South Dakota prevailing wage rates: SD20260001
Heavy, Highway construction in Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach Counties.
SD20260001, modification 3, published 07/30/2026. Official source on SAM.gov
Verify against the official determination before bidding. These rates are formatted from the published SAM.gov wage determination. The determination in your contract documents is what applies.
What changed since modification 2
No base or fringe rates changed. The modification may have changed notes or other text.
Rates per hour
Total = base + fringe. Fringe may be paid to bona fide benefit plans, in cash, or both.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | Total | Rate ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN | $35.43 | $8.69 | $44.12 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| IRONWORKER: Group 1 - Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete for reinforcement, steel tyers, saw. Carrying, placing, tying, reinforcing steel under supervision, cutting. Placing steel or prefabricated reinforcement assembly for placement in concrete forms | $26.93 | $0.00 | $26.93 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| IRONWORKER: Group 2 - Erect, place and join steel girders, columns, structural framework, air wrenches, spud bars, grinders, drills, sledgehammers, tag lines, plumb bobs, lasers, levels, bolts, wire, welds, shears, rod-bending machines | $28.97 | $0.00 | $28.97 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| LABORER: Group 1 - Air Tool Operator; Common Laborer; Landscape Worker, Flagger, Pilot Car Driver; Trucks under 26,000 GVW; Materials Checker; Special Surface Finish Applicator | $26.93 | $0.00 | $26.93 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| LABORER: Group 2 - Mechanic Tender; Pipe Layer (except culvert); Form Builder Tender | $26.96 | $0.00 | $26.96 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| LABORER: Group 3 - Asphalt Plant Tender; Pile Driver Leadsman; Form Setter, Oiler/Greaser | $28.97 | $0.00 | $28.97 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| LABORER: Group 5 - Carpenter; Form Builder | $31.94 | $0.00 | $31.94 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| LABORER: Group 6 - Concrete Finsher; Grade Checker | $29.81 | $0.00 | $29.81 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| PAINTER: Group 1 - Line striping machine, paint trucks, epoxy trucks, thermoplastic trucks, cold applied plastic/and preformed thermoplastic pavement marking equipment. Operate pavement marking equipment to include epoxies, paints, primers, sealers, cold applied tapes, thermoplastics used for traffic marking purposes | $26.96 | $0.00 | $26.96 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| PAINTER: Group 2 - Painting or protective coating bridges, apply varnish, antirust materials, prepare steel or other surfaces with primer or sandblasting, paints structural framewor | $29.81 | $0.00 | $29.81 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 1 - Tractor (farm type with attachments, including loaders but excluding Backhoe); Self Propelled Broom; Concrete Routing Machine; Paver Feeder; Pugmill; Skid Steer | $30.16 | $0.00 | $30.16 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 2 - Concrete Paving Cure Machine; Concrete Paving Joint Sealer; Bull-Dozer 80 HP/less; Front End Loader 1.25 CY /less; Self-Propelled Roller (except Hot Mix); Sheepsfoot/Pneumatic Roller; Pneumatic Tired Tractor or Crawler (includes Water Wagon and Power Spray Units); Wagon Drill (Air Trac Drill); Truck Type Auger; Concrete Paving Saw; Concrete Grooving | $31.73 | $0.00 | $31.73 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 3 - Asphalt Distributor; Bulldozer over 80 HP; Backhoes/Excavators 20 tons or less; crusher (may include internal screening plant); Front End Loader over 1.25 CY; Rough Motor Grader; Self Propelled Hot Mix Roller; Push or Pull Tractor; Off-Highway Haul Trucks; Material Spreader or Palcer; Rumbler Strip Machine; Pavement Marking Grinding Equipment | $31.56 | $0.00 | $31.56 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4 - Concrete Paving Fnishing Machine; Asphalt Paving Machine Screed; Asphalt Paving Machine; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shovels-30 to 50 tons; Backhoes/Excavators-21 to 40 tons; Maintenance Mechanic; Scrapers (wheels or tracks); Concrete Pump Truck | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shovels over 50 tons; Heavy Duty Mechanic; Finsihg Motor Grader; Automatic Fine Grader; Milling Machine; Bridge Welder | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $0.00 | $30.01 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 2 - Semi-Tractor and Trailer; Tandem Truck with Pup or Trailer | $32.07 | $8.42 | $40.49 | SASD2025-001 eff. 12/12/2024 |
Footnotes
- Executive Order 13658
- Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. Executive Order 13658 does not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts regardless of when they were awarded. If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.65 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract from May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.
About this determination
Welders receive the rate for the craft performing the work to which welding is incidental. Classifications not listed may be added after award through the conformance process (29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iii)). Executive Order minimum wages and paid sick leave may also apply; the official document has the full text.
Page built from modification 3 published 07/30/2026. We format and check the official text; the determination in your contract is what applies.