What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a truck driver in Alaska?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Alaska publish 14 truck driver classification rates ranging from $17.56 to $53.05 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Alaska have a published truck driver rate?

26 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one truck driver classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Alaska may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Alaska prevailing wage page.

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Truck Driver prevailing wage rates in Alaska

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 3 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Alaska publish 14 truck driver classification rates, across 3 determinations covering 26 counties.
Those published base rates run from $17.56 to $53.05 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting truck driver rates in Alaska: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Alaska's active federal determinations that is a form of truck driver work (dump, lowboy, water and material haul on the site) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

AK20260001 rev 1 · Building, Heavy · Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Denali and 22 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER (GROUP 5) GRAVEL SPREADER BOX OPERATOR ON TRUCK; FLAT BEDS, SINGLE REAR AXLE; BOOM TRUCK/KNUCKLE TRUCK UP TO AND INCLUDING 5 TONS; PICKUPS (PILOT CARS AND ALL LIGHT DU	$47.62	26.43	TEAM0959-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER (GROUP 4) BUGGYMOBILE; SEMI OR TRUCK AND TRAILER; DUMPSTER; TIREMAN (LIGHT DUTY); DUMP TRUCKS (INCLUDING ROCKBUGGY AND TRUCK WITH PUPS) UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 YARDS; T	$48.50	26.43	TEAM0959-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER (GROUP 3) DUMP TRUCKS (INCLUDING ROCKBUGGY AND TRUCKS WITH PUPS) OVER 10 YARDS UP TO AND INCLUDING 20 YARDS; BATCH TRUCKS 8 YARDS AND UP; OIL DISTRIBUTOR DRIVERS; OIL	$49.17	26.43	TEAM0959-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER (GROUP 2) TURN-O-WAGON OR DW-10 NOT SELF-LOADING; ALL DELTAS, COMMANDERS, ROLLOGANS, AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT; MECHANICS; DUMP TRUCKS (INCLUDING ROCKBUGGY AND TRUCKS WITH	$50.12	26.43	TEAM0959-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER (GROUP 1A) DUMP TRUCKS (INCLUDING ROCKBUGGY AND TRUCKS WITH PUPS) OVER 60 YARDS UP TO AND INCLUDING 100 YARDS; JEEPS (DRIVER UNDER LOAD)	$53.05	26.43	TEAM0959-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER (GROUP 1) SEMI WITH DOUBLE BOX MIXER; DUMP TRUCKS (INCLUDING ROCKBUGGY AND TRUCKS WITH PUPS) OVER 40 YARDS UP TO AND INCLUDING 60 YARDS; DELTAS, COMMANDERS, ROLLOGANS	$51.58	26.43	TEAM0959-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: AK20260001 on SAM.gov.

AK20260005 rev 1 · Residential · Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Dillingham, Haines and 13 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER (EXCLUDING DUMP, OVER 8 YARDS AND DUMP 8 YARDS OR UNDER)	$17.56	0.00	SUAK1999-008 DOL wage survey rate
TRUCK DRIVER ((1A) DUMP, OVER 8 YARDS)	$48.50	26.43	TEAM0959-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: AK20260005 on SAM.gov.

AK20260006 rev 1 · Highway · Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Denali and 22 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 5	$47.62	29.42	SAAK2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 4	$48.50	29.42	SAAK2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 3	$49.17	29.42	SAAK2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 2	$50.12	29.42	SAAK2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1A	$53.05	29.42	SAAK2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1	$51.58	29.42	SAAK2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: AK20260006 on SAM.gov.

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