Laborer, Landscaping: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for laborer, landscaping (labor code 103, "LABORER, LANDSCAPING (GARDENER, SOD LAYER AND NURSERY OPERATOR)") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $11.41 to $54.44 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 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Anoka | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Becker | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Beltrami | 2025-12-22 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Big Stone* | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Blue Earth | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Brown* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Carlton* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Cass* | 2025-12-22 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| Chippewa* | 2025-12-22 | $25.75 | $18.70 | $44.45 |
| Chisago* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Clay* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Clearwater* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Cook* | 2025-12-22 | $30.04 | $21.53 | $51.57 |
| Cottonwood* | 2025-12-22 | $24.00 | $16.96 | $40.96 |
| Crow Wing* | 2025-12-22 | $21.17 | $13.99 | $35.16 |
| Dakota | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Douglas* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Faribault* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $24.02 | $0.00 | $24.02 |
| Freeborn | 2025-12-22 | $25.75 | $18.70 | $44.45 |
| Goodhue* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Grant* | 2025-12-22 | $17.00 | $2.00 | $19.00 |
| Hennepin | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Hubbard* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Isanti* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Itasca* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Jackson* | 2025-12-22 | $24.00 | $16.96 | $40.96 |
| Kanabec* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Kandiyohi* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Koochiching* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Lac Qui Parle* | 2025-12-22 | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Lake Of The Woods* | 2025-12-22 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| Lesueur* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Lincoln* | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Lyon | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Mahnomen* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Marshall* | 2025-12-22 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| Martin* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Mcleod* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Meeker* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Mille Lacs* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Morrison* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $24.02 | $0.00 | $24.02 |
| Murray* | 2025-12-22 | $11.41 | $0.00 | $11.41 |
| Nicollet* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Nobles | 2025-12-22 | $11.41 | $0.00 | $11.41 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Olmsted | 2025-12-22 | $24.02 | $0.00 | $24.02 |
| Ottertail* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Pennington* | 2025-12-22 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| Pine* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Pipestone* | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Polk* | 2025-12-22 | $21.17 | $13.99 | $35.16 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Redwood* | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Renville* | 2025-12-22 | $21.00 | $2.00 | $23.00 |
| Rice | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Rock* | 2025-12-22 | $11.41 | $0.00 | $11.41 |
| Roseau* | 2025-12-22 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 |
| Scott | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Sherburne | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| St. Louis | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Stearns | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Steele* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Stevens | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Swift* | 2025-12-22 | $26.89 | $19.31 | $46.20 |
| Todd* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Traverse* | 2025-12-22 | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $24.02 | $0.00 | $24.02 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $20.00 | $2.00 | $22.00 |
| Waseca* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Washington | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Watonwan* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $17.00 | $2.00 | $19.00 |
| Winona* | 2025-12-22 | $24.02 | $0.00 | $24.02 |
| Wright* | 2025-12-22 | $31.66 | $22.78 | $54.44 |
| Yellow Medicine* | 2025-12-22 | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 |
* 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 laborer, landscaping 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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