OPERATING ENGINEERS — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for OPERATING ENGINEERSs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 189 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for OPERATING ENGINEERS is $43.84/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $11.17 and $46.77/hr. The highest state average is Tennessee at $46.19/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $12.25/hr.
Range: $11.17 – $46.77/hr across 3 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 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.
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
189 county-level rates for OPERATING ENGINEERS, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | GA | residential | $28.32 | $13.45 | $41.77 | WD → |
| Dekalb | GA | residential | $28.32 | $13.45 | $41.77 | WD → |
| Adams | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Antelope | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Arthur | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Banner | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Blaine | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Boone | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Box Butte | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Boyd | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Brown | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Buffalo | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Burt | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Butler | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Cedar | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Chase | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Cherry | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Clay | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Colfax | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Cuming | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Custer | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Dakota | NE | highway | $15.19 | $6.75 | $21.94 | WD → |
| Dawes | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Dawson | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Deuel | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Dixon | NE | highway | $15.19 | $6.75 | $21.94 | WD → |
| Dodge | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Dundy | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Fillmore | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Franklin | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Frontier | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Furnas | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Gage | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Garden | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Garfield | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Gosper | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Grant | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Greeley | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Hall | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Hamilton | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Harlan | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Hayes | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Hitchcock | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Holt | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Hooker | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Howard | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Johnson | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Kearney | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Keith | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Keya Paha | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Kimball | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Knox | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Logan | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Loup | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Madison | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| McPherson | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Merrick | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Morrill | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Nance | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Nemaha | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Nuckolls | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Otoe | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Pawnee | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Perkins | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Phelps | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Pierce | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Platte | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Polk | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Red Willow | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Richardson | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Rock | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Saline | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Scotts Bluff | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Sheridan | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Sherman | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Sioux | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Stanton | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Thayer | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Thomas | NE | highway | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 | WD → |
| Thurston | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Valley | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Wayne | NE | highway | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 | WD → |
| Webster | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| Wheeler | NE | highway | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 | WD → |
| York | NE | highway | $12.74 | $0.00 | $12.74 | WD → |
| Anderson | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Anderson | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Bedford | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Benton | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Bledsoe | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Blount | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Blount | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Bradley | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Bradley | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Campbell | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Carroll | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Carter | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |