Underground And Open Ditch Laborer: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for underground and open ditch laborer (labor code 109, "UNDERGROUND AND OPEN DITCH LABORER (EIGHT FEET BELOW STARTING GRADE LEVEL)") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $19.35 to $71.62 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 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Anoka | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Becker* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Beltrami* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Big Stone | 2025-12-22 | $22.09 | $14.90 | $36.99 |
| Blue Earth | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Brown* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Carlton* | 2025-12-22 | $44.08 | $26.33 | $70.41 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Cass* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Chippewa* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Chisago* | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Clay* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Clearwater* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Cook* | 2025-12-22 | $32.48 | $20.27 | $52.75 |
| Cottonwood* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Crow Wing | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Dakota | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Douglas* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Faribault* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Freeborn* | 2025-12-22 | $38.14 | $24.24 | $62.38 |
| Goodhue* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Grant* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Hennepin | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Houston* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Hubbard | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Isanti* | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Itasca* | 2025-12-22 | $42.31 | $28.08 | $70.39 |
| Jackson* | 2025-12-22 | $33.51 | $22.39 | $55.90 |
| Kanabec* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Kandiyohi | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Koochiching* | 2025-12-22 | $42.31 | $28.08 | $70.39 |
| Lac Qui Parle* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $44.08 | $26.33 | $70.41 |
| Lake Of The Woods* | 2025-12-22 | $24.74 | $18.05 | $42.79 |
| Lesueur* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Lincoln* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Lyon* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Mahnomen* | 2025-12-22 | $22.09 | $14.90 | $36.99 |
| Marshall* | 2025-12-22 | $24.74 | $18.05 | $42.79 |
| Martin* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Mcleod* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Meeker | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Mille Lacs* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Morrison* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $38.14 | $24.24 | $62.38 |
| Murray* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Nicollet* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Nobles* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $22.09 | $14.90 | $36.99 |
| Olmsted* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Ottertail | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Pennington* | 2025-12-22 | $24.74 | $18.05 | $42.79 |
| Pine* | 2025-12-22 | $44.08 | $26.33 | $70.41 |
| Pipestone* | 2025-12-22 | $22.09 | $14.90 | $36.99 |
| Polk* | 2025-12-22 | $15.00 | $4.35 | $19.35 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Red Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $15.00 | $4.35 | $19.35 |
| Redwood | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Renville* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Rice | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Rock* | 2025-12-22 | $22.09 | $14.90 | $36.99 |
| Roseau* | 2025-12-22 | $24.74 | $18.05 | $42.79 |
| Scott | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Sherburne | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| St. Louis | 2025-12-22 | $42.31 | $28.08 | $70.39 |
| Stearns | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Steele* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Stevens* | 2025-12-22 | $27.75 | $19.94 | $47.69 |
| Swift* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Todd* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Traverse* | 2025-12-22 | $22.09 | $14.90 | $36.99 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Waseca* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Washington* | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Watonwan* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $36.00 | $24.26 | $60.26 |
| Winona | 2025-12-22 | $32.01 | $21.84 | $53.85 |
| Wright | 2025-12-22 | $45.50 | $26.12 | $71.62 |
| Yellow Medicine* | 2025-12-22 | $40.51 | $26.01 | $66.52 |
* 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 underground and open ditch laborer 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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