Truck Driver, Tandem Axle Tractor with Semi Trailer — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Truck Driver, Tandem Axle Tractor with Semi Trailers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 253 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Truck Driver, Tandem Axle Tractor with Semi Trailer is $21.91/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $20.17 and $23.00/hr. The highest state average is Texas at $21.37/hr; the lowest is Texas at $21.37/hr.

Bottom 10%
$20.17
Median
$21.91
Average
$21.37
Top 10%
$23.00

Range: $19.52 – $23.22/hr across 1 state. 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 53-3032Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

Davis-Bacon median
$21.91/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.62/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-20.7%
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

Texas TX
Avg base: $21.37/hr
Avg total: $21.37/hr
253 rates

All Rates

253 county-level rates for Truck Driver, Tandem Axle Tractor with Semi Trailer, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Anderson TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Andrews TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Angelina TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Aransas TX highway $22.08 $0.00 $22.08 WD →
Archer TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Armstrong TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Atascosa TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Austin TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
Bailey TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Bandera TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Bastrop TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Baylor TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Bee TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Bell TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Bexar TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Blanco TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Borden TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Bosque TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Bowie TX highway $20.66 $0.00 $20.66 WD →
Brazoria TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
Brazos TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Brewster TX highway $21.97 $0.00 $21.97 WD →
Briscoe TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Brooks TX highway $23.00 $0.00 $23.00 WD →
Brown TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Burleson TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Burnet TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Caldwell TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Calhoun TX highway $22.08 $0.00 $22.08 WD →
Callahan TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Cameron TX highway $19.81 $0.00 $19.81 WD →
Camp TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Carson TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Cass TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Castro TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Chambers TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
Cherokee TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Childress TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Clay TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Cochran TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Coke TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Coleman TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Collin TX highway $23.22 $0.00 $23.22 WD →
Collingsworth TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Colorado TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Comal TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Comanche TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Concho TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Cooke TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Coryell TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Cottle TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Crane TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Crockett TX highway $21.97 $0.00 $21.97 WD →
Crosby TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Culberson TX highway $21.97 $0.00 $21.97 WD →
Dallam TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Dallas TX highway $23.22 $0.00 $23.22 WD →
Dawson TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
De Witt TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Deaf Smith TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Delta TX highway $23.22 $0.00 $23.22 WD →
Denton TX highway $23.22 $0.00 $23.22 WD →
Dickens TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Dimmit TX highway $23.00 $0.00 $23.00 WD →
Donley TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Duval TX highway $23.00 $0.00 $23.00 WD →
Eastland TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Ector TX highway $21.52 $0.00 $21.52 WD →
Edwards TX highway $21.97 $0.00 $21.97 WD →
Ellis TX highway $23.22 $0.00 $23.22 WD →
Erath TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Falls TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Fannin TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Fayette TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Fisher TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Floyd TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Foard TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Fort Bend TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
Franklin TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Freestone TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Frio TX highway $23.00 $0.00 $23.00 WD →
Gaines TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Galveston TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
Garza TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Gillespie TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Glasscock TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Goliad TX highway $22.08 $0.00 $22.08 WD →
Gonzales TX highway $19.52 $0.00 $19.52 WD →
Gray TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Grayson TX highway $23.22 $0.00 $23.22 WD →
Gregg TX highway $20.66 $0.00 $20.66 WD →
Grimes TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Guadalupe TX highway $21.71 $0.00 $21.71 WD →
Hale TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Hall TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Hamilton TX highway $20.32 $0.00 $20.32 WD →
Hansford TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Hardeman TX highway $21.91 $0.00 $21.91 WD →
Hardin TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
Harris TX highway $20.17 $0.00 $20.17 WD →
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