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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Platte County, Nebraska

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$16.24an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$14.56 base wage + $1.68 fringe benefits

TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM · SUNE2012-011

$15.68an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.68 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK · SUNE2011-029

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Platte County, a teamster must be paid at least $16.24 an hour: a $14.56 base wage plus $1.68 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260074 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.24 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260074, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNE2012-011 (April 19, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Platte County, a teamster must be paid at least $15.68 an hour: a $15.68 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260033 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.68 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260033, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNE2011-029 (August 29, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Nebraska has no state wage schedule; Davis-Bacon applies to federally funded work. Bidders on state work file a statement that they follow "fair labor standards" (Neb. Rev. Stat. 73-104), but no agency publishes rates.

DOL lists 6 teamster rates for Platte County, from $10.85 to $16.24 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.56 + $1.68

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)$14.56
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$1.68
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.24

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.68 + $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)$15.68
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.68

When does this rate change?

Every teamster rate in Platte County

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

  1. TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEMBuilding · SUNE2012-011$16.24
  2. TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKHighway · SUNE2011-029$15.68
  3. TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK (BOONE, BOYD, BROWN, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, HOLT, KEYA PAHA, KNOX, MADISON, PIERCE, PLATTE, ROCK, STANTON, THURSTON, WAYNE COUNTIES)Highway · SUNE2011-029$14.12
  4. TRUCK DRIVER: OIL DISTRIBUTOR TRUCKHighway · SUNE2011-029$13.25
  5. TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK (ANTELOPE, BOONE, BOYD, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, HOLT, KNOX, MADISON, PIERCE, PLATTE, ROCK, STANTON, THURSTON COUNTIES)Highway · SUNE2011-029$12.66
  6. TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCKHighway · SUNE2011-029$10.85
Hourly rate of each teamster classification in Platte County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEMBuildingSUNE2012-011$14.56 $1.68 $16.24 NE20260074 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKHighwaySUNE2011-029$15.68 $0.00 $15.68 NE20260033 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK (ANTELOPE, BOONE, BOYD, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, HOLT, KNOX, MADISON, PIERCE, PLATTE, ROCK, STANTON, THURSTON COUNTIES)HighwaySUNE2011-029$12.66 $0.00 $12.66 NE20260033 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER: OIL DISTRIBUTOR TRUCKHighwaySUNE2011-029$13.25 $0.00 $13.25 NE20260033 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCKHighwaySUNE2011-029$10.85 $0.00 $10.85 NE20260033 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK (BOONE, BOYD, BROWN, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, HOLT, KEYA PAHA, KNOX, MADISON, PIERCE, PLATTE, ROCK, STANTON, THURSTON, WAYNE COUNTIES)HighwaySUNE2011-029$14.12 $0.00 $14.12 NE20260033 Mod 1

How Platte 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 Nebraska

$16.18Douglas$18.56Cass
PlatteNearby: Colfax $16.24, Madison $16.24, Saunders $16.58Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 8 counties pay more than Platte, 83 the same, 1 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Platte Countybase $14.56$16.24
  2. Colfax Countybase $14.56$16.24
  3. Madison Countybase $14.56$16.24
  4. Saunders Countybase $14.09$16.58

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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Platte County
Platte CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 
Colfax CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 same
Madison CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 same
Polk CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 same
Nance CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 same
Stanton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 same
Boone CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM$14.56 $16.24 same

Nebraska teamster prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Platte County prevailing wage rates

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 NE20260074 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260074/1

We read every active Nebraska 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 Platte County as CSV · Report an error