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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Cook County, Minnesota
$25.50an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Truck Driver - Group 1
$19.80 base wage + $5.70 fringe benefits
On Minnesota public works in Cook County, a teamster working as truck driver - group 1 must be paid at least $25.50 an hour: a $19.80 base wage plus $5.70 in fringe.
DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026); this rate, effective December 22, 2025. The rates "must be ascertained before the state asks for bids" and written into the contract, with their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43). Checked against dli.mn.gov on October 25, 2026.
DLI lists 2 teamster rates for Cook County, from $25.50 to $33.91 an hour. See all of them.
- Group 1: every code in the group gets this rate (601 MECHANIC . WELDER; 602 TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER; 603 TRUCK DRIVER (HAULING MACHINERY INCLUDING OPERATION OF HAND AND POWER OPERATED WINCHES)).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.80 + $5.70
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLI prints the fringe 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) | $19.80 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $5.70 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $25.50 |
When does this rate change?
- Minnesota rates are set before bids and written into the contract, including their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43, subd. 3–4). The schedule in your bid documents controls.
- DLI certifies rates at least once a year from a survey of the previous 12 months, and may certify changes at any time (Minn. R. 5200.1020, 5200.1120). Highway/heavy was certified November 3, 2025 and commercial December 22, 2025, with revisions through February 9, 2026.
Every teamster rate in Cook County
As DLI lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Driver - Group 1 | $19.80 | $5.70 | $25.50 | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Truck Driver - Group 2 FOR RATE CALL 651-284-5091 OR EMAIL DLI.PREVWAGE@STATE.MN.US | — | — | — | — |
| Truck Driver - Group 3 FOR RATE CALL 651-284-5091 OR EMAIL DLI.PREVWAGE@STATE.MN.US | — | — | — | — |
| Truck Driver - Group 4Adjacent-county rate | $24.18 | $9.73 | $33.91 | Dec 22, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon teamster rate in Cook County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
We don't put a federal figure next to DLI's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with DLI's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | BOOM TRUCKSAMN2025-001 | $48.52 | $79.52 | MN20260042 Mod 2 |
| Building | OFF-ROAD TRUCKSAMN2025-001 | $33.65 | $53.60 | MN20260042 Mod 2 |
| Building | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 1 : HELICOPTER PILOT; TOWER CRANE 250 FEET AND OVER; TRUCK CRAWLER CRANE WITH 200 FEET OF BOOM AND OVER, INCLUDING JIBSAMN2025-001 | $49.25 | $74.45 | MN20260042 Mod 2 |
| Building | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 1 : MECHANIC . WELDER; TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER; TRUCK DRIVER (HAULING MACHINERY INCLUDING OPERATION OF HAND AND POWER OPERATED WINCHES)SAMN2025-001 | $19.80 | $25.50 | MN20260042 Mod 2 |
| Building | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 4 : BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR SPRAY OPERATOR (REAR AND OILER); DUMP PERSON; GREASER; PILOT CAR DRIVER; RUBBER-TIRED, SELF-PROPELLED PACKER …SAMN2025-001 | $24.18 | $33.91 | MN20260042 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | ARTICULATED HAULERSAMN2025-001 | $47.68 | $78.68 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | BOOM TRUCKSAMN2025-001 | $48.96 | $78.36 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | OFF-ROAD TRUCKSAMN2025-001 | $47.68 | $78.68 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 1 : MECHANIC . WELDER; TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER; TRUCK DRIVER (HAULING MACHINERY INCLUDING OPERATION OF HAND AND POWER OPERATED WINCHES)SAMN2025-001 | $42.80 | $68.20 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 2 : FOUR OR MORE AXLE UNIT, STRAIGHT BODY TRUCKSAMN2025-001 | $42.15 | $67.55 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 3 : BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR DRIVER; BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR (ONE PERSON OPERATION); THREE AXLE UNITSSAMN2025-001 | $42.02 | $67.42 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 4 : BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR SPRAY OPERATOR (REAR AND OILER); DUMP PERSON; GREASER; PILOT CAR DRIVER; RUBBER-TIRED, SELF-PROPELLED PACKER …SAMN2025-001 | $41.73 | $67.13 | MN20260231 Mod 2 |
| Residential | OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP 2 TRUCK & CRAWLER CRANE WITH 150' OF BOOM, UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING 200' OF BOOM, INCLUDING JIB; & TOWER CRANE 200' & OVER, …ENGI0049-003 | $48.88 | $74.08 | MN20260026 Mod 1 |
| Residential | OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP 1 HELICOPTER OPERATOR; TRUCK & CRAWLER CRANE WITH 200' OF BOOM & OVER, INCLUDING JIB ($.50 PREMIUM WITH 300' OF BOOM & OVER, …ENGI0049-003 | $49.25 | $74.45 | MN20260026 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 4 DUMPMAN, FARM TRACTOR, SINGLE OR 2 AXLE TRUCKTEAM0346-001 | $35.79 | $59.92 | MN20260026 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 3 FORK LIFT, MECHANIC, TANDEM OR 3 AXLE TRUCKTEAM0346-001 | $36.06 | $60.19 | MN20260026 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 2 READY MIX, TRACTOR TRAILORTEAM0346-001 | $36.27 | $60.40 | MN20260026 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 1 BOOM TRUCKTEAM0346-001 | $37.95 | $62.08 | MN20260026 Mod 1 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Minnesota Davis-Bacon changes
How Cook 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 Minnesota
Wage and fringe, nearby
- Cook Countybase $19.80$25.50
- Lake Countybase $40.88$65.58
- St. Louis Countybase $31.59$55.29
- Carlton Countybase $31.59$55.29
Teamster (Truck Driver) rates in nearby counties
Current DLI rates. Commercial rates are county by county, highway and heavy by area (Minn. R. 5200.1030, 5200.1035).
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $40.88 | $65.58 | +$40.08 |
| Koochiching County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $33.55 | $58.25 | +$32.75 |
| St. Louis County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $31.59 | $55.29 | +$29.79 |
| Carlton County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $31.59 | $55.29 | +$29.79 |
| Itasca County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $31.59 | $55.29 | +$29.79 |
| Pine County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $31.59 | $55.29 | +$29.79 |
| Cook County | Truck Driver - Group 1 | $19.80 | $25.50 |
More from DLI on this rate
- DLI DLI schedule, page 145
- DLI's prevailing wage rates
- DLI lists journeyworker rates. Registered apprentices get their program's rate; "trainee" or "helper" titles are not substitutes (Minn. R. 5200.1070).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your basic rate to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site and give payroll copies to the contracting agency within 14 days of each pay period (Minn. Stat. 177.43). DLI Prevailing Wage: 651-284-5091.
Source
Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), DLI schedule DLI-C-16-2025-12-22, issued December 22, 2025, effective December 22, 2025, page 145: workplace.doli.state.mn.us/prevwage/report/consolidated/commercial.pdf
We read DLI's consolidated commercial and highway/heavy PDFs line by line and check every number with a second, separate reader. Basic plus fringe equals DLI's printed total on every priced row. How we check · Download Cook County as CSV · Report an error