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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage, Clark County group, Washington (4 counties)
L&I sets the same teamster rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$49.24an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Dump Truck
$32.06 base wage + $17.18 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in each of these 4 counties, 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 each of these counties, 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 the Clark County group
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 rates in these counties
The counties share L&I's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs L&I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Cowlitz County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Skamania County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Wahkiakum County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
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 the Clark County group 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
- Clark County groupbase $32.06$49.24
- Cowlitz Countybase $32.06$49.24
- Skamania Countybase $32.06$49.24
- Lewis Countybase $56.84$85.36
Which county is in which teamster group
Every Washington county with a teamster rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| King County group, 3 counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish | Dump Truck | $57.59 | $86.11 |
| Thurston County group, 12 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, San Juan, Skagit, Thurston, Whatcom | Dump Truck | $56.84 | $85.36 |
| Yakima County group, 12 counties: Adams, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Yakima | Dump Truck | $44.85 | $69.49 |
| Spokane County group, 8 counties: Asotin, Benton, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln, Spokane, Walla Walla, Whitman | Dump Truck | $41.85 | $66.49 |
| Clark County group, 4 counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Wahkiakum | Dump Truck | $32.06 | $49.24 |
5 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
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).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Clark · Cowlitz · Skamania · Wahkiakum
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, Truck Drivers (TRUC), published August 1, 2023, effective August 31, 2023: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/. L&I keeps a wage record for each county; for the row this page leads with:
- Clark County: L&I wage record 147038
- Cowlitz County: L&I wage record 147038
- Skamania County: L&I wage record 147038
- Wahkiakum County: L&I wage record 147038
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 every Washington rate as CSV · Report an error