LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATORs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 244 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR is $39.31/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $12.83 and $52.60/hr. The highest state average is Kentucky at $47.71/hr; the lowest is Florida at $12.83/hr.
Bottom 10%
$12.83
Median
$39.31
Average
$31.28
Top 10%
$52.60
Range: $12.83 – $54.53/hr across 4 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
Davis-Bacon median
$39.31/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+74.9%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Florida FL
Avg base: $10.63/hr
Avg total: $12.83/hr
40 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $28.54/hr
Avg total: $47.71/hr
109 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $15.69/hr
Avg total: $15.69/hr
77 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $22.92/hr
Avg total: $39.52/hr
18 rates
All Rates
244 county-level rates for LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Baker | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Bay | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Broward | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Charlotte | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Clay | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Collier | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Duval | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Escambia | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Gadsden | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Gilchrist | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Hernando | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Hillsborough | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Indian River | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Jefferson | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Lake | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Lee | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Leon | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Manatee | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Marion | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Martin | FL | heavy | $10.65 | $2.19 | $12.84 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Nassau | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Okaloosa | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Orange | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Osceola | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Palm Beach | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Pasco | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Pinellas | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Polk | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Santa Rosa | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Sarasota | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Seminole | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| St Lucie | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Volusia | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Wakulla | FL | heavy | $10.63 | $2.20 | $12.83 | WD → |
| Adair | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Anderson | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Barren | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Bath | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Bell | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Boone | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Boyle | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Bracken | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Breathitt | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Breckinridge | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Carroll | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Carter | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Casey | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Clay | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Clinton | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Cumberland | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Elliott | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Estill | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Fleming | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Floyd | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Franklin | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Gallatin | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Garrard | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Grant | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Grayson | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Green | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Greenup | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Hardin | KY | building | $26.89 | $13.32 | $40.21 | WD → |
| Harlan | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Harrison | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Hart | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | building | $26.73 | $16.72 | $43.45 | WD → |
| Jackson | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Jessamine | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Johnson | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Kenton | KY | building | $31.35 | $23.18 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Knott | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Knox | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Laurel | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |
| Lawrence | KY | building | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | WD → |