TRUCK DRIVER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for TRUCK DRIVERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 6,309 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for TRUCK DRIVER is $15.01/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.55 and $52.60/hr. The highest state average is Nevada at $70.62/hr; the lowest is U.S. Virgin Islands at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.55
Median
$15.01
Average
$22.36
Top 10%
$52.60
Range: $7.25 – $82.20/hr across 38 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
$15.01/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.62/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-45.7%
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $17.56/hr
Avg total: $17.56/hr
35 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $10.99/hr
Avg total: $12.12/hr
204 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $12.70/hr
Avg total: $12.70/hr
2 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $17.58/hr
Avg total: $22.25/hr
9 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $28.14/hr
Avg total: $49.68/hr
11 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $17.02/hr
Avg total: $17.02/hr
95 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $12.15/hr
Avg total: $12.64/hr
139 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $17.00/hr
Avg total: $21.08/hr
258 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $13.09/hr
Avg total: $15.93/hr
72 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $31.76/hr
Avg total: $48.62/hr
45 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $32.15/hr
Avg total: $44.35/hr
34 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $22.80/hr
Avg total: $26.08/hr
300 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $26.50/hr
Avg total: $34.44/hr
287 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $7.93/hr
Avg total: $8.59/hr
27 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $29.89/hr
Avg total: $43.18/hr
990 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $17.08/hr
Avg total: $17.08/hr
112 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $8.26/hr
Avg total: $9.00/hr
12 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $12.35/hr
Avg total: $12.88/hr
402 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $34.38/hr
Avg total: $53.99/hr
7 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $7.42/hr
Avg total: $7.42/hr
106 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $14.82/hr
Avg total: $15.24/hr
64 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $37.21/hr
Avg total: $70.62/hr
4 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $16.95/hr
Avg total: $23.58/hr
11 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $13.26/hr
Avg total: $13.27/hr
575 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $32.10/hr
Avg total: $38.00/hr
4 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $7.28/hr
Avg total: $7.28/hr
20 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.47/hr
216 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $12.11/hr
Avg total: $13.29/hr
271 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $15.88/hr
Avg total: $16.18/hr
294 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $12.10/hr
Avg total: $12.28/hr
1,236 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $25.15/hr
Avg total: $35.73/hr
120 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $16.50/hr
Avg total: $16.50/hr
12 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
16 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
14 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $40.82/hr
Avg total: $59.16/hr
18 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $30.54/hr
Avg total: $50.29/hr
279 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
4 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $12.00/hr
Avg total: $12.00/hr
4 rates
All Rates
6,309 county-level rates for TRUCK DRIVER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $17.56 | $0.00 | $17.56 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.06 | $0.00 | $10.06 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.06 | $0.00 | $10.06 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | heavy | $10.65 | $1.36 | $12.01 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | heavy | $10.65 | $1.36 | $12.01 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | heavy | $10.65 | $1.36 | $12.01 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | heavy | $10.65 | $1.36 | $12.01 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | residential | $9.86 | $0.00 | $9.86 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | heavy | $10.65 | $1.36 | $12.01 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | heavy | $10.65 | $1.36 | $12.01 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | residential | $10.08 | $0.00 | $10.08 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | heavy | $15.70 | $5.86 | $21.56 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | residential | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | heavy | $10.09 | $0.00 | $10.09 | WD → |