53 Counties in North Dakota Davis-Bacon Wage Rates: Highway

General Decision Number: ND20260001 10/01/2026


State: North Dakota


Construction Types: Highway


Counties: North Dakota Counties of 
Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, 
Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, 
Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide, Dunn, 
Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, 
Grand Forks, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, 
Kidder, La Moure, Logan, McHenry, 
McIntosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, 
Morton, Mountrail, Nelson, Oliver, 
Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom, 
Renville, Richland, Rolette, Sargent, 
Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Steele, 
Stutsman, Towner, Traill, Walsh, Ward, 
Wells and Williams




 


Modification Number     Publication Date
          1                01/30/2026
          2                05/18/2026
          3                07/30/2026
          4                08/06/2026
          5                10/01/2026


 ELEC0714-018 11/30/2025
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER: ADAMS, BILLINGS, 
BOTTINEAU, BOWMAN, BURKE, DIVIDE, DUNN, EMMONS, 
GOLDEN VALLEY, GRANT, HETTINGER, MCHENRY, MCKENZIE, 
MCLEAN, MERCER, MOUNTRIAL, OLIVER, PIERCE, 
RENVILLE, ROLLETTE, SHERIDAN, SOIUX, SLOPE, WARD, & 
WILLIAMS COUNTIES...................................$ 55.35                  24.55
ELECTRICIAN: ELECTRICIAN: ADAMS, BILLINGS, 
BOTTINEAU, BOWMAN, BURKE, DIVIDE, DUNN, EMMONS, 
GOLDEN VALLEY, GRANT, HETTINGER, MCHENRY, MCKENZIE, 
MCLEAN, MERCER, MOUNTRIAL, OLIVER, PIERCE, 
RENVILLE, ROLLETTE, SHERIDAN, SOIUX, SLOPE, WARD, & 
WILLIAMS COUNTIES...................................$ 55.35                  24.55
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 ELEC0714-019 11/30/2025
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
LINE CONSTRUCTION: CABLE SPLICER....................$ 55.35                  24.55
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN........................$ 31.32                  14.69
LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR..........$ 47.00                  22.21
LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN..........................$ 55.35                  24.55
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 ELEC0714-020 11/30/2025
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER: BURLIEGH, MORTON, STARK.$ 55.35                  24.55
ELECTRICIAN: ELECTRICIAN: BURLIEGH, MORTON, STARK...$ 55.35                  24.55
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 ELEC1426-002 11/30/2025
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
ELECTRICIAN: CABLE SPLICER: BARNES, BENSON, 
CAVALIER, DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, 
GRIGGS, KIDDER, LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, 
PEMBINA, RAMSEY, RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, 
STUTSMAN, TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIES.$ 55.35                  24.55
ELECTRICIAN: ELECTRICIAN: BARNES, BENSON, CAVALIER, 
DICKEY, EDDY, FOSTER, GRAND FORKS, GRIGGS, KIDDER, 
LA MOURE, LOGAN, MCINTOSH, NELSON, PEMBINA, RAMSEY, 
RANSOM, RICHLAND, SARGENT, STEELE, STUTSMAN, 
TOWNER, TRAILL, WALSH, AND WELLS COUNTIES...........$ 55.35                  24.55
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 ENGI0049-021 10/01/2026
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: ALL CRANES 60 
TONS AND OVER; CRANES DOING PILING, SHEETING, 
DRAGLINE/CLAM WORK; DERRICK (GUY & STIFF); GENTRY 
CRANE OPERATOR, HELICOPTER OPERATOR; MOLE OPERATOR 
OR TUNNEL MUCKING MACHINE; POWER SHOVEL 3-1/2 CUBIC 
YARDS AND OVER (MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); 
TRAVELING TOWER CRANE...............................$ 38.25                  24.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2: ALL CRANES 59 
TONS AND UNDER; BACKHOE OPERATOR 3 CUBIC YARDS AND 
OVER (MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); CRETER CRANE; 
DREDGE OPERATOR 12� AND OVER; FINISH DOZER; FINISH 
MOTOR GRADER; FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR 8 CUBIC 
YARDS AND OVER (MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); 
MASTER MECHANIC (WHEN SUPERVISING 5 OR MORE 
MECHANICS); MON-O-RAIL HOIST OPERATOR; POWER SHOVEL 
UP TO AND INCLUDING 3 CUBIC YARDS (MACHINE STANDARD 
MFG. RATING); TUGBOAT...............................$ 36.85                  24.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3: ASPHALT PAVING 
MACHINE OPERATOR; ASPHALT PLANT OPERATOR; AUTOMATED 
GRADE TRIMMER; BACKHOE OPERATOR 1 CUBIC YARD UP TO 
AND INCLUDING 2-1/2  CUBIC YARDS (MACHINE STANDARD 
MFG. RATING); BOOM TRUCK, HYDRAULIC (8 TONS & 
OVER); CABLEWAY OPERATOR; CONCRETE BATCH PLANT 
OPERATOR (ELECTRONIC OR MANUAL); CONCRETE MIXER 
PAVING MACHINE OPERATOR; CONCRETE PAVER � BRIDGE 
DECKS; CONCRETE PUMP; CONCRETE SPREADER OPERATOR & 
BELT PLACER; CRUSHING PLANT OPERATOR; DOZER 
OPERATOR; DREDGE OPERATOR OR ENGINEER 11'' AND 
UNDER; DRILL RIGS, HEAVY DUTY ROTARY OR CHUM OR 
CABLE DRILL; FRONT END LOADER - 3-1/2 CUBIC YARDS 
UP TO AND INCLUDING 7-1/2 CUBIC YARDS (MACHINE 
STANDARD MFG. RATING); GRAVEL WASHING & SCREENING 
PLANT OPERATOR; LAZER-SCREED OPERATOR; LOCOMOTIVE, 
ALL TYPES; MECHANIC OR WELDER (HEAVY DUTY); MOTOR 
GRADE OPERATOR; PAVING BREAKER � NON-HYDRO HAMMER 
TYPE; PIPELINE WRAPPING, CLEANING & BENDING MACHINE 
OPERATOR; POWER ACTUATED AUGER AND HORIZONTAL 
BORING MACHINE OPERATOR 6'' AND OVER; REFRIGERATION 
PLANT ENGINEER; ROTO MILLING MACHINE (SURFACE 
PLANER)  43'' & OVER; SCRAPER OPERATOR; SLIP FORM 
CONCRETE PAVING OPERATOR; TANDEM PUSHED QUAD 9 OR 
SIMILAR; TRACTOR WITH BOOM ATTACHMENT; TRENCHING 
MACHINE- 100 HP. AND OVER...........................$ 36.60                  24.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4: ARTICULATED/OFF 
ROAD HAULER; ASPHALT DUMP PERSON (CONTROLS THE 
SPREAD OF ASPHALT); ASPHALT PAVING SCREED OPERATOR; 
BACKHOE � UP TO AND INCLUDING 1/2 CUBIC YARD 
(MACHINE STANDARD MFG. RATING); BORING MACHINE 
LOCATOR; CONSOLE BOARD OPERATOR; CURB MACHINE 
OPERATOR; DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR (BITUMINOUS); 
FORKLIFT OPERATOR; FRONT END LOADER- 1-1/2 CUBIC 
YARDS UP TO AND INCLUDING 3 CUBIC YARDS (MACHINE 
STANDARD MFG. RATING); FUEL/LUBE TRUCK OPERATOR; 
GRADE PERSON (RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND 
DETERMINING GRADE THROUGH INSTRUMENTATION); GRAVEL 
SCREENING PLANT OPERATOR (NOT CRUSHING OR WASHING); 
GREASER; HYDRO VAC AND HYDRO EXCAVATOR 
SELF-PROPELLED; LONGITUDINAL FLOAT AND SPRAY 
OPERATOR; MICRO SURFACER MACHINE; MOTOR GRADE 
OPERATOR � HAUL ROADS; PAVING BREAKER � HYDRO 
HAMMER TYPE; PUGMILL OPERATOR; PUSH TRACTOR; 
ROLLER, STEEL & RUBBER ON HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING; 
ROTOMILL MACHINE (SURFACE PLANER), UP TO AND 
INCLUDING 42''; RUMBLE STRIP MACHINE; SAND AND CHIP 
SPREADER; SELF-PROPELLED SHEEPSFOOT PACKER WITH OR 
WITHOUT BLADE ATTACHMENT; SELF-PROPELLED TRAVELING 
SOIL STABILIZER; SHEEPSFOOT PACKER WITH DOZER 
ATTACHMENT � 100 HP AND OVER; SHOULDERING MACHINE; 
SLIP FORM, CURB & GUTTER OPERATOR; SLURRY SEAL 
MACHINE; TAMPING MACHINE OPERATOR; TIE TAMPER AND 
BALLAST MACHINE; TRENCHING MACHINE OPERATOR � 46 HP 
UP TO AND INCLUDING 99 HP; TRUCK MECHANIC; WELL 
POINTS; TUB GRINDER.................................$ 36.45                  24.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 5: BOOM TRUCK- A- 
FRAME OR HYDRAULIC, 2 TONS UP TO AND INCLUDING 7 
TONS; BROOM � SELF-PROPELLED; CONCRETE SAW (POWER 
OPERATED); CURE BRIDGE OPERATOR; FRONT END LOADER 
OPERATOR, LESS THAN 1-1/2 CUBIC YARDS (MACHINE 
STANDARD MFG. RATING); MOBILE CEMENT 
MIXER-NON-TRUCK; POWER ACTUATED AUGER & HORIZONTAL 
BORING MACHINE OPERATOR UP TO AND INCLUDING 5�; 
ROLLER, ON OTHER THAN HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING; 
OILERS; SKID STEER OPERATOR WITH ATTACHMENTS; 
VIBRATING PACKER OPERATOR (PAD TYPE) 
SELF-PROPELLED; WATER SPRAYING EQUIPMENT � 
SELF-PROPELLED......................................$ 35.60                  24.05
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 6: BRAKEMAN OR 
SWITCHMAN; DREDGE OR TUGBOAT DECKHAND; DRILL TRUCK 
GRAVEL/TESTING OPERATOR; FORM TRENCH DIGGER 
(POWER); GUNITE OPERATOR GUNALL; PAINT MACHINE 
STRIPING OPERATOR; PICK-UP SWEEPER, 1 CUBIC YARD & 
OVER HOPPER CAPACITY; SCISSOR JACK � SELF-PROPELLED 
PLATFORM LIFT; STRAW MULCHER, BLOWER AND STRAW 
PRESS; STUMP CHIPPER OPERATOR; TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 
OPERATOR; TRACTOR PULLING COMPACTION OR AERATING 
EQUIPMENT AND NO TILL DRILLS; TRENCHING MACHINE 
OPERATOR � UP TO AND INCLUDING 45 HP................$ 34.80                  24.05
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 SAND2025-001 10/01/2026
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
CARPENTER...........................................$ 39.45                  9.75
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER......................$ 39.45                  9.75
ELECTRICIAN: CASS COUNTY............................$ 40.00                  19.36
LABORER: GROUP 1: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; 
SACK SHAKER (CEMENT AND MINERAL FILLER); PIPE 
HANDLER; DRILL RUNNER TENDER; SALAMANDER HEATER AND 
BLOWER TENDER; LIGHT TRUCK; PICKUP DRIVER; FLAGGERS 
AND PILOT CAR DRIVERS ..............................$ 31.40                  3.90
LABORER: GROUP 2: SEMI SKILLED LABORER; BULK CEMENT 
HANDLER; CONDUIT LAYER, TELEPHONE OR ELECTRICAL; 
FORM SETTER (PAVEMENT); GAS ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC 
TOOL OPERATOR; CHIPPING HAMMER, GRINDERS AND PAVING 
BRAKERS (TAMPER-DRIT) CONCRETE VIBRATOR OPERATOR; 
CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR; CONCRETE 
CURING MAN (NOT WATER); BITUMINOUS WORKER 
(SHOVELER, DUMPER, RAKER AND FLOATED); KETTLEMAN 
(BITUMINOUS OR LEAD); CONCRETE BUCKET SIGNALMAN; 
POWER BUGGY OPERATOR; BRICK AND MASON TENDER; 
MULTIPLATE PIPELAYER; CULVERT PIPE LAYERS; 
CARPENTERS TENDERS..................................$ 31.65                  3.90
LABORER: GROUP 3: CAISSON WORKER; BOTTOM MAN 
(SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER WATER AND GAS LINERS); 
CONCRETE MIXER OPERATOR (ONE BAG CAPACITY); MORTAR 
MIXER ..............................................$ 31.80                  3.90
LABORER: GROUP 4: PIPE LAYERS (SANITARY SEWER, 
STORM SEWER, WATER AND GAS LINES); DRILL RUNNER 
(INCLUDES WAGON CHURN OR AIR TRACK) POWDERMAN, 
GUNITE AND SANDBLAST, NOZZLEMAN, REINFORCING STEEL 
SETTERS/TIERS, CONCRETE FINISHERS TENDER............$ 32.55                  3.90
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 TEAM0638-004 10/01/2026
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
TRUCK DRIVER: EUCLID OVER 20 YDS....................$ 37.09                  19.98
TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS....................$ 35.14                  19.98
TRUCK DRIVER: TANDEM TRI AXLE SEMI, LOWBOY, AND OFF 
ROAD HEAVY DUTY END DUMPS 20 YDS & UNDER............$ 35.57                  19.98
TRUCK DRIVER: TANDEM TRI/AXLE TRUCK.................$ 35.26                  19.98
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WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing
operation to which welding is incidental.
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Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave
for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the
Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any
solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017.  If this
contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide
employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours
they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.
Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their
own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including
preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is
like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other
health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons
resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is
like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.  Additional information
on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO
is available at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.

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.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within
the scope of the classifications listed may be added after
award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses
(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).
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The body of each wage determination lists the classifications
and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the
type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage
determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical
order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular
rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey
rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a
supplemental classification rate.

Union Rate Identifiers

A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than
�SU�, �UAVG�, �SA�, or �SC� denotes that a union rate was
prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:
PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union
whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for
this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.
0198 indicates the local union number or district council
number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next
number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in
processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the
example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated
rate.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes
over time that are reported to WHD in the rates
in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the
classification.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for
those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for
the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:
UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a
weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.
The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number
used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024
in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was
updated to reflect the most current union average rate.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to
reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the
collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.

Survey Rate Identifiers

The �SU� identifier indicates that either a single non-union
rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this
classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by
computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates
reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted
average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may
include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007
6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union
prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that
classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the
year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are
based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal
number used in producing the wage determination. The date,
6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date
for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

�SU� wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey
is conducted. However, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the
discretion to update such rates under 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1).

State Adopted Rate Identifiers

The �SA� identifier indicates that the classifications and
prevailing wage rates set by a state (or local) government were
adopted under 29 C.F.R 1.3(g)-(h).  Example: SAME2023-007
01/03/2024. SA reflects that the rates are state adopted. ME
refers to the State of Maine. 2023 is the year during which the
state completed the survey on which the listed classifications
and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an
internal number used in producing the wage determination.
The date, 01/03/2024 in the example, reflects the date on which
the classifications and rates under the �SA� identifier took
effect under state law in the state from which the rates were
adopted.
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WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS
1) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can
be:
           a) a survey underlying a wage determination
           b) an existing published wage determination
           c) an initial WHD letter setting forth a position on
                a wage determination matter
           d) an initial conformance (additional classification
                and rate) determination
On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests
for summaries of surveys, should be directed to the WHD Branch
of Wage Surveys. Requests can be submitted via email to
[email protected] or by mail to:
            Branch of Wage Surveys
            Wage and Hour Division
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210
Regarding any other wage determination matter such as
conformance decisions, requests for initial decisions should be
directed to the WHD Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
Requests can be submitted via email to [email protected] or
by mail to:
            Branch of Construction Wage Determinations
            Wage and Hour Division
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210
2) If an initial decision has been issued, then any interested
party (those affected by the action) that disagrees with the
decision can request review and reconsideration from the Wage
and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7).
Requests for review and reconsideration can be submitted via
email to [email protected] or by mail to:
            Wage and Hour Administrator
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210
The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the
interested party's position and any information (wage payment
data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that
the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an
interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative
Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board).  Write to:
            Administrative Review Board
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210.
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          END OF GENERAL DECISION
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