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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in San Diego County, California
$62.69an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Group 1
$33.12 base wage + $29.57 fringe benefits
On California public works in San Diego County, a Group 1 teamster must be paid at least $62.69 an hour in total: $33.12 in wages plus $29.57 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $79.25 and Sunday and holiday work is $95.81.
DIR general determination SD-23-261-3-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 7 teamster rates for San Diego County, from $62.69 to $75.88 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.12 + $29.57
The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, the fringe benefits DIR calls employer payments, are what DIR expects the employer to pay into health, pension and other plans for each hour worked. An employer can pay part of that as extra wages instead, as long as the total per hour stays at $62.69 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $33.12 |
| Health and welfare | $12.82 |
| Pension | $12.75 |
| Vacation and holiday | $3.50 |
| Other payments (footnote b) | $0.50 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $62.69 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
When does this rate change?
- A project pays the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job, plus any increase DIR set in advance (DIR FAQ).
- DIR issues new determinations on February 22 and August 22, and they take effect 10 days later. This rate is from determination SD-23-261-3-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
Scheduled increases
DIR has already set these increases. Work on or after each date is paid the higher rate. DIR often leaves part of an increase "to be allocated to wages and/or employer payments" and confirms the split when it comes due, and it can reduce a scheduled increase in a later notice, so check DIR's increase page before you pay it.
| Takes effect | Increase per hour | Total after increase |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2027 | +$4.00 | $66.69 |
The double asterisk after DIR's expiration date means the next rate is already set. If the work runs past that date you have to pay the new rate, and DIR says to build it into contracts signed now (DIR FAQ, Q8).
Source: DIR increase PDF
Teamster (Truck Driver) Group 1 job titles
Work DIR classifies in Group 1, copied as printed. The other groups and their rates are in the table below.
- Mechanic Trainee and delivery by pickup trucks
- Swampers, Helpers, Fuelman (Fueler without trucks)
Source: Group 1, page 2
Every teamster rate in San Diego County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Group 7$75.88
- Group 6$74.37
- Group 5$73.88
- Group 4$73.68
- Group 3$73.48
- Group 2$73.28
- Group 1$62.69
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | $33.12 | $29.57 | $62.69 | $79.25 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Group 211 jobs in this group
| $43.71 | $29.57 | $73.28 | $95.135 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Group 311 jobs in this group
| $43.91 | $29.57 | $73.48 | $95.435 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Group 414 jobs in this group
| $44.11 | $29.57 | $73.68 | $95.735 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Group 58 jobs in this group
| $44.31 | $29.57 | $73.88 | $96.035 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Group 61 job in this group
| $44.80 | $29.57 | $74.37 | $96.77 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Group 71 job in this group
| $46.31 | $29.57 | $75.88 | $99.035 | SD-23-261-3-2026-1 |
Davis-Bacon teamster rate in San Diego County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a California awarding body runs a federally funded or assisted project, DIR's rates must be paid where they are higher than the Davis-Bacon rates (DIR public works FAQ).
We don't put a federal figure next to DIR's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with DIR's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, TUNNEL WORK: GROUP 4- Bit sharpener; Equipment greaser (grease truck); Slip form pump operator (power-driven hydraulic lifting …ENGI0012-024 | $66.46 | $99.66 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, ALL OTHER WORK: GROUP 25- CONCRETE PUMP OPERATOR-TRUCK MOUNTED; RUBBER-TIRED EARTH-MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, OPERATING EQUIPMENT …ENGI0012-024 | $68.08 | $101.28 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 7 REPAIRMANTEAM0166-001 | $45.31 | $72.38 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 6 OFF-ROAD SPECIAL EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER PULL TANKERS, ATHEY WAGONS, DJB, B70 WUCLIDS OR LIKE EQUIPMENT)TEAM0166-001 | $43.80 | $70.87 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 5 OFF-ROAD DUMP TRUCK 35 TONS AND OVER, 7-AXLES OR MORE, TRANSIT MIX TRUCKS 8 YD AND OVER, A-FRAME TRUCK, SWEDISH CRANESTEAM0166-001 | $43.31 | $70.38 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 4 OFF-ROAD DUMP TRUCK UNDER 35 TONS 4-AXLES BUT LESS THAN 7-AXLES, LOW-BED TRUCK & TRAILER, TRANSIT MIX TRUCKS UNDER 8 YD, 3-AXLE WATER …TEAM0166-001 | $43.11 | $70.18 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1 FUEL MAN, SWAMPERTEAM0166-001 | $32.12 | $59.19 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. California Davis-Bacon changes
How San Diego County compares
The main teamster rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in California
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- San Diego Countybase $33.12$62.69
- Riverside Countybase $44.59$81.77
- Orange Countybase $44.59$81.77
- Imperial Countybase $44.59$81.77
Teamster (Truck Driver) rates in nearby counties
Current DIR rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County | Group I | $44.59 | $81.77 | +$19.08 |
| Orange County | Group I | $44.59 | $81.77 | +$19.08 |
| Imperial County | Group I | $44.59 | $81.77 | +$19.08 |
| Los Angeles County | Group I | $44.59 | $81.77 | +$19.08 |
| San Bernardino County | Group I | $44.59 | $81.77 | +$19.08 |
| Ventura County | Group I | $44.59 | $81.77 | +$19.08 |
| San Diego County | Group 1 | $33.12 | $62.69 |
Footnotes on this rate
DIR's footnotes, in DIR's words. Several change the rate itself: zone pay, a percentage added to the total, or which overtime hours get which rate.
- a For classifications within each group, see page 2.
- b Includes an amount for Industry Fund
- c Saturday in the same workweek may be worked at the straight-time rate for the first 8 hours, if the employee was unable to complete the 40 hours during the normal work week due to inclement weather; power/blackout problems; major breakdown or suspension of project or portion thereof, which is beyond the employer's control.
- d Rate applies to the first 4 daily overtime hours and first 12 hours worked on Saturday. All other time is paid the Sunday and Holiday rate.
DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.
More from DIR on this rate
- Holidays (DIR PDF)
- Scope of work: which tasks this rate covers
- Travel and subsistence
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $62.69. Plan payments only count if the money goes into the plan; your pay stub won't show them, but plan statements will. The training amount goes to the California Apprenticeship Council or an apprenticeship program, not to you. Check a week of pay.
Contractors on most public works jobs file certified payroll with the state, and anyone can look it up in DIR's CPR public search. If your total comes up short, you can file a public works complaint with the California Labor Commissioner.
Source
California Department of Industrial Relations, general prevailing wage determination SD-23-261-3-2026-1, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/SanDiego/SD-023-261-3.pdf
Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download San Diego County as CSV · Report an error