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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Ottawa County, Kansas
$18.83an hour, base + fringe
$18.83 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Highway · SUKS2019-048
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Ottawa County, a teamster must be paid at least $18.83 an hour: a $18.83 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260109 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.83 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260109, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUKS2019-048 (May 9, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).
DOL lists 5 teamster rates for Ottawa County, from $16.42 to $19.50 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.83 + $0.00
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $18.83 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $18.83 |
When this rate changes
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
Every teamster rate in Ottawa County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED AND LOWBOYHighway · SUKS2019-048$19.50
- TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (TANDEM) TRUCKHeavy · SUKS2014-006$19.28
- TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEMHighway · SUKS2019-048$18.83
- TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKHighway · SUKS2019-048$17.07
- TRUCK DRIVER: OFF ROAD TRUCKHighway · SUKS2019-048$16.42
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUCK DRIVER: OFF ROAD TRUCKHighwaySUKS2019-048 | $16.42 | $16.42 | $0.00 | KS20260109 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED AND LOWBOYHighwaySUKS2019-048 | $19.50 | $19.50 | $0.00 | KS20260109 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEMHighwaySUKS2019-048 | $18.83 | $18.83 | $0.00 | KS20260109 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKHighwaySUKS2019-048 | $17.07 | $17.07 | $0.00 | KS20260109 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (TANDEM) TRUCKHeavySUKS2014-006 | $19.28 | $15.70 | $3.58 | KS20260021 Mod 1 |
How Ottawa County compares
The main teamster rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Ottawa Countybase $18.83$18.83
- Cloud Countybase $15.79$15.79
- Saline Countybase $18.83$18.83
- Clay Countybase $15.79$15.79
Teamster (Truck Driver) rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $18.83 | $18.83 | |
| Saline County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $18.83 | $18.83 | same |
| Dickinson County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $16.67 | $16.67 | −$2.16 |
| Lincoln County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $16.61 | $16.61 | −$2.22 |
| Mitchell County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $15.92 | $15.92 | −$2.91 |
| Cloud County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $15.79 | $15.79 | −$3.04 |
| Clay County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM | $15.79 | $15.79 | −$3.04 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination KS20260109 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260109/1
We read every active Kansas Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Ottawa County as CSV · Report an error