South Dakota prevailing wage rates, by county
Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every South Dakota county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.
$53.15/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
73%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
31Active determinationsSouth Dakota
Jul 30Latest modification2026, SAM.gov
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Key trades by county (Building)
Highest electrician packages
Lowest
- 1Meade$21.26
- 2Custer$22.58
- 3Pennington$23.08
Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.
Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)
| County | Electrician | Plumber | Carpenter | Construction laborer | Heavy equipment operator | Ironworker | Sheet metal worker | Painter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Beadle | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Bennett | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Bon Homme | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Brookings | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Brown | $53.15 | $24.22* | $22.07* | $10.87* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Brule | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Buffalo | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Butte | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $43.13 | $19.22* |
| Campbell | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Charles Mix | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.00* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Clark | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Clay | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Codington | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.47* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Corson | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $47.57 | $19.22* |
| Custer | $22.58* | $30.23* | $27.36* | $10.91* | $17.80* | $35.96* | $22.40* | $18.48* |
| Davison | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Day | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Deuel | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Dewey | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $43.13 | $19.22* |
| Douglas | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Edmunds | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Fall River | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Faulk | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Grant | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Gregory | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Haakon | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $43.13 | $19.22* |
| Hamlin | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Hand | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Hanson | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Harding | $32.33* | $50.60 | $17.84* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $43.13 | $19.22* |
| Hughes | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.41* | $11.47* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Hutchinson | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Hyde | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Jackson | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Jerauld | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Jones | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Kingsbury | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Lake | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Lawrence | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.64* | $12.47* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $43.13 | $19.22* |
| Lincoln | $53.15 | $30.12* | $25.44* | $18.42* | $17.90* | $35.96* | $26.91* | $30.81* |
| Lyman | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Marshall | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| McCook | $53.15 | $30.12* | $25.44* | $18.42* | $17.90* | $35.96* | $26.91* | $30.81* |
| McPherson | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Meade | $21.26* | $28.28* | $18.67* | $13.31* | $17.80* | $35.96* | $22.40* | $18.48* |
| Mellette | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Miner | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Minnehaha | $53.15 | $30.12* | $26.14* | $18.42* | $17.90* | $35.96* | $26.91* | $41.51* |
| Moody | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Oglala Lakota | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.42* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Pennington | $23.08* | $20.13* | $23.89* | $11.24* | $17.80* | $35.96* | $22.40* | $18.48* |
| Perkins | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $47.57 | $19.22* |
| Potter | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $47.57 | $19.22* |
| Roberts | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Sanborn | $53.15 | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Spink | $53.15 | $24.22* | $20.65* | $13.73* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Stanley | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $47.57 | $19.22* |
| Sully | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $47.57 | $19.22* |
| Todd | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $15.14* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Tripp | $53.15 | $15.92* | $16.99* | $11.68* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Turner | $53.15 | $30.12* | $25.44* | $18.42* | $17.90* | $35.96* | $26.91* | $30.81* |
| Union | $53.15 | $30.12* | $25.44* | $18.42* | $17.90* | $35.96* | $26.91* | $30.81* |
| Walworth | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $48.15 | $19.22* |
| Yankton | $30.29* | $15.92* | $20.11* | $10.74* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $30.05* | $23.79* |
| Ziebach | $32.33* | $50.60 | $20.58* | $12.32* | $19.34* | $46.28 | $47.57 | $19.22* |
Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.
Rates that have not kept up
Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).
| County | Trade | Survey year | Required package $/hr | Market median $/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte | Electrician | 2014 | $32.33 | $29.51 |
| Campbell | Electrician | 2014 | $32.33 | $29.51 |
| Corson | Electrician | 2014 | $32.33 | $29.51 |
| Aurora | Plumber | 2014 | $15.92 | $24.82 |
| Beadle | Plumber | 2014 | $24.22 | $24.82 |
| Bennett | Plumber | 2014 | $15.92 | $24.82 |
| Aurora | Carpenter | 2014 | $20.11 | $23.14 |
| Beadle | Carpenter | 2014 | $20.65 | $23.14 |
| Bennett | Carpenter | 2014 | $16.99 | $23.14 |
| Aurora | Construction laborer | 2014 | $10.74 | $21.98 |
| Beadle | Construction laborer | 2014 | $13.73 | $21.98 |
| Bennett | Construction laborer | 2014 | $11.68 | $21.98 |
| Aurora | Heavy equipment operator | 2014 | $19.34 | $28.61 |
| Beadle | Heavy equipment operator | 2014 | $19.34 | $28.61 |
| Bennett | Heavy equipment operator | 2014 | $19.34 | $28.61 |
| Custer | Ironworker | 2014 | $35.96 | $23.60 |
| Lincoln | Ironworker | 2014 | $35.96 | $28.46 |
| McCook | Ironworker | 2014 | $35.96 | $28.46 |
| Aurora | Sheet metal worker | 2014 | $30.05 | $22.98 |
| Bennett | Sheet metal worker | 2014 | $30.05 | $22.98 |
| Bon Homme | Sheet metal worker | 2014 | $30.05 | $22.98 |
| Aurora | Painter | 2014 | $23.79 | $23.15 |
| Beadle | Painter | 2014 | $19.22 | $23.15 |
| Bennett | Painter | 2014 | $23.79 | $23.15 |
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in South Dakota?
For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for South Dakota (31 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 48 of 66 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $53.15 an hour.
How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover South Dakota?
31 active general wage determinations cover South Dakota: 28 Building, 1 Heavy, 1 Highway, 2 Residential. Together they list rates for 66 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate South Dakota prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a South Dakota determination in our data is dated 2026-07-30. New determination numbers are issued each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for South Dakota, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Heavy 1, Highway 1, Residential 2, Building 28.
- BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
- Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.