Operating Engineers: Cranes with 500 feet Boom and/or 600 ton capacity — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Operating Engineers: Cranes with 500 feet Boom and/or 600 ton capacitys across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 19 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Operating Engineers: Cranes with 500 feet Boom and/or 600 ton capacity is $54.75/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $54.75 and $54.75/hr. The highest state average is Alabama at $54.75/hr; the lowest is Alabama at $54.75/hr.
Range: $54.75 – $54.75/hr across 1 state. 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
19 county-level rates for Operating Engineers: Cranes with 500 feet Boom and/or 600 ton capacity, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Monroe | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Perry | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Pike | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Sumter | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Washington | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |
| Wilcox | AL | heavy | $34.20 | $20.55 | $54.75 | WD → |