Prevailing wage rates · South Dakota · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett and 63 more counties, South Dakota
Heavy, Highway construction · SD20260001 modification 3, published July 30, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 15 classifications for heavy, highway work in Aurora, Beadle, Bennett and 63 more counties, South Dakota. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $26.93 an hour (ironworker: group 1) to $44.12 (electrician). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
Heavy Construction
Highway Construction
Rates by classification
Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASD2025-001 · SASD, December 12, 2024 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $35.43 | $8.69 | $44.12 | SASD |
IRONWORKER: Group 1…Full textIRONWORKER: 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 | SASD |
IRONWORKER: Group 2…Full textIRONWORKER: 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 | SASD |
LABORER: Group 1…Full textLABORER: 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 | SASD |
| LABORER: Group 2 - Mechanic Tender; Pipe Layer (except culvert); Form Builder Tender. | $26.96 | $0.00 | $26.96 | SASD |
| LABORER: Group 3 - Asphalt Plant Tender; Pile Driver Leadsman; Form Setter, Oiler/Greaser. | $28.97 | $0.00 | $28.97 | SASD |
| LABORER: Group 5 - Carpenter; Form Builder | $31.94 | $0.00 | $31.94 | SASD |
| LABORER: Group 6 - Concrete Finsher; Grade Checker | $29.81 | $0.00 | $29.81 | SASD |
PAINTER: Group 1…Full textPAINTER: 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 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 | SASD |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 1…Full textPOWER 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 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 | SASD |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 3…Full textPOWER 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 | SASD |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4…Full textPOWER 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 | SASD |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 5…Full textPOWER 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 | SASD |
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1…Full textTRUCK 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 | SASD |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 2 - Semi-Tractor and Trailer; Tandem Truck with Pup or Trailer | $32.07 | $8.42 | $40.49 | SASD |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 30, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | May 21, 2026 |
| Modification 3 | July 30, 2026 (current) |
Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).
Questions people ask
- Which rate do I pay on SD20260001?
- The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
- My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
- Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
- Does modification 3 apply to my contract?
- Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.
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