Piledriver: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for piledriver (labor code 716, "PILEDRIVER (INCLUDING VIBRATORY DRIVER OR EXTRACTOR FOR PILING AND SHEETING OPERATIONS)") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $43.57 to $79.69 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 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Anoka* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Becker* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Beltrami* | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $41.14 | $27.05 | $68.19 |
| Big Stone* | 2025-12-22 | $27.46 | $16.11 | $43.57 |
| Blue Earth* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Brown* | 2025-12-22 | $38.91 | $22.08 | $60.99 |
| Carlton* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Cass* | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Chippewa* | 2025-12-22 | $39.96 | $21.08 | $61.04 |
| Chisago* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Clay | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Clearwater | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Cook* | 2025-12-22 | $38.91 | $22.08 | $60.99 |
| Cottonwood* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Crow Wing | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Dakota* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Douglas* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Faribault* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Freeborn* | 2025-12-22 | $31.25 | $17.49 | $48.74 |
| Goodhue* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Grant* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Hennepin | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Houston* | 2025-12-22 | $41.01 | $25.03 | $66.04 |
| Hubbard | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Isanti* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Itasca* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Jackson* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Kandiyohi* | 2025-12-22 | $41.14 | $27.05 | $68.19 |
| Kittson* | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Koochiching* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Lac Qui Parle* | 2025-12-22 | $27.46 | $16.11 | $43.57 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Lake Of The Woods* | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Lesueur* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Mahnomen* | 2025-12-22 | $47.03 | $27.91 | $74.94 |
| Marshall* | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Martin | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Mcleod* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Meeker* | 2025-12-22 | $41.14 | $27.05 | $68.19 |
| Mille Lacs* | 2025-12-22 | $39.15 | $19.94 | $59.09 |
| Morrison* | 2025-12-22 | $41.14 | $27.05 | $68.19 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Murray* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Nicollet* | 2025-12-22 | $38.91 | $22.08 | $60.99 |
| Nobles | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Olmsted | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Ottertail* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Pine* | 2025-12-22 | $38.91 | $22.08 | $60.99 |
| Polk* | 2025-12-22 | $47.03 | $27.91 | $74.94 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $41.14 | $27.05 | $68.19 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Redwood* | 2025-12-22 | $39.96 | $21.08 | $61.04 |
| Renville | 2025-12-22 | $39.96 | $21.08 | $61.04 |
| Rice | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Rock* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Roseau | 2025-12-22 | $26.54 | $17.03 | $43.57 |
| Scott | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Sherburne* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| St. Louis | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Stearns | 2025-12-22 | $41.14 | $27.05 | $68.19 |
| Steele* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Stevens | 2025-12-22 | $27.46 | $16.11 | $43.57 |
| Swift | 2025-12-22 | $27.46 | $16.11 | $43.57 |
| Todd* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Traverse* | 2025-12-22 | $27.46 | $16.11 | $43.57 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Waseca* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Washington | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Watonwan* | 2025-12-22 | $49.46 | $30.23 | $79.69 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Winona* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Wright* | 2025-12-22 | $47.71 | $31.98 | $79.69 |
| Yellow Medicine* | 2025-12-22 | $38.01 | $21.08 | $59.09 |
* 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 piledriver 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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