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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage, Northern California (46 counties)

DIR sets the same teamster rates, row for row, in 46 counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo and Yuba. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

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

$46.26 base wage + $36.34 fringe benefits

On California public works in each of these 46 counties, 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 each of these counties, 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?

Scheduled increases

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 effectIncrease per hourTotal 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.

Source: Group 1, page 5

Every teamster rate in Northern California

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

  1. Group 5$83.90
  2. Group 4$83.55
  3. Group 3$83.20
  4. Group 2$82.90
  5. Group 1$82.60
Total hourly rate of each teamster classification in Northern California, highest first, split into base wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateDaily OTDetermination
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 rates in these counties

The counties share DIR's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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).

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DIR
Alameda CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Alpine CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Amador CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Butte CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Calaveras CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Colusa CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Contra Costa CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Del Norte CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
El Dorado CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Fresno CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Glenn CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Humboldt CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Kings CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Lake CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Lassen CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Madera CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Marin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Mariposa CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Mendocino CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Merced CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Modoc CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Monterey CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Napa CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Nevada CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Placer CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Plumas CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Sacramento CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Benito CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Francisco CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Joaquin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Mateo CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Santa Clara CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Santa Cruz CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Shasta CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Sierra CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Siskiyou CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Solano CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Sonoma CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Stanislaus CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Sutter CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Tehama CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Trinity CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Tulare CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Tuolumne CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Yolo CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Yuba CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How Northern California 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

$62.69San Diego$82.60Alameda
Santa ClaraNearby: Alameda $82.60, Alpine $82.60, Amador $82.60, Butte $82.60, Calaveras $82.60, Colusa $82.60, Contra Costa $82.60, Del Norte $82.60, El Dorado $82.60, Fresno $82.60, Glenn $82.60, Humboldt $82.60, Kings $82.60, Lake $82.60, Lassen $82.60, Madera $82.60, Marin $82.60, Mariposa $82.60, Mendocino $82.60, Merced $82.60, Modoc $82.60, Monterey $82.60, Napa $82.60, Nevada $82.60, Placer $82.60, Plumas $82.60, Sacramento $82.60, San Benito $82.60, San Francisco $82.60, San Joaquin $82.60, San Mateo $82.60, Santa Cruz $82.60, Shasta $82.60, Sierra $82.60, Siskiyou $82.60, Solano $82.60, Sonoma $82.60, Stanislaus $82.60, Sutter $82.60, Tehama $82.60, Trinity $82.60, Tulare $82.60, Tuolumne $82.60, Yolo $82.60, Yuba $82.60Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Santa Clara, 45 the same, 12 less.

Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Northern Californiabase $46.26$82.60
  2. Santa Cruz Countybase $46.26$82.60
  3. Alameda Countybase $46.26$82.60
  4. San Luis Obispo Countybase $44.59$81.77

Which county is in which teamster group

Every California county with a teamster rate. Counties DIR treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Northern California, 46 counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, YubaGroup 1$46.26 $82.60 
Southern California, 11 counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, VenturaGroup I$44.59 $81.77 
San Diego CountyGroup 1$33.12 $62.69 

2 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

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.

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

Every trade's rates, county by county: Alameda · Alpine · Amador · Butte · Calaveras · Colusa · Contra Costa · Del Norte · El Dorado · Fresno · Glenn · Humboldt · Kings · Lake · Lassen · Madera · Marin · Mariposa · Mendocino · Merced · Modoc · Monterey · Napa · Nevada · Placer · Plumas · Sacramento · San Benito · San Francisco · San Joaquin · San Mateo · Santa Clara · Santa Cruz · Shasta · Sierra · Siskiyou · Solano · Sonoma · Stanislaus · Sutter · Tehama · Trinity · Tulare · Tuolumne · Yolo · Yuba

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 every California rate as CSV · Report an error