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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in San Mateo County, California

$82.60an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Group 1

$46.26 base wage + $36.34 fringe benefits

San Mateo County uses the same teamster rates as 45 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On California public works in San Mateo County, a Group 1 teamster must be paid at least $82.60 an hour in total: $46.26 in wages plus $36.34 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $105.73 and Sunday and holiday work is $128.86. DIR puts 20 job titles in Group 1, bus or manhaul driver and escort or pilot car driver among them.

DIR general determination NC-23-261-1-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.

DIR lists 5 teamster rates for San Mateo County, from $82.60 to $83.90 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $46.26 + $36.34

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 $82.60 or more.

Basic hourly rate (taxable wage)	$46.26
Health and welfare	$21.76
Pension	$10.05
Vacation and holiday	$2.30
Training	$1.37
Other payments (footnote g)	$0.86
Total straight-time hourly rate	$82.60

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 NC-23-261-1-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.

Scheduled increases

$82.60now$85.60Jul 1, 2027$88.75Jul 1, 2028

Current rate, DIR Aug 22, 2026Increases DIR has already set

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	+$3.00	$85.60
July 1, 2028	+$3.15	$88.75

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.

Dump Trucks under 6 yards
Single Unit Flat Rack (2 axle unit)
Nipper Truck (When Flat Rack Truck is used appropriate Flat Rack shall apply)
Concrete pump truck (When Flat Rack Truck is used appropriate Flat Rack shall apply)
Concrete pump machine
Snow Buggy
Steam Cleaning
Bus or Manhaul Driver
Escort or Pilot Car Driver
Pickup Truck
Teamster Oiler/Greaser/and or Serviceman
Hook Tenders
Team Drivers
Warehouseman
Tool Room Attendant (Refineries)
Fork Lift and Lift Jitneys
Warehouse Clerk/Parts Man
Fuel and/or Grease Truck Driver or Fuelman
Truck Repair Helper
Fuel Island Attendant, or Combination Pit and/or Grease Rack and Fuel Island Attendant

Source: Group 1, page 5

Every teamster rate in San Mateo County

As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Group 5$83.90
Group 4$83.55
Group 3$83.20
Group 2$82.90
Group 1$82.60

Total hourly rate of each teamster classification in San Mateo County, highest first, split into base wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	Daily OT	Determination
Group 1	$46.26	$36.34	$82.60	$105.73	NC-23-261-1-2026-1
Group 2 16 jobs in this group Dump Trucks 6 yards Under 8 yards Transit Mixers through 10 yards Water Trucks Under 7000 gals. Jetting Trucks Under 7000 gals. Single Unit flat rack (3 axle unit) High Bed Heavy Duty Transport Scissor Truck Rubber Tired Muck Car (not self-loaded) Rubber Tired Truck Jumbo Winch Truck and “A" Frame Drivers Combination Winch Truck With Hoist Road Oil Truck or Bootman Buggymobile Ross, Hyster and similar Straddle Carrier Small Rubber Tired Tractor Truck Dispatcher	$46.56	$36.34	$82.90	$106.18	NC-23-261-1-2026-1
Group 3 15 jobs in this group Dump Trucks 8 yards and including 24 yards Transit Mixers Over 10 yards Water Trucks 7000 gals and over Jetting Trucks 7000 gals and over Vacuum Trucks under 7500 gals Trucks Towing Tilt Bed or Flat Bed Pull Trailers Heavy Duty Transport Tiller Man Tire Repairman Truck Mounted Self Propelled Street Sweeper with or without Self-Contained Refuse Bin and or Vacuum Unit Boom Truck - Hydro-Lift or Swedish Type Extension or Retracting Crane P.B. or Similar Type Self Loading Truck Combination Bootman and Road Oiler Dry Distribution Truck (A Bootman when employed on such equipment, shall receive the rate specified for the classification of Road Oil Trucks or Bootman) Ammonia Nitrate Distributor, Driver and Mixer Snow Go and/or Plow	$46.86	$36.34	$83.20	$106.63	NC-23-261-1-2026-1
Group 4 7 jobs in this group Dump Trucks over 25 yards and under 65 yards Vacuum Trucks 7500 gals and over. Truck Repairman Water Pulls - DW 10s, 20s, 21s and other similar equipment when pulling Aqua/pak or Water Tank Trailers Helicopter Pilots Lowbed Heavy Duty Transport (up to and including 7 axles) DW 10s, 20s, 21s and other similar Cat type, Terra Cobra, LeTourneau Pulls, Tournorocker, Euclid and similar type Equipment when pulling fuel and/or grease tank trailers or other miscellaneous trailers	$47.21	$36.34	$83.55	$107.16	NC-23-261-1-2026-1
Group 5 3 jobs in this group Dump Truck 65 yards and over Holland Hauler Lowbed Heavy Duty Transport (over 7 axles)	$47.56	$36.34	$83.90	$107.68	NC-23-261-1-2026-1

Davis-Bacon teamster rate in San Mateo 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, Highway, Heavy	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, STEEL ERECTION: GROUP 1 (TRUCK CRANE OILER)- CRANE OVER 100 TONS; DERRICK OVER 100 TONS; SELF-PROPELLED BOOM-TYPE LIFTING DEVICE OVER 100 TONSENGI0003-001	$45.95	$77.10	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, STEEL ERECTION: GROUP 2 (TRUCK CRANE OILER)- CRANE OVER 45 TONS TO 100 TONS; DERRICK UNDER 100 TONS; SELF-PROPELLED BOOM-TYPE …ENGI0003-001	$45.73	$76.88	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, STEEL ERECTION: GROUP 3 (TRUCK CRANE OILER)- CRANE, 45 TONS AND UNDER; SELF-PROPELLED BOOM-TYPE LIFTING DEVICE, 45 TONS AND UNDERENGI0003-001	$45.46	$76.61	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1: DUMP TRUCKS, UNDER 6 YDS.; SINGLE UNIT FLAT RACK (2- AXLE UNIT); NIPPER TRUCK (WHEN FLAT RACK TRUCK IS USED APPROPRIATE FLAT RACK SHALL …TEAM0094-001	$43.26	$77.54	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2: DUMP TRUCKS, 6 YDS. AND UNDER 8 YDS.; TRANSIT MIXERS, THROUGH 10 YDS.; WATER TRUCKS, UNDER 7,000 GALS.; JETTING TRUCKS, UNDER 7,000 …TEAM0094-001	$43.56	$77.84	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 3: DUMP TRUCKS, 8 YDS. AND INCLUDING 24 YDS.; TRANSIT MIXERS, OVER 10 YDS.; WATER TRUCKS, 7,000 GALS. AND OVER; JETTING TRUCKS, 7,000 …TEAM0094-001	$43.86	$78.14	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 4: DUMP TRUCKS, OVER 25 YDS. AND UNDER 65 YDS.; WATER PULLS - DW 10'S, 20'S, 21'S AND OTHER SIMILAR EQUIPMENT WHEN PULLING AQUA/PAK OR …TEAM0094-001	$44.21	$78.49	CA20260018 Mod 8
Building, Highway, Heavy	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 5: DUMP TRUCKS, 65 YDS. AND OVER; HOLLAND HAULER; LOW BED HEAVY DUTY TRANSPORT OVER 7 AXLES.TEAM0094-001	$44.56	$78.84	CA20260018 Mod 8
Residential	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, AREA 1: GROUP 5: Cast-in-place pipe laying machine; Combination slusher and motor operator; Concrete conveyor or concrete pump, …ENGI0003-009	$60.15	$94.84	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, AREA 1: GROUP 7: Ballast regulator; Boom truck or dual-purpose A-frame truck, non-rotating - under 15 tons; Cary lift or similar; …ENGI0003-009	$57.79	$92.48	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND ATTACHMENTS - AREA 1: GROUP 1: TRUCK CRANE OILER: Clamshell and dragline over 7 cu. yds.; Crane, over 100 tons; Derrick, …ENGI0003-009	$46.08	$77.23	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND ATTACHMENTS - AREA 1: GROUP 2: TRUCK CRANE OILER: Clamshell and dragline over 1 cu. yd. up to and including 7 cu. yds.; …ENGI0003-009	$45.07	$76.22	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, CRANES AND ATTACHMENTS - AREA 1: GROUP 3: TRUCK CRANE OILER: Clamshell and dragline up to and including 1 cu. yd.; Cranes 45 tons …ENGI0003-009	$44.83	$75.98	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1: DUMP TRUCKS, UNDER 6 YDS.; SINGLE UNIT FLAT RACK (2- AXLE UNIT); NIPPER TRUCK (WHEN FLAT RACK TRUCK IS USED APPROPRIATE FLAT RACK SHALL …TEAM0094-001	$43.26	$77.54	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2: DUMP TRUCKS, 6 YDS. AND UNDER 8 YDS.; TRANSIT MIXERS, THROUGH 10 YDS.; WATER TRUCKS, UNDER 7,000 GALS.; JETTING TRUCKS, UNDER 7,000 …TEAM0094-001	$43.56	$77.84	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 3: DUMP TRUCKS, 8 YDS. AND INCLUDING 24 YDS.; TRANSIT MIXERS, OVER 10 YDS.; WATER TRUCKS, 7,000 GALS. AND OVER; JETTING TRUCKS, 7,000 …TEAM0094-001	$43.86	$78.14	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 4: DUMP TRUCKS, OVER 25 YDS. AND UNDER 65 YDS.; WATER PULLS - DW 10'S, 20'S, 21'S AND OTHER SIMILAR EQUIPMENT WHEN PULLING AQUA/PAK OR …TEAM0094-001	$44.21	$78.49	CA20260019 Mod 6
Residential	TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 5: DUMP TRUCKS, 65 YDS. AND OVER; HOLLAND HAULER; LOW BED HEAVY DUTY TRANSPORT OVER 7 AXLESTEAM0094-001	$44.56	$78.84	CA20260019 Mod 6

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 Mateo 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

San Mateo $82.6011

$62.69San Diego$82.60Alameda

San MateoNearby: San Francisco $82.60, Alameda $82.60, San Luis Obispo $81.77Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than San Mateo, 45 the same, 12 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

San Mateo Countybase $46.26$82.60
San Francisco Countybase $46.26$82.60
Alameda Countybase $46.26$82.60
San Luis Obispo 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.

DIR's teamster rates for San Mateo County are the same as in 45 other counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte and 37 more. The closest county with a different rate is San Luis Obispo County, at $81.77.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs San Mateo County
San Mateo County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60
San Francisco County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60	same
Alameda County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60	same
Santa Cruz County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60	same
Santa Clara County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60	same
Contra Costa County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60	same
Marin County	Group 1	$46.26	$82.60	same

California teamster prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 Pages 5 and 6.
b Saturday in the same work week may be worked at straight-time hourly rate if a job is shut down during the normal work week due to inclement weather or major mechanical breakdown, or lack of materials beyond the control of the Employer.
g Supplemental Dues and Contract Administration.

DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.

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 $82.60. 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 NC-23-261-1-2026-1, page 1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Northern/NC-023-261-1.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 Mateo County as CSV · Report an error