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Kansas teamster prevailing wage, county by county

A teamster's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kansas runs from $14.56 an hour in Cherokee County to $55.74 in Butler County. The median county is $15.79.

Main teamster classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Norton County teamster: $15.79 per hourGreenwood County teamster: $22.27 per hourLane County teamster: $16.36 per hourMarion County teamster: $15.95 per hourBarber County teamster: $15.79 per hourEdwards County teamster: $15.79 per hourThomas County teamster: $15.79 per hourFord County teamster: $17.73 per hourChase County teamster: $17.81 per hourWoodson County teamster: $15.79 per hourWallace County teamster: $15.79 per hourFranklin County teamster: $55.74 per hourNeosho County teamster: $15.79 per hourCloud County teamster: $15.79 per hourNess County teamster: $15.79 per hourAnderson County teamster: $15.79 per hourEllis County teamster: $15.79 per hourJackson County teamster: $55.74 per hourScott County teamster: $15.79 per hourPratt County teamster: $15.88 per hourCrawford County teamster: $14.88 per hourLyon County teamster: $17.55 per hourPhillips County teamster: $15.79 per hourGrant County teamster: $15.35 per hourGraham County teamster: $15.79 per hourAllen County teamster: $15.79 per hourTrego County teamster: $15.79 per hourElk County teamster: $15.79 per hourHamilton County teamster: $15.79 per hourDecatur County teamster: $15.79 per hourWashington County teamster: $15.79 per hourGray County teamster: $19.21 per hourGeary County teamster: $55.74 per hourWichita County teamster: $15.79 per hourClay County teamster: $15.79 per hourSheridan County teamster: $15.79 per hourKiowa County teamster: $15.79 per hourOsage County teamster: $55.74 per hourSherman County teamster: $15.79 per hourRooks County teamster: $15.79 per hourSaline County teamster: $18.83 per hourEllsworth County teamster: $17.52 per hourMiami County teamster: $55.74 per hourStevens County teamster: $16.04 per hourDoniphan County teamster: $55.74 per hourSedgwick County teamster: $55.74 per hourSmith County teamster: $15.79 per hourHarvey County teamster: $55.74 per hourBrown County teamster: $15.79 per hourCheyenne County teamster: $15.79 per hourGreeley County teamster: $15.79 per hourSumner County teamster: $55.74 per hourPottawatomie County teamster: $55.74 per hourWilson County teamster: $15.79 per hourChautauqua County teamster: $15.79 per hourLinn County teamster: $55.74 per hourKingman County teamster: $16.19 per hourMitchell County teamster: $15.92 per hourHodgeman County teamster: $15.79 per hourMorris County teamster: $15.79 per hourRush County teamster: $15.79 per hourStafford County teamster: $15.79 per hourFinney County teamster: $15.79 per hourJefferson County teamster: $55.74 per hourPawnee County teamster: $15.79 per hourCoffey County teamster: $15.79 per hourClark County teamster: $15.79 per hourStanton County teamster: $15.79 per hourComanche County teamster: $15.79 per hourRawlins County teamster: $15.79 per hourCherokee County teamster: $14.56 per hourShawnee County teamster: $55.74 per hourAtchison County teamster: $15.79 per hourJewell County teamster: $15.89 per hourMarshall County teamster: $15.79 per hourNemaha County teamster: $15.79 per hourKearny County teamster: $15.79 per hourMorton County teamster: $15.79 per hourOttawa County teamster: $18.83 per hourRussell County teamster: $14.90 per hourDouglas County teamster: $55.74 per hourRepublic County teamster: $15.79 per hourLeavenworth County teamster: $55.74 per hourOsborne County teamster: $16.33 per hourRice County teamster: $15.79 per hourWyandotte County teamster: $55.74 per hourLabette County teamster: $15.79 per hourJohnson County teamster: $55.74 per hourDickinson County teamster: $16.67 per hourReno County teamster: $16.01 per hourLogan County teamster: $16.46 per hourHaskell County teamster: $15.79 per hourGove County teamster: $15.79 per hourWabaunsee County teamster: $55.74 per hourMeade County teamster: $15.79 per hourHarper County teamster: $15.79 per hourRiley County teamster: $55.74 per hourLincoln County teamster: $16.61 per hourSeward County teamster: $15.79 per hourBarton County teamster: $15.79 per hourMontgomery County teamster: $16.61 per hourMcPherson County teamster: $17.98 per hourCowley County teamster: $16.49 per hourBourbon County teamster: $15.79 per hourButler County teamster: $55.74 per hour
$14$15$15$15$22$55Teamster (Truck Driver), main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a teamster make on prevailing wage in Kansas?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 89 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Butler County1 county$55.74
  2. Doniphan County1 county$55.74
  3. Douglas County1 county$55.74
  4. Franklin County1 county$55.74
  5. Geary County1 county$55.74
  6. Harvey County1 county$55.74
  7. Jackson County1 county$55.74
  8. Jefferson County1 county$55.74
  9. Johnson County1 county$55.74
  10. Leavenworth County1 county$55.74
  11. Linn County1 county$55.74
  12. Miami County1 county$55.74
  13. Osage County1 county$55.74
  14. Pottawatomie County1 county$55.74
  15. Riley County1 county$55.74
  16. Sedgwick County1 county$55.74
  17. Shawnee County1 county$55.74
  18. Sumner County1 county$55.74
  19. Wabaunsee County1 county$55.74
  20. Wyandotte County1 county$55.74
  21. Greenwood County1 county$22.27
  22. Gray County1 county$19.21
  23. Ottawa County1 county$18.83
  24. Saline County1 county$18.83
  25. McPherson County1 county$17.98
  26. Chase County1 county$17.81
  27. Ford County1 county$17.73
  28. Lyon County1 county$17.55
  29. Ellsworth County1 county$17.52
  30. Dickinson County1 county$16.67
  31. Lincoln County1 county$16.61
  32. Montgomery County1 county$16.61
  33. Cowley County1 county$16.49
  34. Logan County1 county$16.46
  35. Lane County1 county$16.36
  36. Osborne County1 county$16.33
  37. Kingman County1 county$16.19
  38. Stevens County1 county$16.04
  39. Reno County1 county$16.01
  40. Marion County1 county$15.95

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Butler CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Doniphan CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Douglas CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Franklin CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Geary CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Harvey CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Jackson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Jefferson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Johnson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Leavenworth CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Linn CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Miami CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Osage CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Pottawatomie CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Riley CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Sedgwick CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Shawnee CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Sumner CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Wabaunsee CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Wyandotte CountyTRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK$55.74 $39.89 
Greenwood CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$22.27 $18.10 
Gray CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$19.21 $18.18 
Ottawa CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$18.83 $18.83 
Saline CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$18.83 $18.83 
McPherson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$17.98 $17.98 
Chase CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$17.81 $17.81 
Ford CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$17.73 $17.73 
Lyon CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$17.55 $17.55 
Ellsworth CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$17.52 $17.52 
Dickinson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.67 $16.67 
Lincoln CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.61 $16.61 
Montgomery CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.61 $16.61 
Cowley CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.49 $16.49 
Logan CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.46 $16.46 
Lane CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.36 $16.36 
Osborne CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.33 $16.33 
Kingman CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.19 $16.19 
Stevens CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.04 $16.04 
Reno CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$16.01 $16.01 
Marion CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.95 $15.95 
Mitchell CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.92 $15.92 
Jewell CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.89 $15.89 
Pratt CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.88 $15.88 
Phillips County group, 14 localities: Cheyenne, Comanche, Edwards, Elk, Greeley, Meade, Morton, Ness, Phillips, Rawlins, Rush, Smith, Stanton, WichitaTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Finney County group, 2 localities: Finney, KearnyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Allen CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Anderson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Atchison CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Barber CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Barton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Bourbon CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Brown CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Chautauqua CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Clark CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Clay CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Cloud CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Coffey CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Decatur CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Ellis CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Gove CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Graham CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Hamilton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Harper CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Haskell CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Hodgeman CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Kiowa CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Labette CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Marshall CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Morris CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Nemaha CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Neosho CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Norton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Pawnee CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Republic CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Rice CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Rooks CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Scott CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Seward CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Sheridan CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Sherman CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Stafford CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Thomas CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Trego CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Wallace CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Washington CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Wilson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Woodson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.79 $15.79 
Grant CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$15.35 $15.35 
Russell CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$14.90 $14.90 
Crawford CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$14.88 $14.88 
Cherokee CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM$14.56 $14.56 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 89 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kansas teamster pay

What is the teamster prevailing wage in Johnson County?

$55.74 an hour: a $39.89 base wage plus $15.85 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260052, modification 1. Overtime and every teamster classification in Johnson County.

Does teamster prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Johnson County the $55.74 total is a $39.89 base wage plus $15.85 in fringe benefits, about 28% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does teamster prevailing wage pay overtime in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice teamsters get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same teamster rate?

DOL often publishes the same teamster rates for several counties. Across Kansas, the 105 counties with a teamster rate fall into 91 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 14 counties (the Phillips County group).