · McCook · McPherson · Meade · Mellette · Miner · Minnehaha · Moody · Oglala Lakota · Pennington · Perkins · Potter · Roberts · Sanborn · Spink · Stanley · Sully · Todd · Tripp · Turner · Union · Walworth · Yankton · Ziebach
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:
- Aurora: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Beadle: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Bennett: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Bon Homme: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Brookings: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Brown: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Brule: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Buffalo: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Butte: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Campbell: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Charles Mix: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Clark: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Clay: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Codington: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Corson: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Custer: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Davison: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Day: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Deuel: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Dewey: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Douglas: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Edmunds: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Fall River: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Faulk: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Grant: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Gregory: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Haakon: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Hamlin: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Hand: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Hanson: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Harding: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Hughes: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Hutchinson: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Hyde: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Jackson: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Jerauld: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Jones: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Kingsbury: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Lake: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Lawrence: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Lincoln: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Lyman: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Marshall: SD20260001 Mod 3
- McCook: SD20260001 Mod 3
- McPherson: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Meade: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Mellette: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Miner: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Minnehaha: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Moody: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Oglala Lakota: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Pennington: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Perkins: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Potter: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Roberts: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Sanborn: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Spink: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Stanley: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Sully: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Todd: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Tripp: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Turner: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Union: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Walworth: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Yankton: SD20260001 Mod 3
- Ziebach: SD20260001 Mod 3
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