Flag Person: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for flag person (labor code 104, "FLAG PERSON") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $15.08 to $74.12 per hour depending on the county. Last verified against DLI's schedules on 2026-07-08.
| County | Effective | Basic | Fringe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin*(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $30.36 | $21.69 | $52.05 |
| Aitkin*(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $32.11 | $21.69 | $53.80 |
| Anoka | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Anoka | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Becker* | 2025-12-22 | $29.53 | $20.62 | $50.15 |
| Beltrami*(contracts -$760,000) | 2025-12-22 | $22.58 | $20.74 | $43.32 |
| Beltrami*(contracts +$760,000) | 2025-12-22 | $26.57 | $20.74 | $47.31 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Benton* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Big Stone(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $24.76 | $17.69 | $42.45 |
| Big Stone(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $26.51 | $17.69 | $44.20 |
| Blue Earth | 2025-12-22 | $27.74 | $21.57 | $49.31 |
| Brown* | 2025-12-22 | $27.74 | $21.57 | $49.31 |
| Carlton* | 2025-12-22 | $28.72 | $20.94 | $49.66 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Carver | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Cass* | 2025-12-22 | $35.98 | $23.42 | $59.40 |
| Chippewa | 2025-12-22 | $12.50 | $2.95 | $15.45 |
| Chisago* | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Chisago* | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Clay* | 2025-12-22 | $29.53 | $20.62 | $50.15 |
| Clearwater*(contracts -$760,000) | 2025-12-22 | $19.40 | $18.64 | $38.04 |
| Clearwater*(contracts +$760,000) | 2025-12-22 | $22.82 | $18.64 | $41.46 |
| Cook* | 2025-12-22 | $26.52 | $19.29 | $45.81 |
| Cottonwood* | 2025-12-22 | $22.99 | $18.47 | $41.46 |
| Crow Wing | 2025-12-22 | $13.03 | $5.37 | $18.40 |
| Dakota* | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Dakota* | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Douglas* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Douglas* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Faribault* | 2025-12-22 | $27.85 | $21.17 | $49.02 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Freeborn* | 2025-12-22 | $27.85 | $21.17 | $49.02 |
| Goodhue* | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Grant* | 2025-12-22 | $29.53 | $20.62 | $50.15 |
| Hennepin | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Hennepin | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Houston* | 2025-12-22 | $23.17 | $17.67 | $40.84 |
| Hubbard | 2025-12-22 | $31.13 | $20.62 | $51.75 |
| Isanti* | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Isanti* | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Itasca | 2025-12-22 | $29.33 | $22.72 | $52.05 |
| Jackson* | 2025-12-22 | $17.95 | $9.05 | $27.00 |
| Kanabec*(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $29.16 | $20.94 | $50.10 |
| Kanabec*(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $30.91 | $20.94 | $51.85 |
| Kandiyohi* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Kandiyohi* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Koochiching* | 2025-12-22 | $29.33 | $22.72 | $52.05 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $28.72 | $20.94 | $49.66 |
| Lesueur* | 2025-12-22 | $27.85 | $21.17 | $49.02 |
| Lincoln* | 2025-12-22 | $13.50 | $3.82 | $17.32 |
| Lyon | 2025-12-22 | $13.50 | $3.82 | $17.32 |
| Mahnomen* | 2025-12-22 | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 |
| Marshall* | 2025-12-22 | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 |
| Martin* | 2025-12-22 | $27.74 | $21.57 | $49.31 |
| Mcleod* | 2025-12-22 | $34.58 | $25.73 | $60.31 |
| Mcleod* | 2026-05-01 | $35.83 | $27.48 | $63.31 |
| Meeker* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Meeker* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Mille Lacs*(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $35.66 | $25.17 | $60.83 |
| Mille Lacs*(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $37.41 | $25.21 | $62.62 |
| Morrison* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Morrison* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Murray* | 2025-12-22 | $13.50 | $3.82 | $17.32 |
| Nicollet* | 2025-12-22 | $27.74 | $21.57 | $49.31 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 |
| Olmsted | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Ottertail | 2025-12-22 | $29.53 | $20.62 | $50.15 |
| Pennington* | 2025-12-22 | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 |
| Pine* | 2025-12-22 | $26.52 | $19.29 | $45.81 |
| Pipestone* | 2025-12-22 | $13.50 | $3.82 | $17.32 |
| Polk | 2025-12-22 | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Pope* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Ramsey | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Red Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 |
| Redwood* | 2025-12-22 | $22.99 | $18.47 | $41.46 |
| Renville* | 2025-12-22 | $26.74 | $20.57 | $47.31 |
| Rice* | 2025-12-22 | $32.75 | $22.82 | $55.57 |
| Scott* | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Scott* | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Sherburne | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Sherburne | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $34.58 | $25.73 | $60.31 |
| Sibley* | 2026-05-01 | $35.83 | $27.48 | $63.31 |
| St. Louis* | 2025-12-22 | $29.92 | $21.69 | $51.61 |
| Stearns | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Stearns | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Steele | 2025-12-22 | $27.85 | $21.17 | $49.02 |
| Swift | 2025-12-22 | $12.50 | $2.95 | $15.45 |
| Todd* | 2025-12-22 | $39.27 | $25.73 | $65.00 |
| Todd* | 2026-05-01 | $40.52 | $27.48 | $68.00 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $31.13 | $20.62 | $51.75 |
| Waseca* | 2025-12-22 | $27.85 | $21.17 | $49.02 |
| Washington | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Washington | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Watonwan* | 2025-12-22 | $27.74 | $21.57 | $49.31 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $29.53 | $20.62 | $50.15 |
| Winona* | 2025-12-22 | $26.42 | $0.08 | $26.50 |
| Wright* | 2025-12-22 | $45.00 | $26.12 | $71.12 |
| Wright* | 2026-05-01 | $46.25 | $27.87 | $74.12 |
| Yellow Medicine* | 2025-12-22 | $13.50 | $3.82 | $17.32 |
* 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 flag person 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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