Asbestos Abatement Worker: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for asbestos abatement worker (labor code 729, "ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $25.86 to $67.52 per hour depending on the county. Last verified against DLI's schedules on 2026-07-08.
| County | Effective | Basic | Fringe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Aitkin* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Anoka | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Becker | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Beltrami* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Beltrami* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Big Stone* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Blue Earth | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Brown | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Carlton* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Carlton* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Cass* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Chippewa* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Chisago | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Clay* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Clearwater* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Clearwater* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Cook | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Cook | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Cottonwood* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Crow Wing | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Dakota | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Douglas* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Faribault* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Freeborn | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Goodhue* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Grant | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Hennepin | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Houston | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Hubbard | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Isanti | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Itasca* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Itasca* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Jackson | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Kanabec* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Kanabec* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Kandiyohi* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Kittson | 2025-12-22 | $18.94 | $6.92 | $25.86 |
| Koochiching | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Koochiching | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Lac Qui Parle* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Lake* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Lake Of The Woods* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Lake Of The Woods* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Lesueur* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Lincoln* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Lyon | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Mahnomen* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Mahnomen* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Marshall* | 2025-12-22 | $32.58 | $20.15 | $52.73 |
| Martin | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Mcleod | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Meeker* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Mille Lacs* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Mille Lacs* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Morrison | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Murray* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Nicollet | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Nobles | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Norman* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Olmsted* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Ottertail | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Pennington* | 2025-12-22 | $32.58 | $20.15 | $52.73 |
| Pine* | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| Pine* | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Pipestone* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Polk | 2025-12-22 | $31.78 | $19.35 | $51.13 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Red Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $31.78 | $19.35 | $51.13 |
| Redwood* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Renville | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Rice | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Rock | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Roseau* | 2025-12-22 | $32.58 | $20.15 | $52.73 |
| Scott | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Sherburne | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| St. Louis | 2025-12-22 | $39.58 | $24.94 | $64.52 |
| St. Louis | 2026-01-01 | $40.83 | $26.69 | $67.52 |
| Stearns | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Steele* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Stevens* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Swift* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Todd | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Traverse* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Waseca* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Washington | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Watonwan | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Winona* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Wright* | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
| Yellow Medicine | 2025-12-22 | $41.23 | $25.99 | $67.22 |
* means DLI used an adjacent county's rate. Total = basic + fringe. Certified rates apply on covered state-funded projects, with time and a half past 8 hours a day or 40 a week on the project.
Working asbestos abatement worker hours on a covered project for less than these numbers? Run the wage theft checkup or the overtime calculator, or report it to DLI's Prevailing Wage unit at 651-284-5091.
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