LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATOR — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATORs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 254 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATOR is $20.42/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $18.00 and $21.27/hr. The highest state average is Texas at $20.38/hr; the lowest is Texas at $20.38/hr.
Bottom 10%
$18.00
Median
$20.42
Average
$20.38
Top 10%
$21.27
Range: $16.37 – $23.22/hr across 1 state. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Average Rates by State
All Rates
254 county-level rates for LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATOR, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Andrews | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Angelina | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Aransas | TX | highway | $19.01 | $0.00 | $19.01 | WD → |
| Archer | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Armstrong | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Atascosa | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Austin | TX | highway | $21.37 | $0.00 | $21.37 | WD → |
| Bailey | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Bandera | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Bastrop | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Baylor | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Bee | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Bell | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Bexar | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Blanco | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Borden | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Bosque | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Bowie | TX | highway | $20.20 | $0.00 | $20.20 | WD → |
| Brazoria | TX | highway | $21.37 | $0.00 | $21.37 | WD → |
| Brazos | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Brewster | TX | highway | $18.00 | $0.00 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Briscoe | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Brooks | TX | highway | $16.93 | $0.00 | $16.93 | WD → |
| Brown | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Burleson | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Burnet | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Caldwell | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Calhoun | TX | highway | $19.01 | $0.00 | $19.01 | WD → |
| Callahan | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Cameron | TX | highway | $16.37 | $0.00 | $16.37 | WD → |
| Camp | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Carson | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Cass | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Castro | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Chambers | TX | highway | $21.37 | $0.00 | $21.37 | WD → |
| Cherokee | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Childress | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Clay | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Cochran | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Coke | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Coleman | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Collin | TX | highway | $23.22 | $0.00 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Collingsworth | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Colorado | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Comal | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Comanche | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Concho | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Cooke | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Coryell | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Cottle | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Crane | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Crockett | TX | highway | $18.00 | $0.00 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Crosby | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Culberson | TX | highway | $18.00 | $0.00 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Dallam | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Dallas | TX | highway | $23.22 | $0.00 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Dawson | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| De Witt | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Deaf Smith | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Delta | TX | highway | $23.22 | $0.00 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Denton | TX | highway | $23.22 | $0.00 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Dickens | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Dimmit | TX | highway | $16.93 | $0.00 | $16.93 | WD → |
| Donley | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Duval | TX | highway | $16.93 | $0.00 | $16.93 | WD → |
| Eastland | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Ector | TX | highway | $20.99 | $0.00 | $20.99 | WD → |
| Edwards | TX | highway | $18.00 | $0.00 | $18.00 | WD → |
| El Paso | TX | highway | $17.92 | $0.00 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Ellis | TX | highway | $23.22 | $0.00 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Erath | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Falls | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Fannin | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Fayette | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Fisher | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Floyd | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Foard | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Fort Bend | TX | highway | $21.37 | $0.00 | $21.37 | WD → |
| Franklin | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Freestone | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Frio | TX | highway | $16.93 | $0.00 | $16.93 | WD → |
| Gaines | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Galveston | TX | highway | $21.37 | $0.00 | $21.37 | WD → |
| Garza | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Gillespie | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Glasscock | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Goliad | TX | highway | $19.01 | $0.00 | $19.01 | WD → |
| Gonzales | TX | highway | $19.94 | $0.00 | $19.94 | WD → |
| Gray | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Grayson | TX | highway | $23.22 | $0.00 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Gregg | TX | highway | $20.20 | $0.00 | $20.20 | WD → |
| Grimes | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | TX | highway | $20.32 | $0.00 | $20.32 | WD → |
| Hale | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Hall | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Hamilton | TX | highway | $20.42 | $0.00 | $20.42 | WD → |
| Hansford | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Hardeman | TX | highway | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | WD → |
| Hardin | TX | highway | $21.37 | $0.00 | $21.37 | WD → |