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ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES leads the building schedule for Buffalo County, SD at $56.30 base plus $38.44 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering building construction in Buffalo County, SD lists 18 classifications with published rates, base pay from $11.45 to $56.30 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR(DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $55.34 | $34.03 | SD20260007 |
| BRICKLAYER | $31.88 | $1.83 | SD20260007 |
| CARPENTER(DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $36.34 | $17.15 | SD20260007 |
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $17.28 | $3.37 |
The highest published base on this schedule belongs to ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES at $56.30 per hour plus $38.44 fringe; the schedule's median base is $30.86.
This schedule has been stable recently; the last modification is dated May 18, 2026. Stability is not permanence: annual editions and mid-year modifications can reset rates in Buffalo County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 50% of lines carry union identifiers and the rest are survey-based. Two crews on one site can be governed by rates that update on entirely different rhythms.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example SD20260007 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
You can meet the fringe obligation with bona fide benefit plan contributions, cash, or a combination. Track the hourly equivalent of what you contribute; agencies ask for the math.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| SD20260007 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $33.01 | $15.08 | SD20260007 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $36.32 | $16.83 | SD20260007 |
| ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTESA. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR BASIC HOURLY RATE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND 6% FOR EMPLOYEES WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. B. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING; & CHRISTMAS DAY | $56.30 | $38.44 | SD20260007 |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.80 | $15.48 | SD20260007 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - BRICK | $14.19 | $0.00 | SD20260007 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $11.45 | $2.28 | SD20260007 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $16.14 | $0.00 | SD20260007 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $19.34 | $0.00 | SD20260007 |
| PAINTERBRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY | $19.22 | $0.00 | SD20260007 |
| PLUMBER | $19.02 | $5.20 | SD20260007 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR((1) TOWER CRANE): LONG BOOM PAY: 151' TO 200' - $0.50 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL; 201' AND OVER - $0.60 PER HOUR. MEASUREMENT SHALL BE FROM BUTT PINS OF THE BOOM TO THE TOP OF THE SHEAVE OR JIB SHEAVE. TOWER CRANE PREMIUM: FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER CRANE FOUNDATION TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER CRANE APEX. IN THE CASE OF LUFFING CRANES, TO THE TOP OF GANTRY, PLUS BOOM LENGTH PER CLASSIFICATION: 250' TO 299' - $1.00 300' TO 349 - $1.50 350' TO 399' - $2.00 400' TO 449' - $2.50 450' AND OVER - $3.00 | $34.38 | $18.71 | SD20260007 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR((3) HYDRO CRANE; CRANE (ALL OTHER TYPES)) LONG BOOM PAY: 151' TO 200' - $0.50 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL; 201' AND OVER - $0.60 PER HOUR. MEASUREMENT SHALL BE FROM BUTT PINS OF THE BOOM TO THE TOP OF THE SHEAVE OR JIB SHEAVE. TOWER CRANE PREMIUM: FROM THE TOP OF THE TOWER CRANE FOUNDATION TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER CRANE APEX. IN THE CASE OF LUFFING CRANES, TO THE TOP OF GANTRY, PLUS BOOM LENGTH PER CLASSIFICATION: 250' TO 299' - $1.00 300' TO 349 - $1.50 350' TO 399' - $2.00 400' TO 449' - $2.50 450' AN | $34.08 | $18.71 | SD20260007 |
| ROOFER | $14.52 | $2.09 | SD20260007 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER(HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.93 | $17.22 | SD20260007 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.