# Minnesota — State prevailing wage law applicability thresholds

For Minnesota, has a prevailing wage law is Yes; dollar threshold is $25,000 (or $2,500 for single-trade projects); covered project types is projects financed in whole or part by state funds; funding scope is state-funded (in whole or part); administering agency is Department of Labor and Industry, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has a prevailing wage law:** Yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Dollar threshold:** $25,000 (or $2,500 for single-trade projects) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Covered project types:** projects financed in whole or part by state funds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Funding scope:** state-funded (in whole or part) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Administering agency:** Department of Labor and Industry _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Minnesota Statutes 177.41 to 177.44 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> This section applies to a contract or work under a contract, under which: only one trade or occupation is required to complete it and the project is greater than $2,500; or the estimated total cost of completing the project is greater than $25,000.

## Source

- https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/prevailing-wage-contracting-agencies

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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