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Dewey County, SD · Teamster (Truck Driver)
Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Dewey County, South Dakota
$30.01an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$30.01 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SASD2025-001
Dewey County uses the same teamster rates as 57 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Dewey County, a teamster must be paid at least $30.01 an hour: a $30.01 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $30.01 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SD20260001, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier SASD2025-001 (December 12, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Dakota has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
DOL lists 2 teamster rates for Dewey County, from $30.01 to $40.49 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $30.01 + $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) | $30.01 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $30.01 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the South Dakota change log lists what each one changed.
Every teamster rate in Dewey County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without TrailerSASD2025-001 | $30.01 | $0.00 | $30.01 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: Group 2 - Semi-Tractor and Trailer; Tandem Truck with Pup or TrailerSASD2025-001 | $32.07 | $8.42 | $40.49 | SD20260001 Mod 3 |
How Dewey 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 South Dakota
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Dewey Countybase $30.01$30.01
- Ziebach Countybase $30.01$30.01
- Corson Countybase $30.01$30.01
- Meade Countybase $15.06$16.16
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.
DOL's teamster rates for Dewey County are the same as in 57 other counties: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo and 49 more. The closest county with a different rate is Meade County, at $16.16.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Dewey County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | |
| Ziebach County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | same |
| Corson County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | same |
| Potter County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | same |
| Walworth County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | same |
| Sully County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | same |
| Stanley County | TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer | $30.01 | $30.01 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
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 SD20260001 Mod 3, published July 30, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SD20260001/3
We read every active South Dakota 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 Dewey County as CSV · Report an error