Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage, Brown County group, South Dakota (63 counties)

DOL sets the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates, row for row, in 63 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, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Oglala Lakota, 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.

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

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

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 63 counties, 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 the Brown County group 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 County groupbase $12.76$14.26
Marshall Countybase $12.76$14.26
Day Countybase $12.76$14.26
McPherson Countybase $12.76$14.26

Which county is in which refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic group

Every South Dakota county with a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Brown County group, 63 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, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach	HVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR PHONES AND FIRE ALARMS)	$12.76	$14.26

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

South Dakota refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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 · Lyman · Marshall · McCook · McPherson · Meade · Mellette · Miner · Moody · Oglala Lakota · 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:

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