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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Cowlitz County, Washington
$49.24an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Dump Truck
$32.06 base wage + $17.18 fringe benefits
Cowlitz County uses the same teamster rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Washington public works in Cowlitz County, a teamster working as dump truck must be paid at least $49.24 an hour in total: $32.06 in wages plus $17.18 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect August 31, 2023.
L&I published this rate on August 1, 2023 and it took effect August 31, 2023. L&I hasn't changed it since, so it is still current in period 2026-2. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.
L&I lists 9 commercial teamster rates for Cowlitz County, from $49.24 to $49.85 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.06 + $17.18
The wage is the taxable hourly rate. The other lines are what Washington law calls "usual benefits": contributions to health, pension, vacation and holiday, apprenticeship and similar plans. A contractor that doesn't provide a benefit pays its value as wages instead (RCW 39.12.010).
| Base wage (taxable) | $32.06 |
| Health and welfare | $10.40 |
| Pension | $6.65 |
| Training | $0.08 |
| Other benefits | $0.05 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $49.24 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, 2020-2025 Teamsters Master Labor Agreement Between Oregon-Columbia Chapter The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. And The Joint Council of Teamsters No. 37. Where a county has a collective bargaining agreement, L&I adopts its wage and benefits; with more than one, the higher rate prevails. Otherwise L&I uses wage surveys (RCW 39.12.015).
When does this rate change?
- Rates lock at the bid date. A project uses “the rates that are in effect on the date when bids by prime contractors are due”, and they stay for the life of the contract. If the contract isn't awarded within six months of the bid date, the award-date rates apply. Contracts without bids use the date they're signed (WAC 296-127-011).
- L&I publishes on the first business day of February and August, and rates take effect 30 days later. Corrections can be published at any time and also take effect 30 days later (WAC 296-127-011(1); L&I publications and corrections). L&I's next set is due February 1, 2027, effective March 3, 2027.
- L&I doesn't republish every rate each period. A rate stays until L&I changes it, so each one has its own date. This one was published August 1, 2023 and took effect August 31, 2023.
Every teamster rate in Cowlitz County
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Transit Mix over 11 cubic yards up to 15 cubic yards$49.85
- Transit Mix Over 7 cubic yards up to 11 cubic yards$49.54
- Truck Asphalt Mix: Asphalt Mix Over 10 Yards$49.39
- Dump Truck And Trailer$49.39
- Other Trucks$49.39
- Transit Mix over 5 cubic yards up to 7 cubic yards$49.39
- Truck Asphalt Mix: Asphalt Mix To 10 Yards$49.24
- Dump Truck$49.24
- Transit Mix 5 cubic yards and under$49.24
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Asphalt Mix: Asphalt Mix Over 10 Yards | $32.21 | $17.18 | $49.39 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Truck Asphalt Mix: Asphalt Mix To 10 Yards | $32.06 | $17.18 | $49.24 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Dump Truck | $32.06 | $17.18 | $49.24 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Dump Truck And Trailer | $32.21 | $17.18 | $49.39 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Other Trucks | $32.21 | $17.18 | $49.39 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Transit Mix 5 cubic yards and under | $32.06 | $17.18 | $49.24 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Transit Mix over 11 cubic yards up to 15 cubic yards | $32.67 | $17.18 | $49.85 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Transit Mix over 5 cubic yards up to 7 cubic yards | $32.21 | $17.18 | $49.39 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Transit Mix Over 7 cubic yards up to 11 cubic yards | $32.36 | $17.18 | $49.54 | Aug 31, 2023 |
Davis-Bacon teamster rate in Cowlitz County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
We don't put a federal figure next to L&I's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with L&I's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | TRUCK DRIVER: CONCRETE TRUCKTEAM0174-009 | $55.43 | $82.95 | WA20260105 Mod 1 |
| Building | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK (LESS THAN 16 YARD CAPACITY)TEAM0589-002 | $53.84 | $81.36 | WA20260105 Mod 1 |
| Building | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK (16 TO 30 YARD CAPACITY)TEAM0589-002 | $54.68 | $82.20 | WA20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3- CONVEYORS; CRANES THROUGH 19 TONS WITH ATTACHMENTS; CRANE-A-FRAME OVER 10 TONS; DRILL OILERS-AUGER TYPE, TRUCK OR CRANE …ENGI0612-001 | $59.96 | $87.28 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3- CONVEYORS; CRANES THROUGH 19 TONS WITH ATTACHMENTS; CRANE-A-FRAME OVER 10 TONS; DRILL OILERS-AUGER TYPE, TRUCK OR CRANE …ENGI0612-008 | $58.89 | $86.21 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:GROUP 3- CONVEYORS; CRANES THROUGH 19 TONS WITH ATTACHMENTS; CRANE-A-FRAME OVER 10 TONS; DRILL OILERS-AUGER TYPE, TRUCK OR CRANE …ENGI0612-012 | $59.46 | $86.78 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3- BULLDOZER, OVER 70,000 LBS. UP TO AND INCLUDING 120,000 LBS.; CRANE, BOOM TRUCK 50 TON AND OVER WITH LESS THAN 150' BOOM; …ENGI0701-002 | $55.88 | $73.03 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 1- A FRAME OR HYDRA LIFRT TRUCK W/LOAD BEARING SURFACE; ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK; BATTERY REBUILDERS; BUS OR MANHAUL DRIVER; CONCRETE BUGGIES …TEAM0037-002 | $33.09 | $50.72 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 2- BOOM TRUCK/HYDRA-LIFT OR RETRACTING CRANE; CHALLENGER; DUMPSTERS OR SIMILAR EQUIPMENT ALL SIZES; DUMP TRUCKS/ARTICULATED DUMPS 6 CU TO …TEAM0037-002 | $33.24 | $50.87 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3- AMMONIA NITRATE DISTRIBUTOR DRIVER; DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS, INCLUDING SEMI TRUCKS AND TRAINS OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF: …TEAM0037-002 | $33.40 | $51.03 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 4- ASPHALT BURNER; DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM CUMPS, INCLUDING SEMI-TRUCKS AND TRAINS OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF: OVER 30 CU. YDS. AND …TEAM0037-002 | $33.72 | $51.35 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 5- COMPOSITE CREWMAN; DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS, INCLUDING SEMI TRUCKS AND TRAINS OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF: OVER 50 CU. YDS. …TEAM0037-002 | $33.97 | $51.60 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER:GROUP 6- BULK CEMENT SPREADER W/O AUGER; DRY PRE-BATCH CONCRETE MIX TRUCKS; DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS, INCLUDING SEMI TRUCKS AND …TEAM0037-002 | $34.18 | $51.81 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 7- DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS, INCLUDING SEMI TRUCKS AND TRAINS OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF: OVER 80 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDING 100 …TEAM0037-002 | $34.42 | $52.05 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Heavy | OPERATOR: OILER (TRUCK CRANE OILER/DRIVER: 100 TONS AND OVER)ENGI0701-054 | $51.31 | $68.46 | WA20260123 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKSUWA2018-023 | $31.62 | $48.46 | WA20260123 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKSUWA2018-023 | $34.13 | $49.76 | WA20260123 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | TRUCK DRIVER: ASPHALT MIXTEAM0313-001 | $55.43 | $82.95 | WA20260123 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 8 TRUCKS, SIDE, END, BOTTOM AND ARTICULATED END DUMP (OVER 100 YDS.) FOOTNOTE A - ANYONE WORKING ON A HAZMAT JOB, WHERE HAZMAT …TEAM0690-010 | $37.88 | $58.81 | WA20260089 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 7 TRUCK, SIDE, END, BOTTOM AND ARTICULATED END DUMP (OVER 40 YDS. TO & INCLUDING 100 YDS.) FOOTNOTE A - ANYONE WORKING ON A HAZMAT JOB, …TEAM0690-010 | $37.56 | $58.49 | WA20260089 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 6 TRUCKS, SIDE, END, BOTTOM AND ARTICULATED END DUMP (OVER 20 YDS. TO & INCLUDING 40 YDS.) FOOTNOTE A - ANYONE WORKING ON A HAZMAT JOB, …TEAM0690-010 | $37.22 | $58.15 | WA20260089 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 5 TRUCKS, SIDE, END, BOTTOM AND ARTICULATED END DUMP (OVER 12 YDS. TO & INCLUDING 20 YDS.) FOOTNOTE A - ANYONE WORKING ON A HAZMAT JOB, …TEAM0690-010 | $37.02 | $57.95 | WA20260089 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 4 TRUCKS, SIDE, END, BOTTOM AND ARTICULATED END DUMP (OVER 6 YDS. TO & INCLUDING 12 YDS.) FOOTNOTE A - ANYONE WORKING ON A HAZMAT JOB, …TEAM0690-010 | $36.91 | $57.84 | WA20260089 Mod 1 |
| Residential | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3 TRUCKS, SIDE, END, BOTTOM AND ARTICULATED END DUMP (3 YARDS TO AND INCLUDING 6 YDS.) FOOTNOTE A - ANYONE WORKING ON A HAZMAT JOB, WHERE …TEAM0690-010 | $36.58 | $57.51 | WA20260089 Mod 1 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Washington Davis-Bacon changes
Holidays
L&I holiday code 5A:
Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (7).
How Cowlitz County compares
The main teamster rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Washington
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Cowlitz Countybase $32.06$49.24
- Clark Countybase $32.06$49.24
- Lewis Countybase $56.84$85.36
- Wahkiakum Countybase $32.06$49.24
Teamster (Truck Driver) rates in nearby counties
Current L&I rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The statute defines “locality” as “the largest city in the county wherein the physical work is being performed”, and L&I publishes rates county by county (RCW 39.12.010).
L&I's teamster rates for Cowlitz County are the same as in 3 other counties: Clark, Skamania, Wahkiakum.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County | Dump Truck | $56.84 | $85.36 | +$36.12 |
| Thurston County | Dump Truck | $56.84 | $85.36 | +$36.12 |
| Pacific County | Dump Truck | $56.84 | $85.36 | +$36.12 |
| Cowlitz County | Dump Truck | $32.06 | $49.24 | |
| Clark County | Dump Truck | $32.06 | $49.24 | same |
| Wahkiakum County | Dump Truck | $32.06 | $49.24 | same |
| Skamania County | Dump Truck | $32.06 | $49.24 | same |
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01398: which tasks this trade covers. L&I says the right classification “depends upon determinations published by L&I” (L&I).
- L&I's prevailing wage lookup, for any county, trade and bid date
- Apprentices: registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade. Anyone without a registered agreement counts as a journey-level worker (RCW 39.12.021).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $49.24. Each contractor files an L&I-approved Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before it's paid, and an Affidavit of Wages Paid when the job is accepted (RCW 39.12.040). On contracts over $10,000 the approved intent and L&I's contact details are posted on the job site (RCW 39.12.020).
Source
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, prevailing wage lookup, Cowlitz County, Truck Drivers (TRUC), L&I wage record 147038, published August 1, 2023, effective August 31, 2023: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/
Each figure comes from L&I's lookup and is checked against L&I's CSV export and a second, separate query. How we check · Download Cowlitz County as CSV · Report an error