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Minnesota teamster prevailing wage, county by county

A teamster's prevailing wage on Minnesota public works runs from $17.00 an hour in Wilkin County to $65.58 in Lake County. The median county is $36.18.

Teamster (Truck Driver) rate in each Minnesota county, A to Z

87 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Aitkin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-01-2025-12-22
Anoka CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$32.85 $9.02 $41.87 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-02-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Becker CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $8.00 $37.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-03-2025-12-22
Beltrami CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$26.50 $19.06 $45.56 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-04-2025-12-22
Benton CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $5.43 $38.43 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-05-2025-12-22
Big Stone CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$18.00 $1.25 $19.25 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-06-2025-12-22
Blue Earth CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$30.00 $6.18 $36.18 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-07-2025-12-22
Brown CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$34.50 $9.00 $43.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-08-2025-12-22
Carlton CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-09-2025-12-22
Carver CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-10-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Cass CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-11-2025-12-22
Chippewa CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-12-2025-12-22
Chisago CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $1.33 $30.33 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-13-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Clay CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$20.50 $0.00 $20.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-14-2025-12-22
Clearwater CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $2.15 $31.15 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-15-2025-12-22
Cook CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$19.80 $5.70 $25.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-16-2025-12-22
Cottonwood CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$34.50 $9.00 $43.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-17-2025-12-22
Crow Wing CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $1.29 $30.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-18-2025-12-22
Dakota CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$32.85 $9.02 $41.87 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-19-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Dodge CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$35.00 $0.00 $35.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-20-2025-12-22
Douglas CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-21-2025-12-22
Faribault CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$25.00 $11.65 $36.65 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-22-2025-12-22
Fillmore CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$35.00 $0.00 $35.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-23-2025-12-22
Freeborn CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$25.00 $11.65 $36.65 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-24-2025-12-22
Goodhue CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$35.00 $0.00 $35.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-25-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Grant CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-26-2025-12-22
Hennepin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$32.85 $9.02 $41.87 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-27-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Houston CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-28-2025-12-22
Hubbard CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $8.00 $37.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-29-2025-12-22
Isanti CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $1.33 $30.33 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-30-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Itasca CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-31-2025-12-22
Jackson CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-32-2025-12-22
Kanabec CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $1.33 $30.33 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-33-2025-12-22
Kandiyohi CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-34-2025-12-22
Kittson CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$26.50 $19.06 $45.56 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-35-2025-12-22
Koochiching CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.55 $24.70 $58.25 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-36-2025-12-22
Lac qui Parle CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$23.90 $0.00 $23.90 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-37-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lake CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$40.88 $24.70 $65.58 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-38-2025-12-22
Lake of the Woods CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$26.50 $19.06 $45.56 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-39-2025-12-22
Le Sueur CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $3.13 $31.13 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-40-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02
Lincoln CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$24.70 $1.66 $26.36 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-41-2025-12-22
Lyon CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$24.70 $1.66 $26.36 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-42-2025-12-22
Mahnomen CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$21.75 $4.27 $26.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-43-2025-12-22
Marshall CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$26.50 $19.06 $45.56 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-44-2025-12-22
Martin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1 · Martin County group
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-45-2025-12-22
McLeod CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-46-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Meeker CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-47-2025-12-22
Mille Lacs CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-48-2025-12-22
Morrison CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $1.29 $30.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-49-2025-12-22
Mower CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$25.00 $11.65 $36.65 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-50-2025-12-22
Murray CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$24.70 $1.09 $25.79 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-51-2025-12-22
Nicollet CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $3.13 $31.13 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-52-2025-12-22
Nobles CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$24.70 $1.09 $25.79 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-53-2025-12-22
Norman CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$21.75 $4.27 $26.02 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-54-2025-12-22
Olmsted CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$35.00 $0.00 $35.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-55-2025-12-22
Otter Tail CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-56-2025-12-22
Pennington CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $2.15 $31.15 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-57-2025-12-22
Pine CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-58-2025-12-22
Pipestone CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$24.70 $1.09 $25.79 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-59-2025-12-22
Polk CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $2.15 $31.15 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-60-2025-12-22
Pope CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-61-2025-12-22
Ramsey CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$39.81 $22.73 $62.54 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-62-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Red Lake CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $2.15 $31.15 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-63-2025-12-22
Redwood CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$34.50 $9.00 $43.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-64-2025-12-22
Renville CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$34.50 $9.00 $43.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-65-2025-12-22
Rice CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$30.00 $6.18 $36.18 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-66-2025-12-22
Rock CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$24.70 $1.09 $25.79 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-67-2025-12-22
Roseau CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$26.50 $19.06 $45.56 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-68-2025-12-22
Scott CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $3.13 $31.13 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-70-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Sherburne CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$32.85 $9.02 $41.87 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-71-2025-12-22
Sibley CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $3.13 $31.13 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-72-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
St. Louis CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$31.59 $23.70 $55.29 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-69-2025-12-22
Stearns CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-73-2025-12-22
Steele CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$25.00 $11.65 $36.65 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-74-2025-12-22
Stevens CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-75-2025-12-22
Swift CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$25.50 $6.50 $32.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-76-2025-12-22
Todd CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$28.00 $0.84 $28.84 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-77-2025-12-22
Traverse CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$18.00 $1.25 $19.25 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-78-2025-12-22
Wabasha CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$35.00 $0.00 $35.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-79-2025-12-22
Wadena CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$29.00 $8.00 $37.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-80-2025-12-22
Waseca CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$30.00 $6.18 $36.18 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-81-2025-12-22
Washington CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$32.85 $9.02 $41.87 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-82-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Watonwan CountyTruck Driver - Group 1 · Martin County group
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-83-2025-12-22
Wilkin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$17.00 $0.00 $17.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-84-2025-12-22
Winona CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$35.00 $0.00 $35.00 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-85-2025-12-22
Wright CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$33.00 $8.75 $41.75 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-86-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-09
Yellow Medicine CountyTruck Driver - Group 1
$34.50 $9.00 $43.50 Dec 22, 2025DLI-C-87-2025-12-22-rev-2026-02-02

Main teamster classification in each county (Truck driver - group 1), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). 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 October 25, 2026.

Polk County teamster: $31.15 per hourRed Lake County teamster: $31.15 per hourMeeker County teamster: $41.75 per hourIsanti County teamster: $30.33 per hourRock County teamster: $25.79 per hourCarver County teamster: $41.75 per hourKandiyohi County teamster: $41.75 per hourCottonwood County teamster: $43.50 per hourFreeborn County teamster: $36.65 per hourBenton County teamster: $38.43 per hourDouglas County teamster: $28.84 per hourMurray County teamster: $25.79 per hourPipestone County teamster: $25.79 per hourCarlton County teamster: $55.29 per hourAitkin County teamster: $55.29 per hourRice County teamster: $36.18 per hourWatonwan County teamster: $41.75 per hourOtter Tail County teamster: $28.84 per hourPennington County teamster: $31.15 per hourMahnomen County teamster: $26.02 per hourRoseau County teamster: $45.56 per hourMartin County teamster: $41.75 per hourBeltrami County teamster: $45.56 per hourSt. Louis County teamster: $55.29 per hourDodge County teamster: $35.00 per hourLe Sueur County teamster: $31.13 per hourSteele County teamster: $36.65 per hourNobles County teamster: $25.79 per hourSibley County teamster: $31.13 per hourOlmsted County teamster: $35.00 per hourLyon County teamster: $26.36 per hourRenville County teamster: $43.50 per hourTodd County teamster: $28.84 per hourCook County teamster: $25.50 per hourLincoln County teamster: $26.36 per hourRedwood County teamster: $43.50 per hourLake County teamster: $65.58 per hourBrown County teamster: $43.50 per hourKittson County teamster: $45.56 per hourLac qui Parle County teamster: $23.90 per hourWaseca County teamster: $36.18 per hourHouston County teamster: $28.84 per hourJackson County teamster: $41.75 per hourWashington County teamster: $41.87 per hourChisago County teamster: $30.33 per hourFaribault County teamster: $36.65 per hourBlue Earth County teamster: $36.18 per hourNicollet County teamster: $31.13 per hourStevens County teamster: $28.84 per hourMille Lacs County teamster: $55.29 per hourMower County teamster: $36.65 per hourGrant County teamster: $28.84 per hourHubbard County teamster: $37.00 per hourBig Stone County teamster: $19.25 per hourWadena County teamster: $37.00 per hourChippewa County teamster: $41.75 per hourWabasha County teamster: $35.00 per hourKoochiching County teamster: $58.25 per hourNorman County teamster: $26.02 per hourBecker County teamster: $37.00 per hourGoodhue County teamster: $35.00 per hourRamsey County teamster: $62.54 per hourYellow Medicine County teamster: $43.50 per hourFillmore County teamster: $35.00 per hourWright County teamster: $41.75 per hourWilkin County teamster: $17.00 per hourSwift County teamster: $32.00 per hourMarshall County teamster: $45.56 per hourPine County teamster: $55.29 per hourScott County teamster: $31.13 per hourClearwater County teamster: $31.15 per hourCrow Wing County teamster: $30.29 per hourDakota County teamster: $41.87 per hourItasca County teamster: $55.29 per hourCass County teamster: $55.29 per hourKanabec County teamster: $30.33 per hourSherburne County teamster: $41.87 per hourWinona County teamster: $35.00 per hourPope County teamster: $28.84 per hourMcLeod County teamster: $41.75 per hourLake of the Woods County teamster: $45.56 per hourMorrison County teamster: $30.29 per hourClay County teamster: $20.50 per hourHennepin County teamster: $41.87 per hourAnoka County teamster: $41.87 per hourTraverse County teamster: $19.25 per hourStearns County teamster: $28.84 per hour
$17$28$31$38$43$65Teamster (Truck Driver), main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$17.00 to $65.58 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $36.18. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 85 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Lake County1 county$65.58
  2. Ramsey County1 county$62.54
  3. Koochiching County1 county$58.25
  4. Aitkin County1 county$55.29
  5. Carlton County1 county$55.29
  6. Cass County1 county$55.29
  7. Itasca County1 county$55.29
  8. Mille Lacs County1 county$55.29
  9. Pine County1 county$55.29
  10. St. Louis County1 county$55.29
  11. Beltrami County1 county$45.56
  12. Kittson County1 county$45.56
  13. Lake of the Woods County1 county$45.56
  14. Marshall County1 county$45.56
  15. Roseau County1 county$45.56
  16. Brown County1 county$43.50
  17. Cottonwood County1 county$43.50
  18. Redwood County1 county$43.50
  19. Renville County1 county$43.50
  20. Yellow Medicine County1 county$43.50
  21. Anoka County1 county$41.87
  22. Dakota County1 county$41.87
  23. Hennepin County1 county$41.87
  24. Sherburne County1 county$41.87
  25. Washington County1 county$41.87
  26. Martin County group2 counties$41.75
  27. Carver County1 county$41.75
  28. Chippewa County1 county$41.75
  29. Jackson County1 county$41.75
  30. Kandiyohi County1 county$41.75
  31. McLeod County1 county$41.75
  32. Meeker County1 county$41.75
  33. Wright County1 county$41.75
  34. Benton County1 county$38.43
  35. Becker County1 county$37.00
  36. Hubbard County1 county$37.00
  37. Wadena County1 county$37.00
  38. Faribault County1 county$36.65
  39. Freeborn County1 county$36.65
  40. Mower County1 county$36.65
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Lake CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$40.88 $65.58 
Ramsey CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$39.81 $62.54 
Koochiching CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.55 $58.25 
Aitkin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
Carlton CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
Cass CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
Itasca CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
Mille Lacs CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
Pine CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
St. Louis CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$31.59 $55.29 
Beltrami CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$26.50 $45.56 
Kittson CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$26.50 $45.56 
Lake of the Woods CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$26.50 $45.56 
Marshall CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$26.50 $45.56 
Roseau CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$26.50 $45.56 
Brown CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$34.50 $43.50 
Cottonwood CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$34.50 $43.50 
Redwood CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$34.50 $43.50 
Renville CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$34.50 $43.50 
Yellow Medicine CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$34.50 $43.50 
Anoka CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$32.85 $41.87 
Dakota CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$32.85 $41.87 
Hennepin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$32.85 $41.87 
Sherburne CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$32.85 $41.87 
Washington CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$32.85 $41.87 
Martin County group, 2 localities: Martin, WatonwanTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Carver CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Chippewa CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Jackson CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Kandiyohi CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
McLeod CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Meeker CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Wright CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $41.75 
Benton CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$33.00 $38.43 
Becker CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $37.00 
Hubbard CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $37.00 
Wadena CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $37.00 
Faribault CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$25.00 $36.65 
Freeborn CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$25.00 $36.65 
Mower CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$25.00 $36.65 
Steele CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$25.00 $36.65 
Blue Earth CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$30.00 $36.18 
Rice CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$30.00 $36.18 
Waseca CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$30.00 $36.18 
Dodge CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$35.00 $35.00 
Fillmore CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$35.00 $35.00 
Goodhue CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$35.00 $35.00 
Olmsted CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$35.00 $35.00 
Wabasha CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$35.00 $35.00 
Winona CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$35.00 $35.00 
Swift CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$25.50 $32.00 
Clearwater CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $31.15 
Pennington CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $31.15 
Polk CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $31.15 
Red Lake CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $31.15 
Le Sueur CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $31.13 
Nicollet CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $31.13 
Scott CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $31.13 
Sibley CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $31.13 
Chisago CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $30.33 
Isanti CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $30.33 
Kanabec CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $30.33 
Crow Wing CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $30.29 
Morrison CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$29.00 $30.29 
Douglas CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Grant CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Houston CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Otter Tail CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Pope CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Stearns CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Stevens CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Todd CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$28.00 $28.84 
Lincoln CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$24.70 $26.36 
Lyon CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$24.70 $26.36 
Mahnomen CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$21.75 $26.02 
Norman CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$21.75 $26.02 
Murray CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$24.70 $25.79 
Nobles CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$24.70 $25.79 
Pipestone CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$24.70 $25.79 
Rock CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$24.70 $25.79 
Cook CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$19.80 $25.50 
Lac qui Parle CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$23.90 $23.90 
Clay CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$20.50 $20.50 
Big Stone CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$18.00 $19.25 
Traverse CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$18.00 $19.25 
Wilkin CountyTruck Driver - Group 1$17.00 $17.00 

1 group of counties with identical DLI rates, and 85 counties with rates of their own.

DLI's schedules list journeyworker rates only. Apprentices in a registered program are paid the program's rate (Minn. R. 5200.1070); anyone else on the payroll gets the full rate for the work performed.

Questions about Minnesota teamster pay

What is the teamster prevailing wage in Hennepin County?

$41.87 an hour: a $32.85 base wage plus $9.02 in fringe, under DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). Overtime and every teamster classification in Hennepin County.

Does teamster prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hennepin County the $41.87 total is a $32.85 base wage plus $9.02 in fringe, about 22% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does teamster prevailing wage pay overtime in Minnesota?

Over 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week is paid at 1½ times the basic hourly rate; the fringe isn't multiplied. Every DLI schedule says overtime after 8 hours "must be paid even if the worker does not exceed forty (40) hours" (Minn. Stat. 177.42, subd. 4). DLI publishes no weekend or holiday multipliers.

Do apprentice teamsters get this rate?

DLI's schedules list journeyworker rates only. Apprentices in a registered program are paid the program's rate (Minn. R. 5200.1070); anyone else on the payroll gets the full rate for the work performed.

Why do some counties have the same teamster rate?

DLI often publishes the same teamster rates for several counties. Across Minnesota, the 87 counties with a teamster rate fall into 86 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Martin County group).