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DOL marked wage determination SD20260001 modified July 30, 2026 (revision 3). Verify against the source below before filing.
Rates on this page changed recently: the governing determination carries a modification dated July 30, 2026. The active federal wage determination covering highway construction in Mellette County, SD lists 16 classifications with published rates, base pay from $26.93 to $35.43 per hour. The determination was last modified July 30, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN | $35.43 | $8.69 | SD20260001 |
| IRONWORKERGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| IRONWORKERGroup 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 |
Across the 16 published classifications for highway work in Mellette County, SD, base pay spans $26.93 to $35.43 per hour with a median of $29.91.
The governing determination was modified July 30, 2026, within the last 30 days. Contractors mid-bid in Mellette County should re-check figures against the determination text before submitting.
Most rate lines here carry SU or state-adopted identifiers, meaning they come from wage surveys rather than negotiated agreements. Survey rates change less often but can jump when a new survey publishes.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example SD20260001 Mod dated July 30, 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.
DOL publishes modifications weekly, generally Fridays. A quick check before running payroll catches a mid-project modification before it shows up in an agency review instead.
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.
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 August 1, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| LABORERGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| LABORERGroup 2 - Mechanic Tender; Pipe Layer (except culvert); Form Builder Tender. | $26.96 | $0.00 | SD20260001 |
| LABORERGroup 3 - Asphalt Plant Tender; Pile Driver Leadsman; Form Setter, Oiler/Greaser. | $28.97 | $0.00 | SD20260001 |
| LABORERGroup 5 - Carpenter; Form Builder | $31.94 | $0.00 | SD20260001 |
| LABORERGroup 6 - Concrete Finsher; Grade Checker | $29.81 | $0.00 | SD20260001 |
| PAINTERGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| PAINTERGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGroup 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 (Ai | $31.73 | $0.00 | SD20260001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGroup 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 | SD20260001 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGroup 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $0.00 | SD20260001 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGroup 2 - Semi-Tractor and Trailer; Tandem Truck with Pup or Trailer | $32.07 | $8.42 | SD20260001 |
* 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.