Rhode Island teamster prevailing wage, county by county

A teamster's prevailing wage on Rhode Island public works is $66.37 an hour in every county that has one (5), for the main classification.

Main teamster classification in each county (Truck driver: heavy and highway construction: group 1: pick-up trucks, station wagons, & panel trucks (additional fringe to be paid: paid holidays: new year's day, memorial day, independence day, labor day, thanksgiving day and christmas day, plus presidents' day, columbus day, veteran's day & v-j day, providing the employee has worked at least one day in the calendar week in which the holiday falls. employee who has been on the payroll for 1 year or more but less than 5 years and has worked 150 days during the last year of employment shall receive 1 week's paid vacation; 5 to 10 years - 2 weeks' paid vacation; 10 or more years - 3 week's paid vacation.) (employees on the seniority list shall be paid a one hundred dollar ($100.00) bonus for every four hundred (400) hours worked, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500.00)) (all drivers working on a defined hazard material job site shall be paid a premium of $2.00 per hour over applicable rate.)), Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions. Rates are set at award, then adjusted every July 1 for the life of the contract (RIGL 37-13-8). Checked October 25, 2026.

$66$66$66$66$66$66Teamster (Truck Driver), main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

Counties	Main classification	Base + fringe	Base
Providence County group, 5 localities: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington	TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1: PICK-UP TRUCKS, STATION WAGONS, & PANEL TRUCKS (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY, PLUS PRESIDENTS' DAY, COLUMBUS DAY, VETERAN'S DAY & V-J DAY, PROVIDING THE EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED AT LEAST ONE DAY IN THE CALENDAR WEEK IN WHICH THE HOLIDAY FALLS. EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE PAYROLL FOR 1 YEAR OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 5 YEARS AND HAS WORKED 150 DAYS DURING THE LAST YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT SHALL RECEIVE 1 WEEK'S PAID VACATION; 5 TO 10 YEARS - 2 WEEKS' PAID VACATION; 10 OR MORE YEARS - 3 WEEK'S PAID VACATION.) (EMPLOYEES ON THE SENIORITY LIST SHALL BE PAID A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR ($100.00) BONUS FOR EVERY FOUR HUNDRED (400) HOURS WORKED, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00)) (ALL DRIVERS WORKING ON A DEFINED HAZARD MATERIAL JOB SITE SHALL BE PAID A PREMIUM OF $2.00 PER HOUR OVER APPLICABLE RATE.)	$66.37	$31.86

1 group of counties with identical DLT rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Davis-Bacon schedules list journeyworker rates only. Registered apprentices (RIGL 28-45) may be paid a percentage of the base rate per their apprenticeship agreement, but the fringe may not be reduced (DLT FAQ); unregistered or out-of-ratio apprentices get the full journeyworker rate (260-RICR-30-15-3.4(E)).

Questions about Rhode Island teamster pay

What is the teamster prevailing wage in Providence County?

$66.37 an hour: a $31.86 base wage plus $34.51 in fringe benefits, under Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions. Overtime and every teamster classification in Providence County.

Does teamster prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Providence County the $66.37 total is a $31.86 base wage plus $34.51 in fringe benefits, about 52% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does teamster prevailing wage pay overtime in Rhode Island?

Over 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week is overtime, "calculated on the base rate only and then the fringe benefit rate is added" (DLT FAQ; RIGL 37-13-10). Rhode Island sets no Saturday, Sunday or holiday premium.

Do apprentice teamsters get this rate?

Why do some counties have the same teamster rate?

DLT often publishes the same teamster rates for several counties. Across Rhode Island, the 5 counties with a teamster rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Providence County group).