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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for South Dakota publish 10 truck driver classification rates ranging from $9.44 to $32.07 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 South Dakota have a published truck driver rate?

66 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. South Dakota may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the South Dakota prevailing wage page.

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Truck Driver prevailing wage rates in South Dakota

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 9 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for South Dakota publish 10 truck driver classification rates, across 9 determinations covering 66 counties.
Those published base rates run from $9.44 to $32.07 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 South Dakota: 2026-07-30.

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 South Dakota'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

SD20260001 rev 3 · Heavy, Highway · Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown and 60 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 1 - Tandem Truck without trailer or pup; Single Axle Truck over 26,000 GVW with or without Trailer	$30.01	0.00	SASD2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: Group 2 - Semi-Tractor and Trailer; Tandem Truck with Pup or Trailer	$32.07	8.42	SASD2025-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: SD20260001 on SAM.gov.

SD20260002 rev 1 · Residential · Lincoln, Minnehaha, Pennington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVERS: (TANDEM SEMI)	$9.44	0.00	SUSD2000-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260002 on SAM.gov.

SD20260025 rev 1 · Building · Custer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260025 on SAM.gov.

SD20260026 rev 2 · Building · Lincoln

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260026 on SAM.gov.

SD20260027 rev 1 · Building · Meade

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260027 on SAM.gov.

SD20260028 rev 2 · Building · Minnehaha

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-025 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260028 on SAM.gov.

SD20260029 rev 1 · Building · Pennington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260029 on SAM.gov.

SD20260030 rev 2 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260030 on SAM.gov.

SD20260031 rev 2 · Building · McCook, Turner

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.06	1.10	SUSD2012-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: SD20260031 on SAM.gov.

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