Truck drivers: GROUP 3 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Truck drivers: GROUP 3s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 597 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Truck drivers: GROUP 3 is $53.37/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $49.28 and $78.14/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $79.30/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $24.20/hr.
Bottom 10%
$49.28
Median
$53.37
Average
$59.20
Top 10%
$78.14
Range: $24.20 – $79.30/hr across 9 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
$53.37/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.62/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+93.2%
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
California CA
Avg base: $42.97/hr
Avg total: $76.35/hr
168 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $27.88/hr
Avg total: $49.42/hr
31 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $39.89/hr
Avg total: $55.74/hr
2 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $16.86/hr
Avg total: $24.20/hr
44 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $37.52/hr
Avg total: $53.37/hr
230 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $35.74/hr
Avg total: $54.04/hr
61 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $42.43/hr
Avg total: $42.43/hr
1 rate
Washington WA
Avg base: $51.78/hr
Avg total: $79.30/hr
39 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $29.96/hr
Avg total: $52.46/hr
21 rates
All Rates
597 county-level rates for Truck drivers: GROUP 3, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | CA | highway | $42.91 | $27.07 | $69.98 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | heavy | $42.91 | $27.07 | $69.98 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | building | $42.91 | $27.07 | $69.98 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | residential | $41.87 | $35.69 | $77.56 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | residential | $41.87 | $35.69 | $77.56 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tehama | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tehama | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tehama | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Trinity | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Trinity | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Trinity | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | residential | $41.87 | $35.69 | $77.56 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | heavy | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | building | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | residential | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | highway | $43.86 | $34.28 | $78.14 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | building | $29.66 | $21.82 | $51.48 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Jennings | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | building | $29.66 | $21.82 | $51.48 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Union | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | building | $27.76 | $21.52 | $49.28 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | residential | $39.89 | $15.85 | $55.74 | WD → |