Prevailing Wages in Stark County, North Dakota
Prevailing wages in Stark County, North Dakota run $7.33 to $100.96 per hour (base rate plus fringe benefits) across the 50 Davis-Bacon determination records shown below, which is page one of a larger set. The median total is $48.97, and among the 43 records that list a fringe separately the median fringe is $20.25. The applicable rate depends on the labor classification, the construction type and the funding source.
#federal – Line Construction: Cable Splicer in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $79.90
Base Rate: $55.35 | Fringe: $24.55
#federal – Line Construction: Groundman in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $46.01
Base Rate: $31.32 | Fringe: $14.69
#federal – Line Construction: Line Equipment Operator in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $69.21
Base Rate: $47.00 | Fringe: $22.21
#federal – Line Construction: Lineman in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $79.90
Base Rate: $55.35 | Fringe: $24.55
#federal – 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 Cy. and Over and Traveling Tower Crane in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $59.75
Base Rate: $36.65 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – Power Equipment Operator Group 2: All Cranes 59 Tons and Under, Backhoe Operator 3 Cy. and Over, Creter Crane, Dredge Operator 12' and Over,equipment Dispatcher, Equipment Foreman, Finish Dozer, Finish Motor Grader, Front End Loader Operator 8 Cy. and Over, Master Mechanic (When Supervising 5 or More Mechanics), Mon-o-rail Hoist Operator, Power Shovel Up to and Including 3-1/2 Cy. and Tugboat in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $58.35
Base Rate: $35.25 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – Power Equipment Operator Group 3: Lazer-screed Operator, Asphalt Paving Machine Operator, Asphalt Plant Operator, Automated Grade Trimmer, Backhoe Operator 1 Cy. Up to and Including 2-1/2 Cy., 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 Cy. Up to and Including 7-1/2 Cy.), Gravel Washing & Screening Plant Operator, Locomotive, All Types, Mechanic or Welder (Heavy Duty), Motor Grade Operator, Pavement 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 in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $58.10
Base Rate: $35.00 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – 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 Cy., Boring Machine Locator, Console Board Operator, Curb Machine Operator, Distributor Operator (Bituminous), Forklift Operator, Front End Loader- 1-1/2 Cy. 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-hual 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 Attatchment- 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 in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $57.95
Base Rate: $34.85 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – 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 Cy., 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, Vibrating Packer Operator (Pad Type)Self-propelled, Water Spraying Equipment-self Propelled, Skidsteer Operator With Attachments in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $57.10
Base Rate: $34.00 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – 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, 1cy. & 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., Assistant/Apprentice Operator in Stark County, North Dakota – Highway
Total Wage: $56.30
Base Rate: $33.20 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – Carpenter in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $60.97
Base Rate: $35.87 | Fringe: $25.10
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $23.69
Base Rate: $23.69
#federal – Electrician in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $63.36
Base Rate: $44.98 | Fringe: $18.38
#federal – Ironworker, Reinforcing in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $64.27
Base Rate: $39.80 | Fringe: $24.47
#federal – Laborer: Common or General, Excluding Pipeline Work in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $20.43
Base Rate: $20.43
#federal – Laborer: Pipelayer in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $36.59
Base Rate: $26.63 | Fringe: $9.96
#federal – Laborers (Pipeline: Laborer-common) in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $51.25
Base Rate: $30.80 | Fringe: $20.45
#federal – Operator: Bobcat/Skid Steer/Skid Loader in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $46.11
Base Rate: $30.51 | Fringe: $15.60
#federal – Operator: Bulldozer in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $43.73
Base Rate: $28.80 | Fringe: $14.93
#federal – Operator: Crane in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $45.72
Base Rate: $29.23 | Fringe: $16.49
#federal – Operator: Grader/Blade in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $33.19
Base Rate: $22.19 | Fringe: $11.00
#federal – Operator: Roller in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $51.65
Base Rate: $31.40 | Fringe: $20.25
#federal – Power Equipment Operator: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $57.30
Base Rate: $34.85 | Fringe: $22.45
#federal – Power Equipment Operator: Forklift in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $57.45
Base Rate: $35.00 | Fringe: $22.45
#federal – Power Equipment Operator: Loader in Stark County, North Dakota – Heavy
Total Wage: $57.70
Base Rate: $35.25 | Fringe: $22.45
#federal – Boilermaker in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $79.14
Base Rate: $48.00 | Fringe: $31.14
#federal – Bricklayer in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $48.40
Base Rate: $33.54 | Fringe: $14.86
#federal – Carpenter in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $31.92
Base Rate: $23.85 | Fringe: $8.07
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $53.73
Base Rate: $35.33 | Fringe: $18.40
#federal – Electrician in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $34.00
Base Rate: $25.16 | Fringe: $8.84
#federal – Elevator Mechanic. Footnote: A.paid Vacation: Employer Contributes 8% of Regular Hourly Rate As Vacation Pay Credit for Employees With More Than 5 Years of Service, and 6% for 6 Months to 5 Years of Service. A.paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $100.96
Base Rate: $62.52 | Fringe: $38.44
#federal – Insulator - Mechanical (Duct, Pipe & Mechanical System Insulation) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $19.49
Base Rate: $17.39 | Fringe: $2.10
#federal – Ironworker (Reinforcing and Structural) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $69.06
Base Rate: $35.95 | Fringe: $33.11
#federal – Laborer: Common or General in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $25.96
Base Rate: $17.91 | Fringe: $8.05
#federal – Operator: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $26.48
Base Rate: $22.48 | Fringe: $4.00
#federal – Operator: Bobcat/Skid Steer/Skid Loader in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $33.88
Base Rate: $21.23 | Fringe: $12.65
#federal – Operator: Crane in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $42.65
Base Rate: $27.00 | Fringe: $15.65
#federal – Operator: Loader in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $33.45
Base Rate: $21.00 | Fringe: $12.45
#federal – Painter (Brush and Roller) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $18.18
Base Rate: $18.18
#federal – Pipefitter (Excludes HVAC Pipe Installation) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $61.13
Base Rate: $40.53 | Fringe: $20.60
#federal – Plumber (Excludes HVAC Pipe Installation) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $61.13
Base Rate: $40.53 | Fringe: $20.60
#federal – Plumber (HVAC Pipe Installation Only) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $38.09
Base Rate: $25.29 | Fringe: $12.80
#federal – Power Equipment Operator: (Forklift) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $64.85
Base Rate: $39.60 | Fringe: $25.25
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC Duct Installation Only) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $49.55
Base Rate: $29.88 | Fringe: $19.67
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC Unit Installation Only) in Stark County, North Dakota – Building
Total Wage: $34.31
Base Rate: $23.30 | Fringe: $11.01
#federal – Carpenter (Carpenters (including Drywall Hanging and Form Work)) in Stark County, North Dakota – Residential
Total Wage: $9.54
Base Rate: $9.54
#federal – Glazier in Stark County, North Dakota – Residential
Total Wage: $10.54
Base Rate: $9.68 | Fringe: $0.86
#federal – Laborer in Stark County, North Dakota – Residential
Total Wage: $7.33
Base Rate: $7.33
#federal – Painter in Stark County, North Dakota – Residential
Total Wage: $10.50
Base Rate: $10.50
#federal – Plumber (Plumbers (including HVAC Piping)) in Stark County, North Dakota – Residential
Total Wage: $13.48
Base Rate: $13.48
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Common questions
What is the prevailing wage in Stark County, North Dakota?
There is no single prevailing wage for a county — each labor classification has its own rate. Across the 50 records listed on this page, total prevailing wage in Stark County, North Dakota runs from $7.33 to $100.96 per hour, median $48.97. Find your classification in the list above to get the rate that actually applies.
Which construction types are covered in Stark County, North Dakota?
The determinations on this page cover Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential construction. Davis-Bacon splits work into Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy, and the same trade can carry a different rate under each. A Highway rate does not apply to Building work in the same county.
Are these federal or state rates?
This page shows federal determinations. Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federal and federally assisted projects; state and city determinations apply to their own public works. Where more than one applies to a project, the higher rate for each classification generally governs.
How current are the Stark County, North Dakota rates?
The most recent determination shown here is dated July 30, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly. Every rate links back to its determination on the government source, which is the authoritative document for compliance.