TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 355 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK is $12.50/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $11.25 and $15.56/hr. The highest state average is Kansas at $55.74/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $12.31/hr.
Bottom 10%
$11.25
Median
$12.50
Average
$15.38
Top 10%
$15.56
Range: $11.25 – $55.74/hr across 5 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
$12.50/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.62/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-54.7%
D-B rate is below 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
Alabama AL
Avg base: $15.56/hr
Avg total: $15.56/hr
29 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $39.89/hr
Avg total: $55.74/hr
20 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $14.77/hr
Avg total: $14.77/hr
46 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $12.31/hr
Avg total: $12.31/hr
183 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $12.50/hr
Avg total: $12.50/hr
77 rates
All Rates
355 county-level rates for TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | highway | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | WD → |
| Butler | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Doniphan | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Douglas | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Harvey | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Jackson | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Sumner | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Wabaunsee | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | building | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |
| Alamance | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Alexander | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Brunswick | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Buncombe | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Burke | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Cabarrus | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Caldwell | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Catawba | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Chatham | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Craven | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Cumberland | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Currituck | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Davidson | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Davie | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Durham | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Edgecombe | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Forsyth | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Franklin | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Gaston | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Gates | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Guilford | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Haywood | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Henderson | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Hoke | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Iredell | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Johnston | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Jones | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Madison | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Mecklenburg | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Nash | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| New Hanover | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Onslow | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Orange | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Pamlico | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Pender | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Person | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Pitt | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Randolph | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Rockingham | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Rowan | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Stokes | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Union | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Wake | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Wayne | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Yadkin | NC | residential | $14.77 | $0.00 | $14.77 | WD → |
| Adams | NE | highway | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 | WD → |
| Antelope | NE | highway | $12.66 | $0.00 | $12.66 | WD → |
| Antelope | NE | highway | $11.69 | $0.00 | $11.69 | WD → |
| Antelope | NE | highway | $12.63 | $0.00 | $12.63 | WD → |
| Antelope | NE | highway | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 | WD → |