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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Gaston County, North Carolina

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.

$19.65an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · DUMP TRUCK

$16.56 base wage + $3.09 fringe benefits

TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · SUNC2018-005

$14.90an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$14.90 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · SUNC2016-023

$13.60an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.57 base wage + $0.03 fringe benefits

TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,001 LBS OR GREATER) · SUNC2014-003

$15.16an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.80 base wage + $1.36 fringe benefits

TRUCK DRIVER · SUNC2011-058

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Gaston County, a teamster working as dump truck must be paid at least $19.65 an hour: a $16.56 base wage plus $3.09 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260005 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.65 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260005, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2018-005 (August 8, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Gaston County, a teamster must be paid at least $14.90 an hour: a $14.90 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260114 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.90 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260114, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNC2016-023 (February 22, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Gaston County, a teamster must be paid at least $13.60 an hour: a $13.57 base wage plus $0.03 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260088 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.60 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260088, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNC2014-003 (November 14, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Gaston County, a teamster must be paid at least $15.16 an hour: a $13.80 base wage plus $1.36 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260077 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.16 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NC20260077, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUNC2011-058 (August 26, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). North Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

DOL lists 7 teamster rates for Gaston County, from $11.45 to $19.65 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.56 + $3.09

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)$16.56
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$3.09
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$19.65

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.90 + $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)$14.90
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$14.90

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.57 + $0.03

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)$13.57
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$0.03
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$13.60

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.80 + $1.36

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)$13.80
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$1.36
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.16

When does this rate change?

Every teamster rate in Gaston County

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

  1. TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKBuilding · SUNC2018-005$19.65
  2. TRUCK DRIVERHeavy · SUNC2011-058$15.16
  3. TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKResidential · SUNC2016-023$14.90
  4. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (TACK TRUCK/DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR)Highway · SUNC2014-003$14.82
  5. TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKResidential · SUNC2016-023$14.77
  6. TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,001 LBS OR GREATER)Highway · SUNC2014-003$13.60
  7. TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,000 OR LESS)Highway · SUNC2014-003$11.45
Hourly rate of each teamster classification in Gaston County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKBuildingSUNC2018-005$16.56 $3.09 $19.65 NC20260005 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,001 LBS OR GREATER)HighwaySUNC2014-003$13.57 $0.03 $13.60 NC20260088 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER (GVWR OF 26,000 OR LESS)HighwaySUNC2014-003$11.45 $0.00 $11.45 NC20260088 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (TACK TRUCK/DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR)HighwaySUNC2014-003$14.82 $0.00 $14.82 NC20260088 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVERHeavySUNC2011-058$13.80 $1.36 $15.16 NC20260077 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKResidentialSUNC2016-023$14.77 $0.00 $14.77 NC20260114 Mod 1
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKResidentialSUNC2016-023$14.90 $0.00 $14.90 NC20260114 Mod 1

How Gaston 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 North Carolina

$11.45Anson$19.65Alamance
GastonNearby: Lincoln $19.65, Mecklenburg $19.65, Cleveland $14.15Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Gaston, 34 the same, 65 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Gaston Countybase $16.56$19.65
  2. Lincoln Countybase $16.56$19.65
  3. Mecklenburg Countybase $16.56$19.65
  4. Cleveland Countybase $13.14$14.15

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 Gaston County
Gaston CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$16.56 $19.65 
Lincoln CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$16.56 $19.65 same
Mecklenburg CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$16.56 $19.65 same
Catawba CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$16.56 $19.65 same
Cabarrus CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$16.56 $19.65 same
Iredell CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$16.56 $19.65 same
Cleveland CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$13.14 $14.15 −$5.50

North Carolina teamster prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Gaston 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 NC20260005 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260005/1

We read every active North Carolina 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 Gaston County as CSV · Report an error