Sign Erector: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for sign erector (labor code 730, "SIGN ERECTOR") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $24.89 to $57.07 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 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Anoka | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Becker* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Beltrami | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Big Stone | 2025-12-22 | $23.69 | $8.12 | $31.81 |
| Blue Earth | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Brown* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Carlton | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Cass | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Chippewa | 2025-12-22 | $32.17 | $17.65 | $49.82 |
| Chisago* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Clay* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Clearwater* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Cook* | 2025-12-22 | $27.10 | $13.42 | $40.52 |
| Cottonwood | 2025-12-22 | $23.00 | $1.89 | $24.89 |
| Crow Wing | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Dakota | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Douglas* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Faribault* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Freeborn | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Goodhue | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Grant* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Hennepin | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Houston* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Hubbard* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Isanti | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Itasca | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Jackson* | 2025-12-22 | $23.00 | $1.89 | $24.89 |
| Kanabec | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Kandiyohi* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Kittson* | 2025-12-22 | $27.10 | $13.42 | $40.52 |
| Koochiching* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Lac Qui Parle* | 2025-12-22 | $32.17 | $17.65 | $49.82 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Lake Of The Woods* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Lesueur | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Mahnomen | 2025-12-22 | $27.10 | $13.42 | $40.52 |
| Marshall* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Martin* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Mcleod | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Meeker* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Mille Lacs | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Morrison* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Murray* | 2025-12-22 | $37.19 | $19.88 | $57.07 |
| Nicollet* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Nobles* | 2025-12-22 | $37.19 | $19.88 | $57.07 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $27.10 | $13.42 | $40.52 |
| Olmsted | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Ottertail | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Pennington* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Pine | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Pipestone* | 2025-12-22 | $37.19 | $19.88 | $57.07 |
| Polk* | 2025-12-22 | $27.10 | $13.42 | $40.52 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Redwood* | 2025-12-22 | $23.00 | $1.89 | $24.89 |
| Renville* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Rice | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Rock | 2025-12-22 | $37.19 | $19.88 | $57.07 |
| Roseau* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Scott | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Sherburne | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| St. Louis | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Stearns | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Steele | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Stevens* | 2025-12-22 | $37.19 | $19.88 | $57.07 |
| Swift* | 2025-12-22 | $32.17 | $17.65 | $49.82 |
| Todd* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Waseca | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Washington | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Watonwan* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Winona | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Wright | 2025-12-22 | $34.91 | $20.31 | $55.22 |
| Yellow Medicine* | 2025-12-22 | $32.17 | $17.65 | $49.82 |
* 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 sign erector 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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