Watch Person: Minnesota prevailing wage by county
The certified minimum for watch person (labor code 105, "WATCH PERSON") on state-funded commercial construction, county by county. Totals run from $24.45 to $64.15 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 | $27.18 | $20.94 | $48.12 |
| Aitkin*(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $28.93 | $20.94 | $49.87 |
| Anoka* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Becker* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Benton* | 2025-12-22 | $27.33 | $16.64 | $43.97 |
| Big Stone(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $22.78 | $17.69 | $40.47 |
| Big Stone(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $24.53 | $17.69 | $42.22 |
| Carlton* | 2025-12-22 | $26.37 | $20.94 | $47.31 |
| Carver | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Chisago* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $23.89 | $63.65 |
| Clay | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Dakota* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Dodge* | 2025-12-22 | $30.87 | $22.82 | $53.69 |
| Douglas | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Fillmore* | 2025-12-22 | $30.87 | $22.82 | $53.69 |
| Goodhue* | 2025-12-22 | $38.03 | $23.39 | $61.42 |
| Grant* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Hennepin* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Isanti* | 2025-12-22 | $33.03 | $20.89 | $53.92 |
| Itasca* | 2025-12-22 | $25.58 | $22.17 | $47.75 |
| Kanabec*(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $27.18 | $20.94 | $48.12 |
| Kanabec*(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $28.93 | $20.94 | $49.87 |
| Koochiching* | 2025-12-22 | $25.58 | $22.17 | $47.75 |
| Lake* | 2025-12-22 | $26.37 | $20.94 | $47.31 |
| Lesueur* | 2025-12-22 | $26.02 | $21.17 | $47.19 |
| Lincoln | 2025-12-22 | $14.59 | $9.86 | $24.45 |
| Lyon* | 2025-12-22 | $17.29 | $16.07 | $33.36 |
| Mcleod* | 2025-12-22 | $30.97 | $24.46 | $55.43 |
| Meeker* | 2025-12-22 | $34.00 | $23.42 | $57.42 |
| Mille Lacs*(contracts -$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $22.68 | $16.79 | $39.47 |
| Mille Lacs*(contracts +$950,000) | 2025-12-22 | $24.43 | $16.79 | $41.22 |
| Mower* | 2025-12-22 | $30.87 | $22.82 | $53.69 |
| Norman* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Olmsted | 2025-12-22 | $30.87 | $22.82 | $53.69 |
| Ottertail | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Pine* | 2025-12-22 | $24.17 | $19.29 | $43.46 |
| Pipestone* | 2025-12-22 | $17.29 | $16.07 | $33.36 |
| Pope* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Ramsey | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Rice | 2025-12-22 | $26.02 | $21.17 | $47.19 |
| Scott* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Sherburne* | 2025-12-22 | $38.03 | $23.39 | $61.42 |
| Sibley* | 2025-12-22 | $30.97 | $24.46 | $55.43 |
| St. Louis | 2025-12-22 | $26.37 | $20.94 | $47.31 |
| Stearns* | 2025-12-22 | $34.00 | $23.42 | $57.42 |
| Steele* | 2025-12-22 | $26.02 | $21.17 | $47.19 |
| Stevens* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Swift | 2025-12-22 | $19.65 | $9.01 | $28.66 |
| Todd* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Wabasha* | 2025-12-22 | $30.87 | $22.82 | $53.69 |
| Wadena* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Waseca* | 2025-12-22 | $26.02 | $21.17 | $47.19 |
| Washington* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Wilkin* | 2025-12-22 | $31.00 | $1.35 | $32.35 |
| Winona* | 2025-12-22 | $30.87 | $22.82 | $53.69 |
| Wright* | 2025-12-22 | $39.76 | $24.39 | $64.15 |
| Yellow Medicine* | 2025-12-22 | $14.59 | $9.86 | $24.45 |
* 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 watch 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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