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California driver hauling materials on and off the site prevailing wage, county by county

A driver hauling materials on and off the site's prevailing wage on California public works runs from $19.465 an hour in San Diego County to $54.01 in Yolo County, wages and employer payments together. The median county is $22.93.

Hauling Driver (On/Off Site) rate in each California county, A to Z

58 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateIssuedSource
Alameda CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Santa Clara County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Alpine CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Joaquin County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Amador CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Joaquin County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Butte CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Butte County group
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Calaveras CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Joaquin County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Colusa CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Butte County group
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Contra Costa CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Santa Clara County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Del Norte CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Humboldt County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
El Dorado CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Sacramento County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Fresno CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Fresno County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Glenn CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Tehama County group
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Humboldt CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Humboldt County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Imperial CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Diego County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
Inyo CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Bernardino County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
Kern CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$16.90 $7.33 $24.23 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-6-2026-1
Kings CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Tulare County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Lake CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Lassen CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Siskiyou County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Los Angeles CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Los Angeles County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
Madera CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Fresno County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Marin CountyReady Mixer Driver · Sonoma County group
$25.90 $23.33 $49.23 Feb 22, 2021C-MT-261-X-265-2021-1
Mariposa CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Fresno County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Mendocino CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Merced CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Fresno County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Modoc CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Siskiyou County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Mono CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Bernardino County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
Monterey CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$16.90 $7.33 $24.23 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-6-2026-1
Napa CountyReady Mixer Driver · Sonoma County group
$25.90 $23.33 $49.23 Feb 22, 2021C-MT-261-X-265-2021-1
Nevada CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Nevada County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Orange CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Los Angeles County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
Placer CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Sacramento County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Plumas CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Tehama County group
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Riverside CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
Sacramento CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Sacramento County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
San Benito CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Santa Cruz County group
$16.90 $16.58 $33.48 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-9-2026-1
San Bernardino CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Bernardino County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
San Diego CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Diego County group
$17.00 $2.465$19.465Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1
San Francisco CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Santa Clara County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
San Joaquin CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Joaquin County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
San Luis Obispo CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$16.90 $7.33 $24.23 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-6-2026-1
San Mateo CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Santa Barbara CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$16.90 $7.33 $24.23 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-6-2026-1
Santa Clara CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Santa Clara County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Santa Cruz CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Santa Cruz County group
$16.90 $16.58 $33.48 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-9-2026-1
Shasta CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Siskiyou County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Sierra CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Nevada County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Siskiyou CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Siskiyou County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Solano CountyReady Mixer Driver · Sonoma County group
$25.90 $23.33 $49.23 Feb 22, 2021C-MT-261-X-265-2021-1
Sonoma CountyReady Mixer Driver · Sonoma County group
$25.90 $23.33 $49.23 Feb 22, 2021C-MT-261-X-265-2021-1
Stanislaus CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Fresno County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Sutter CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Sacramento County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Tehama CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Tehama County group
$21.00 $2.91 $23.91 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1
Trinity CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Siskiyou County group
$22.50 $0.43 $22.93 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1
Tulare CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Tulare County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Tuolumne CountyDriver: Dump Truck · San Joaquin County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1
Ventura CountyDriver: Dump Truck
$16.90 $7.33 $24.23 Feb 22, 2026C-DT-830-261-6-2026-1
Yolo CountyDriver: Mixer Truck
$27.00 $27.01 $54.01 Feb 22, 2021C-MT-261-150-53-2021-1
Yuba CountyDriver: Dump Truck · Sacramento County group
$17.00 $3.94 $20.94 Feb 22, 2021C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1

Main driver hauling materials on and off the site classification in each county, DIR period 2026-2. DIR sets this trade county by county. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. Checked October 24, 2026.

San Benito County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $33.48 per hourShasta County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourSierra County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourFresno County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourAmador County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourEl Dorado County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourMonterey County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $24.23 per hourSan Bernardino County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourTehama County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourNevada County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourTuolumne County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourSanta Barbara County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $24.23 per hourTrinity County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourStanislaus County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourColusa County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourAlpine County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourSiskiyou County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourDel Norte County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourInyo County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourSan Joaquin County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourImperial County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourCalaveras County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourButte County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourMadera County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourVentura County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $24.23 per hourOrange County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourKern County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $24.23 per hourContra Costa County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourKings County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourMendocino County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourSonoma County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $49.23 per hourYuba County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourMerced County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourTulare County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourSacramento County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourSolano County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $49.23 per hourSan Francisco County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourMariposa County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourMarin County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $49.23 per hourSutter County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourLassen County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourRiverside County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourPlumas County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourSanta Clara County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourPlacer County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $20.94 per hourSan Luis Obispo County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $24.23 per hourSan Mateo County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourMono County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourSan Diego County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourNapa County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $49.23 per hourAlameda County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourYolo County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $54.01 per hourLake County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourLos Angeles County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $19.465 per hourGlenn County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $23.91 per hourSanta Cruz County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $33.48 per hourHumboldt County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hourModoc County driver hauling materials on and off the site: $22.93 per hour
$19$20$20$22$24$54Hauling Driver (On/Off Site), main rate, total per hour, 2026-2. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a driver hauling materials on and off the site make on prevailing wage in California?

$19.465 to $54.01 an hour, base wage plus fringe benefits, depending on the county; the median county pays $22.93. 15 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into base wage and employer payments on one scale.

  1. Yolo County1 county$54.01
  2. Sonoma County group4 counties$49.23
  3. Santa Cruz County group2 counties$33.48
  4. Kern County1 county$24.23
  5. Monterey County1 county$24.23
  6. San Luis Obispo County1 county$24.23
  7. Santa Barbara County1 county$24.23
  8. Ventura County1 county$24.23
  9. Tehama County group3 counties$23.91
  10. Butte County group2 counties$23.91
  11. Lake County1 county$23.91
  12. Mendocino County1 county$23.91
  13. Siskiyou County group5 counties$22.93
  14. Santa Clara County group4 counties$22.93
  15. Humboldt County group2 counties$22.93
  16. San Mateo County1 county$22.93
  17. Fresno County group5 counties$20.94
  18. Sacramento County group5 counties$20.94
  19. San Joaquin County group5 counties$20.94
  20. Nevada County group2 counties$20.94
  21. Tulare County group2 counties$20.94
  22. San Bernardino County group3 counties$19.465
  23. Los Angeles County group2 counties$19.465
  24. San Diego County group2 counties$19.465
  25. Riverside County1 county$19.465
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Yolo CountyDriver: Mixer Truck$27.00 $54.01 
Sonoma County group, 4 counties: Marin, Napa, Solano, SonomaReady Mixer Driver$25.90 $49.23 
Santa Cruz County group, 2 counties: San Benito, Santa CruzDriver: Dump Truck$16.90 $33.48 
Kern CountyDriver: Dump Truck$16.90 $24.23 
Monterey CountyDriver: Dump Truck$16.90 $24.23 
San Luis Obispo CountyDriver: Dump Truck$16.90 $24.23 
Santa Barbara CountyDriver: Dump Truck$16.90 $24.23 
Ventura CountyDriver: Dump Truck$16.90 $24.23 
Tehama County group, 3 counties: Glenn, Plumas, TehamaDriver: Dump Truck$21.00 $23.91 
Butte County group, 2 counties: Butte, ColusaDriver: Dump Truck$21.00 $23.91 
Lake CountyDriver: Dump Truck$21.00 $23.91 
Mendocino CountyDriver: Dump Truck$21.00 $23.91 
Siskiyou County group, 5 counties: Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, TrinityDriver: Dump Truck$22.50 $22.93 
Santa Clara County group, 4 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa ClaraDriver: Dump Truck$22.50 $22.93 
Humboldt County group, 2 counties: Del Norte, HumboldtDriver: Dump Truck$22.50 $22.93 
San Mateo CountyDriver: Dump Truck$22.50 $22.93 
Fresno County group, 5 counties: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, StanislausDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $20.94 
Sacramento County group, 5 counties: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, YubaDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $20.94 
San Joaquin County group, 5 counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, TuolumneDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $20.94 
Nevada County group, 2 counties: Nevada, SierraDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $20.94 
Tulare County group, 2 counties: Kings, TulareDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $20.94 
San Bernardino County group, 3 counties: Inyo, Mono, San BernardinoDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $19.465
Los Angeles County group, 2 counties: Los Angeles, OrangeDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $19.465
San Diego County group, 2 counties: Imperial, San DiegoDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $19.465
Riverside CountyDriver: Dump Truck$17.00 $19.465

15 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

These are journeyperson rates. Apprentices are paid from separate DAS determinations that DIR publishes by craft, county and program.

Determinations: C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1, C-DT-830-261-5-2021-1, C-DT-830-261-6-2026-1, C-DT-830-261-7-2021-1, C-DT-830-261-8-2021-1, C-DT-830-261-9-2026-1, C-MT-261-150-53-2021-1, C-MT-261-186-15-2021-1, C-MT-261-36-95-2021-1, C-MT-261-624-17-2021-1, C-MT-261-624-18-2021-1, C-MT-261-87-119-2021-1, C-MT-261-X-258-2024-1, C-MT-261-X-260-2026-1, C-MT-261-X-261-2026-1, C-MT-261-X-265-2021-1, C-MT-830-261-1-2021-1, C-MT-830-261-11-2026-1, C-MT-830-261-12-2021-1, C-MT-830-261-2-2026-1, C-MT-830-261-3-2021-3, C-MT-830-261-4-2021-1, C-MT-830-261-5-2021-1, C-MT-830-261-6-2021-1

Questions about California driver hauling materials on and off the site pay

What is the driver hauling materials on and off the site prevailing wage in Los Angeles County?

$19.465 an hour: a $17.00 base wage plus $2.465 in employer payments (fringe benefits), under DIR determination C-DT-830-261-10-2021-1. Overtime and every driver hauling materials on and off the site classification in Los Angeles County.

Does driver hauling materials on and off the site prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Los Angeles County the $19.465 total is a $17.00 base wage plus $2.465 in employer payments (fringe benefits), about 13% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice driver hauling materials on and off the sites get this rate?

Registered apprentices are paid DIR's apprentice rates, which DIR publishes separately by craft, county and apprenticeship program on its apprentice wage page. The rates on this site are journeyperson rates.

Why do some counties have the same driver hauling materials on and off the site rate?

DIR sets many trades by area or region rather than one county at a time. Across California, the 58 counties with a driver hauling materials on and off the site rate fall into 25 distinct sets of rates, and 15 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Fresno County group).

Which county pays driver hauling materials on and off the sites the most in California?

Yolo County, at $54.01 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is San Diego County at $19.465, and the median county is $22.93.