OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 4,252 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE is $20.53/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $13.43 and $39.76/hr. The highest state average is Oregon at $70.17/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $11.97/hr.
Bottom 10%
$13.43
Median
$20.53
Average
$24.34
Top 10%
$39.76
Range: $10.28 – $100.30/hr across 40 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Average Rates by State
Alabama AL
Avg base: $17.76/hr
Avg total: $21.85/hr
130 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $17.63/hr
Avg total: $17.86/hr
300 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $22.86/hr
Avg total: $27.16/hr
8 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $20.69/hr
Avg total: $26.97/hr
17 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $35.07/hr
Avg total: $43.53/hr
7 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $20.22/hr
Avg total: $23.86/hr
115 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $20.56/hr
Avg total: $23.72/hr
386 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $17.59/hr
Avg total: $17.95/hr
3 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $25.71/hr
Avg total: $38.75/hr
82 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $23.77/hr
Avg total: $31.14/hr
80 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $19.23/hr
Avg total: $22.99/hr
304 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $24.78/hr
Avg total: $35.88/hr
210 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $19.11/hr
Avg total: $20.50/hr
66 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $19.91/hr
Avg total: $24.24/hr
19 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $20.61/hr
Avg total: $24.84/hr
41 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $20.39/hr
Avg total: $29.45/hr
6 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $45.48/hr
Avg total: $67.90/hr
12 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $16.87/hr
Avg total: $17.43/hr
175 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $17.06/hr
Avg total: $18.37/hr
246 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $24.37/hr
Avg total: $30.80/hr
69 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $18.36/hr
Avg total: $19.91/hr
265 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $24.89/hr
Avg total: $30.01/hr
30 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $23.86/hr
Avg total: $27.72/hr
14 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $42.85/hr
Avg total: $61.94/hr
47 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $30.60/hr
Avg total: $40.95/hr
69 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $28.38/hr
Avg total: $38.50/hr
60 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $18.16/hr
Avg total: $21.34/hr
85 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $53.30/hr
Avg total: $70.17/hr
36 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $30.29/hr
Avg total: $43.97/hr
16 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $11.23/hr
Avg total: $11.97/hr
204 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $16.65/hr
Avg total: $17.94/hr
88 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $19.16/hr
Avg total: $19.16/hr
66 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $18.81/hr
Avg total: $19.56/hr
115 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $13.95/hr
Avg total: $14.19/hr
254 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $19.34/hr
Avg total: $23.21/hr
77 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $18.74/hr
Avg total: $20.41/hr
369 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $22.17/hr
Avg total: $22.93/hr
8 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $22.58/hr
Avg total: $26.73/hr
28 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $39.34/hr
Avg total: $49.57/hr
90 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $37.31/hr
Avg total: $57.52/hr
55 rates
All Rates
4,252 county-level rates for OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | KS | highway | $35.23 | $15.53 | $50.76 | WD → |
| Mitchell | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Mitchell | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Mitchell | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KS | highway | $18.59 | $2.19 | $20.78 | WD → |
| Morris | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Morris | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Morris | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Morton | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Morton | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Morton | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Nemaha | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Nemaha | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Nemaha | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Neosho | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Neosho | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Neosho | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Ness | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Ness | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Ness | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Norton | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Norton | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Norton | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | building | $26.69 | $7.01 | $33.70 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | heavy | $29.07 | $12.96 | $42.03 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | highway | $22.43 | $3.20 | $25.63 | WD → |
| Osborne | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Osborne | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Osborne | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Ottawa | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Ottawa | KS | heavy | $18.67 | $3.85 | $22.52 | WD → |
| Ottawa | KS | highway | $20.32 | $4.13 | $24.45 | WD → |
| Pawnee | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Pawnee | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Pawnee | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Phillips | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Phillips | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Phillips | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | building | $31.56 | $11.28 | $42.84 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | heavy | $32.09 | $15.38 | $47.47 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | highway | $18.73 | $3.44 | $22.17 | WD → |
| Pratt | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Pratt | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Pratt | KS | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Rawlins | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Rawlins | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Rawlins | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Reno | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Reno | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Reno | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Republic | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Republic | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Republic | KS | highway | $18.97 | $2.19 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Rice | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Rice | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Rice | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | building | $31.56 | $11.28 | $42.84 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | heavy | $27.22 | $16.54 | $43.76 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | highway | $18.23 | $3.17 | $21.40 | WD → |
| Rooks | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Rooks | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Rooks | KS | highway | $17.29 | $0.05 | $17.34 | WD → |
| Rush | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Rush | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Rush | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Russell | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Russell | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Russell | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Saline | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Saline | KS | heavy | $18.67 | $3.85 | $22.52 | WD → |
| Saline | KS | highway | $20.32 | $4.13 | $24.45 | WD → |
| Scott | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Scott | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Scott | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | building | $20.50 | $3.49 | $23.99 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | heavy | $22.92 | $6.20 | $29.12 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | highway | $20.71 | $0.00 | $20.71 | WD → |
| Seward | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Seward | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Seward | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | building | $26.69 | $7.01 | $33.70 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | heavy | $29.00 | $12.73 | $41.73 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | highway | $26.78 | $11.94 | $38.72 | WD → |
| Sheridan | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Sheridan | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Sheridan | KS | highway | $15.99 | $0.00 | $15.99 | WD → |
| Sherman | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Sherman | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Sherman | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Smith | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Smith | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Smith | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Stafford | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Stafford | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Stafford | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |
| Stanton | KS | building | $15.72 | $1.95 | $17.67 | WD → |
| Stanton | KS | heavy | $18.84 | $3.97 | $22.81 | WD → |
| Stanton | KS | highway | $18.77 | $2.19 | $20.96 | WD → |