OPERATOR: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe, Includes Water Sewer Lines — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for OPERATOR: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe, Includes Water Sewer Liness across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 96 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for OPERATOR: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe, Includes Water Sewer Lines is $18.00/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.68 and $22.09/hr. The highest state average is Mississippi at $18.12/hr; the lowest is Alabama at $17.95/hr.
Bottom 10%
$14.68
Median
$18.00
Average
$18.08
Top 10%
$22.09
Range: $13.56 – $23.44/hr across 2 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Average Rates by State
Alabama AL
Avg base: $16.65/hr
Avg total: $17.95/hr
26 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $17.19/hr
Avg total: $18.12/hr
70 rates
All Rates
96 county-level rates for OPERATOR: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe, Includes Water Sewer Lines, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | heavy | $13.56 | $0.00 | $13.56 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | heavy | $18.13 | $3.66 | $21.79 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | heavy | $18.13 | $3.66 | $21.79 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | heavy | $18.99 | $3.63 | $22.62 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | heavy | $18.13 | $3.66 | $21.79 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | heavy | $18.80 | $3.39 | $22.19 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | heavy | $19.31 | $0.00 | $19.31 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | heavy | $18.64 | $3.53 | $22.17 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | heavy | $16.44 | $1.38 | $17.82 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | heavy | $16.54 | $0.00 | $16.54 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | heavy | $16.54 | $0.00 | $16.54 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | heavy | $13.56 | $0.00 | $13.56 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | heavy | $14.84 | $0.00 | $14.84 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | heavy | $15.29 | $0.00 | $15.29 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | heavy | $19.31 | $0.00 | $19.31 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | heavy | $13.90 | $0.00 | $13.90 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | heavy | $18.13 | $3.66 | $21.79 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | heavy | $18.13 | $3.66 | $21.79 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | heavy | $19.31 | $0.00 | $19.31 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | heavy | $18.13 | $3.66 | $21.79 | WD → |
| Adams | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Alcorn | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Amite | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Attala | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Bolivar | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Calhoun | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Carroll | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Chickasaw | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Choctaw | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Claiborne | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Clarke | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Clay | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Coahoma | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Copiah | MS | heavy | $16.64 | $2.08 | $18.72 | WD → |
| Covington | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Franklin | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| George | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Greene | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Grenada | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Hinds | MS | heavy | $16.64 | $2.08 | $18.72 | WD → |
| Holmes | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Humphreys | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Issaquena | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Itawamba | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Jasper | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Jefferson | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Kemper | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Lafayette | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Lawrence | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Leake | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Lee | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Leflore | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Lowndes | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Madison | MS | heavy | $16.64 | $2.08 | $18.72 | WD → |
| Marion | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Monroe | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Montgomery | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Neshoba | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Newton | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Noxubee | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Oktibbeha | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Panola | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Pearl River | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Pike | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Prentiss | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Quitman | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Rankin | MS | heavy | $16.64 | $2.08 | $18.72 | WD → |
| Scott | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Sharkey | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Simpson | MS | heavy | $16.64 | $2.08 | $18.72 | WD → |
| Smith | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Stone | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Sunflower | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Tallahatchie | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Tippah | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Tishomingo | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Union | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Walthall | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |
| Warren | MS | heavy | $23.10 | $0.34 | $23.44 | WD → |
| Washington | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Wayne | MS | heavy | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | WD → |
| Webster | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Wilkinson | MS | heavy | $21.40 | $0.00 | $21.40 | WD → |
| Winston | MS | heavy | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Yalobusha | MS | heavy | $16.29 | $1.71 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Yazoo | MS | heavy | $20.16 | $1.93 | $22.09 | WD → |