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RoadWage: Live Pay and Per Diem Data for the Traveling Trades

Data and records a tax preparer uses to answer the question: is per diem taxable for a traveling worker

What does traveling trades work actually pay? Advertised wages and per diem, by trade and state, read weekly from live employer postings — that is RoadWage, the pay data engine behind RoadTrades. As of mid-August 2026 it holds 7,144 live pay reads across 16 trades at national grain, 50 states, and 45 employer sources. This […]

What Is Per Diem in Construction? How Road Pay Actually Works

Traveling construction crew on an out-of-town jobsite where per diem in construction covers the cost of the road

Per diem in construction is a daily allowance for lodging and meals on out-of-town work — paid on top of the hourly rate. Here is how it works, what the rates are based on, and how to compare offers.