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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Chester | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Claiborne | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Clay | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Cocke | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Coffee | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Crockett | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Cumberland | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| De Kalb | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Decatur | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Dyer | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Fayette | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Fentress | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Franklin | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Gibson | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Giles | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Grainger | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Grainger | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Greene | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Grundy | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Hamblen | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Hamblen | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Hamilton | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Hamilton | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Hancock | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Hardeman | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Hardin | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Hawkins | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Hawkins | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Haywood | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Henderson | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Henry | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Houston | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Humphreys | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Jackson | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Jefferson | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Jefferson | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Johnson | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Knox | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Knox | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Lake | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Lawrence | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Lewis | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Lincoln | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Loudon | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Loudon | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Madison | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Marion | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Marion | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Marshall | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Maury | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| McMinn | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| McNairy | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Meigs | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Monroe | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Montgomery | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Moore | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Morgan | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Obion | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Overton | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Perry | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Pickett | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Polk | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Polk | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Putnam | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Rhea | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Roane | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Scott | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Sequatchie | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Sequatchie | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Sevier | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Shelby | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Stewart | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Sullivan | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Sullivan | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Sumner | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Tipton | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Unicoi | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Unicoi | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Union | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Union | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Van Buren | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Warren | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Washington | TN | heavy | $30.44 | $13.40 | $43.84 | WD → |
| Washington | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |
| Wayne | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| Weakley | TN | heavy | $33.15 | $13.62 | $46.77 | WD → |
| White | TN | heavy | $33.23 | $13.40 | $46.63 | WD → |