Truck Driver Prevailing Wage Rates in Pennsylvania (2026)

Truck Drivers on prevailing wage projects in Pennsylvania are paid $7.25 to $60.99 per hour, with a median total of $7.42 across the 18 determination records listed below. That total is base rate plus fringe benefits; the median base rate is $7.42, and among the 7 records listing a fringe separately the median fringe is $7.60. Rates differ by county, construction type and funding source, so use the row that matches your project.

Lowest listed$7.25per hour, total

Median listed$7.42 median base $7.42 · median fringe $7.60

Highest listed$60.99per hour, total

Records shown18 across 15 counties

Figures above are computed over the 18 hourly records in the table below. They are not a statewide average of all truck drivers in Pennsylvania. Most recent determination in this set: May 18, 2026.

How much do truck drivers earn on prevailing wage jobs in Pennsylvania?

Every row below is one wage determination line: a truck driver classification, in one county, for one construction type, under one funding source. The rate that applies to your project is the row whose county, construction type and funding source all match it — a Highway rate does not apply to a Building project in the same county, and a state determination does not substitute for a federal one.

Classification	County	Construction type	Funding	Base	Fringe	Total
Truck Driver: Dump Truck	Washington	Building	#federal	$23.36	$7.60	$30.96
Truck Driver: Dump Truck	Montgomery	Building	#federal	$21.31	—	$21.31
Truck Driver: Dump Truck	Fayette	Building	#federal	$23.36	$7.60	$30.96
Truck Driver: Dump Truck	Centre	Building	#federal	$23.36	$7.60	$30.96
Truck Driver: Dump Truck	Blair	Building	#federal	$23.36	$7.60	$30.96
Truck Driver: Dump Truck	Armstrong	Building	#federal	$23.36	$7.60	$30.96
Truck Driver	Blair	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Centre	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Bradford	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Sullivan	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Susquehanna	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Tioga	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Wayne	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Cambria	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Somerset	Residential	#federal	$7.25	—	$7.25
Truck Driver	Erie	Residential	#federal	$7.59	—	$7.59
Truck Driver, Building Construction: Group 1 Stake Body Truck (Single Axle), 11/2 Ton and Under Vehicles Footnote: a. Paid Holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Five Personal Holidays Provided Employee Works at Least One Day in the Three Work Days Before and at Least One Day in the Three Work Days After the Said Holiday. Emloyee Earns a Personal Holiday Every Two Months, Provided Employee Has Worked Twenty-six Day in Each Consecutive Two Month Period, Up to a Maximum of Five Per Calendar Year. After 130 Work Days the Employee Is Entitled to All Five Personal Holidays. B. Paid Vacation: Employee Will Earn One Vacation Day for Every Two Months, Provided Employee Has Worked Twenty-six Day in Each Consecutive Two Month Period, Up to a Maximum of Five Vacation Days Per Calendar Year. After 130 Workdays the Employee Is Entitled to All Five Days of Vacation. Employees With 5 Years of Seniority, Earn an Additional Week of Vacation, Accrued in the Same Way	Philadelphia	Building	#federal	$37.57	$23.32	$60.89
Truck Driver, Site Preparation, Paving and Utilities on Building Construction: Group 2 - Dump Trucks, Tandem and Batch Trucks, Semi-trailers, Agitator Mixer Trucks, and Dumpcrete Type Vehicles, Asphalt Distributors, Farm Tractor When Used for Transportation, Stake Body Truck (Tandem)Footnote: a. Paid Holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Five Personal Holidays Provided Employee Works at Least One Day in the Three Work Days Before and at Least One Day in the Three Work Days After the Said Holiday. Emloyee Earns a Personal Holiday Every Two Months, Provided Employee Has Worked Twenty-six Day in Each Consecutive Two Month Period, Up to a Maximum of Five Per Calendar Year. After 130 Work Days the Employee Is Entitled to All Five Personal Holidays. B. Paid Vacation: Employee Will Earn One Vacation Day for Every Two Months, Provided Employee Has Worked Twenty-six Day in Each Consecutive Two Month Period, Up to a Maximum of Five Vacation Days Per Calendar Year. After 130 Workdays the Employee Is Entitled to All Five Days of Vacation. Employees With 5 Years of Seniority, Earn an Additional Week of Vacation, Accrued in the Same Way.	Philadelphia	Building	#federal	$37.67	$23.32	$60.99

What does the truck driver classification cover?

Truck drivers hauling materials to and from a covered site are covered by Davis-Bacon for time spent on the site itself. Determinations subdivide the classification by vehicle — dump truck, lowboy, flatbed, water truck, distributor — and material delivery drivers who only drop and leave are generally not covered.

Work typically covered

Dump and articulated trucks
Lowboy and equipment haul
Flatbed and material delivery
Water and distributor trucks
On-site material movement

Also listed as

Truck Driver: Dump Truck
Truck Driver: Lowboy
Teamster

In this Pennsylvania result set the work appears under 4 distinct classification names.

Truck Driver rates by county in Pennsylvania

Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the Pennsylvania counties with truck driver records in the set above — open one to see every classification on that county's determination, not just this trade.

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Other trades in Pennsylvania

Truck Driver prevailing wage questions

What is the prevailing wage for a truck driver in Pennsylvania?

Across the 18 federal-funded determination records WageFinder lists for truck drivers in Pennsylvania, total prevailing wage runs from $7.25 to $60.99 per hour, median $7.42. There is no single statewide figure: each county's determination sets its own rate, and the same county can carry different rates for Building, Highway, Heavy and Residential work.

Does the truck driver rate include benefits?

The total prevailing wage shown is the base hourly rate plus the fringe benefit rate. Of the 18 Pennsylvania records on this page, 7 list a fringe amount separately, with a median of $7.60 per hour — roughly 102% of the median total. The rest list no separate fringe, meaning the base rate is the whole obligation. Fringe can be paid as bona fide benefit plan contributions, as cash added to the paycheck, or as a mix of both.

Which Pennsylvania counties have truck driver rates?

This page lists truck driver records for 15 counties in Pennsylvania: Armstrong, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Centre, Erie, Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and others. Determinations that apply statewide appear under a statewide entry rather than a named county.

How current are these Pennsylvania truck driver rates?

The most recent determination in this set is dated May 18, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly, but the date that matters for compliance is the determination date on the document itself, which is shown on every wage detail page and links back to the government source.

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