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Davis-Bacon rates — Lincoln County, South Dakota

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.
Building
SD20260026 rev 2 · 05/18/2026 · 17 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
BRICKLAYER41.904.9446.84
CARPENTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)36.3417.1553.49
ELECTRICIAN36.3216.8353.15
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES: A. 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 DAY56.3038.4494.74
PIPEFITTER34.9015.7050.60
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK15.061.1016.16
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)19.287.6326.91
ROOFER13.821.3415.16
PLUMBER21.129.0030.12
PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING20.969.8530.81
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE17.90—17.90
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK20.96—20.96
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL16.212.2118.42
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL23.9112.0535.96
INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)15.20—15.20
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER17.542.6520.19
CARPENTER (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)17.418.0325.44
Residential
SD20260002 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 11 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
TRUCK DRIVERS: (TANDEM SEMI)9.44—9.44
SPRINKLER FITTER17.275.8023.07
ROOFER11.25—11.25
LABORER (COMMON)8.02—8.02
INSULATOR (BATT)8.75—8.75
FORM SETTER11.30—11.30
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET11.04—11.04
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR FIRE ALARMS, SECURITY SYSTEMS/DEVICES & PHONES)15.391.4716.86
DRYWALL HANGER/FRAMER9.050.319.36
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER10.81—10.81
CARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, BUT EXCLUDING DRYWALL WORK & BATT INSULATION)11.42—11.42
Filing the WH-347 that these rates feed into? I build certified payroll tools, and I will prepare your first weekly filing from your payroll register free, with worker names removed — partly to be useful, partly because real registers are the only way to test the thing properly. hamza.aiemployee@gmail.com. No sign-up on this site, and nothing here is tracked.