OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 507 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR is $15.94/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $11.89 and $26.53/hr. The highest state average is Ohio at $35.16/hr; the lowest is Georgia at $13.48/hr.
Bottom 10%
$11.89
Median
$15.94
Average
$17.61
Top 10%
$26.53
Range: $11.80 – $40.65/hr across 9 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Average Rates by State
Florida FL
Avg base: $13.73/hr
Avg total: $14.46/hr
114 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $13.29/hr
Avg total: $13.48/hr
172 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $16.00/hr
Avg total: $16.00/hr
79 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $20.73/hr
Avg total: $24.83/hr
14 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $19.78/hr
Avg total: $26.24/hr
40 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $19.49/hr
Avg total: $23.62/hr
46 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $25.75/hr
Avg total: $35.16/hr
24 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $17.10/hr
Avg total: $21.24/hr
16 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $13.08/hr
Avg total: $13.56/hr
2 rates
All Rates
507 county-level rates for OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Chickasaw | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Clarke | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Clay | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Clayton | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Clinton | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Crawford | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Davis | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Decatur | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Delaware | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Des Moines | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Dickinson | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Emmet | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Fayette | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Floyd | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Franklin | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Fremont | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Greene | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Hancock | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Hardin | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Henry | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Howard | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Humboldt | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Ida | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Iowa | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Jackson | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Jasper | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Keokuk | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Kossuth | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Lee | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Louisa | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Lucas | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Lyon | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Mahaska | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Marion | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Marshall | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Mitchell | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Monona | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Monroe | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Muscatine | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| O'Brien | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Osceola | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Page | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Palo Alto | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Plymouth | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Pocahontas | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Poweshiek | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Ringgold | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Sac | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Shelby | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Sioux | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Tama | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Taylor | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Union | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Van Buren | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Wapello | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Wayne | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Webster | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Winnebago | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Winneshiek | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Worth | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Wright | IA | residential | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Adams | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Bonner | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Boundary | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Clearwater | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Elmore | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Idaho | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Latah | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Lewis | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Payette | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Power | ID | building | $22.23 | $0.00 | $22.23 | WD → |
| Shoshone | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Twin Falls | ID | building | $18.96 | $4.42 | $23.38 | WD → |
| Valley | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Washington | ID | building | $20.75 | $4.42 | $25.17 | WD → |
| Antrim | MI | heavy | $16.05 | $9.55 | $25.60 | WD → |
| Antrim | MI | building | $24.04 | $6.03 | $30.07 | WD → |
| Benzie | MI | heavy | $16.05 | $9.55 | $25.60 | WD → |
| Benzie | MI | building | $24.04 | $6.03 | $30.07 | WD → |
| Berrien | MI | residential | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | WD → |
| Calhoun | MI | residential | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | WD → |
| Cass | MI | residential | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | WD → |
| Charlevoix | MI | heavy | $16.05 | $9.55 | $25.60 | WD → |
| Charlevoix | MI | building | $24.04 | $6.03 | $30.07 | WD → |
| Cheboygan | MI | heavy | $12.25 | $0.37 | $12.62 | WD → |
| Clinton | MI | residential | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | WD → |
| Eaton | MI | residential | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | WD → |
| Emmet | MI | building | $24.04 | $6.03 | $30.07 | WD → |
| Emmet | MI | heavy | $14.24 | $8.11 | $22.35 | WD → |
| Gladwin | MI | building | $19.00 | $1.22 | $20.22 | WD → |
| Gogebic | MI | heavy | $15.61 | $3.58 | $19.19 | WD → |
| Grand Traverse | MI | building | $24.04 | $6.03 | $30.07 | WD → |
| Ingham | MI | residential | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | WD → |
| Ionia | MI | heavy | $22.61 | $8.40 | $31.01 | WD → |
| Iosco | MI | building | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Isabella | MI | building | $24.24 | $3.06 | $27.30 | WD → |