LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATORs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 567 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR is $58.15/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $56.24 and $99.49/hr. The highest state average is Pennsylvania at $99.49/hr; the lowest is Kansas at $46.85/hr.
Range: $45.03 – $99.49/hr across 6 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 49-9051 — Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.
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
All Rates
567 county-level rates for LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Lawrence | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Union | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Union | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Union | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | building | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| White | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| White | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | highway | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | heavy | $39.11 | $17.13 | $56.24 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | highway | $32.15 | $15.06 | $47.21 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | highway | $30.67 | $14.36 | $45.03 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | highway | $32.15 | $15.06 | $47.21 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | highway | $32.15 | $15.06 | $47.21 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | highway | $32.15 | $15.06 | $47.21 | WD → |