TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 437 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5 is $55.40/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.50 and $74.05/hr. The highest state average is California at $77.78/hr; the lowest is Louisiana at $10.50/hr.
Bottom 10%
$10.50
Median
$55.40
Average
$56.66
Top 10%
$74.05
Range: $10.50 – $80.44/hr across 8 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
Davis-Bacon median
$55.40/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.62/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+100.6%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alaska AK
Avg base: $47.62/hr
Avg total: $74.05/hr
50 rates
California CA
Avg base: $42.09/hr
Avg total: $77.78/hr
33 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $45.59/hr
Avg total: $69.86/hr
70 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $34.89/hr
Avg total: $55.40/hr
176 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $10.50/hr
Avg total: $10.50/hr
58 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $48.30/hr
Avg total: $76.54/hr
18 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $36.35/hr
Avg total: $54.65/hr
2 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $37.32/hr
Avg total: $58.43/hr
30 rates
All Rates
437 county-level rates for TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Denali | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Fairbanks North Star | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Nome | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| North Slope | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Northwest Artic | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Southeast Fairbanks | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | building | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | AK | heavy | $47.62 | $26.43 | $74.05 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | heavy | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | building | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | highway | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | heavy | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | highway | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | building | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | heavy | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | highway | $45.59 | $24.27 | $69.86 | WD → |