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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Travis County, Texas
$16.11an hour, base + fringe · WATER TRUCK
$12.00 wage + $4.11 fringe benefits · Building · SUTX2014-049
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Travis County, a teamster working as water truck must be paid at least $16.11 an hour: a $12.00 base wage plus $4.11 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260271 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.11 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260271, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2014-049 (July 21, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.
DOL lists 28 teamster rates for Travis County, from $7.25 to $30.72 an hour. See all of them.
City of Austin contracts use the Davis-Bacon rates with any base below $22.15 raised to $22.15 (the City's cash floor); those adjusted rates are listed with each trade, marked City of Austin.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.00 + $4.11
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) | $12.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $4.11 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.11 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.
Every teamster rate in Travis County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKBuildingSUTX2014-049 | $16.11 | $12.00 | $4.11 | TX20260271 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKBuildingSUTX2014-049 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $0.00 | TX20260271 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED TRUCKBuildingSUTX2014-049 | $28.22 | $19.65 | $8.57 | TX20260271 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKBuildingSUTX2014-049 | $13.57 | $12.39 | $1.18 | TX20260271 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR WITH SEMI TRAILERHighwaySATX2025-004 | $21.71 | $21.71 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE OR TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCKHighwaySATX2025-004 | $20.91 | $20.91 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE AXLEHighwaySATX2025-004 | $19.70 | $19.70 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER LOWBOY FLOATHighwaySATX2025-004 | $25.96 | $25.96 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| OFF ROAD HAULERHighwaySATX2025-004 | $17.52 | $17.52 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| FOUNDATION DRILL OPERATOR, TRUCK MOUNTEDHighwaySATX2025-004 | $24.28 | $24.28 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| BOOM TRUCK OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-004 | $27.82 | $27.82 | $0.00 | TX20260291 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR W/SEMI TRAILERHeavySUTX2011-006 | $12.81 | $12.81 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE OR TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCKHeavySUTX2011-006 | $11.68 | $11.68 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER (SINGLE AXLE)HeavySUTX2011-006 | $11.79 | $11.79 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER (OFF ROAD HAULER)HeavySUTX2011-006 | $11.88 | $11.88 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER (LOWBOY-FLOAT)HeavySUTX2011-006 | $15.66 | $15.66 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FOUNDATION DRILL, TRUCK MOUNTEDHeavySUTX2011-006 | $16.93 | $16.93 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOOM TRUCKHeavySUTX2011-006 | $18.36 | $18.36 | $0.00 | TX20260007 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVERResidentialSUTX1983-003 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | TX20260009 Mod 1 |
| Truck Driver, Dump TruckCity of Austin: BuildingCity of Austin | $23.33 | $22.15 | $1.18 | COA-00830BC-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Flatbed TruckCity of Austin: BuildingCity of Austin | $30.72 | $22.15 | $8.57 | COA-00830BC-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Semi-Trailer TruckCity of Austin: BuildingCity of Austin | $22.15 | $22.15 | $0.00 | COA-00830BC-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Water TruckCity of Austin: BuildingCity of Austin | $26.26 | $22.15 | $4.11 | COA-00830BC-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver Tandem Axle Semi-TrailerCity of Austin: Heavy and HighwayCity of Austin | $22.15 | $22.15 | $0.00 | COA-00830HH-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Lowboy/FloatCity of Austin: Heavy and HighwayCity of Austin | $25.96 | $25.96 | $0.00 | COA-00830HH-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Single AxleCity of Austin: Heavy and HighwayCity of Austin | $22.15 | $22.15 | $0.00 | COA-00830HH-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Off Road HaulerCity of Austin: Heavy and HighwayCity of Austin | $22.15 | $22.15 | $0.00 | COA-00830HH-2026-08-17 |
| Truck Driver, Single or Tandem Axle DumpCity of Austin: Heavy and HighwayCity of Austin | $22.15 | $22.15 | $0.00 | COA-00830HH-2026-08-17 |
How Travis 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 Texas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Travis Countybase $12.00$16.11
- Hays Countybase $12.00$16.11
- Williamson Countybase $12.00$16.11
- Blanco Countybase $11.24$11.59
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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $16.11 | $12.00 | |
| Hays County | TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $16.11 | $12.00 | same |
| Williamson County | TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $16.11 | $12.00 | same |
| Bastrop County | TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $16.11 | $12.00 | same |
| Caldwell County | TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $16.11 | $12.00 | same |
| Blanco County | TRUCK DRIVER | $11.59 | $11.24 | −$4.52 |
| Burnet County | TRUCK DRIVER | $11.59 | $11.24 | −$4.52 |
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 TX20260271 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260271/1
We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Travis County as CSV · Report an error