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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | highway | $17.52 | $0.00 | $17.52 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | highway | $18.78 | $0.00 | $18.78 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $20.23 | $11.78 | $32.01 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | highway | $18.53 | $0.00 | $18.53 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | highway | $18.53 | $0.00 | $18.53 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | highway | $17.91 | $0.00 | $17.91 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | building | $21.48 | $11.20 | $32.68 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | highway | $18.53 | $0.00 | $18.53 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | highway | $19.97 | $0.00 | $19.97 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | building | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | heavy | $17.18 | $0.00 | $17.18 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | highway | $15.97 | $0.00 | $15.97 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | highway | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | highway | $16.28 | $0.00 | $16.28 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | building | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | highway | $17.90 | $0.00 | $17.90 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | building | $21.48 | $11.20 | $32.68 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | highway | $15.97 | $0.00 | $15.97 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | highway | $15.97 | $0.00 | $15.97 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | highway | $15.71 | $0.00 | $15.71 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | building | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | highway | $16.39 | $0.00 | $16.39 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | building | $21.48 | $11.20 | $32.68 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | highway | $15.71 | $0.00 | $15.71 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | building | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | highway | $15.20 | $0.00 | $15.20 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | building | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | highway | $19.12 | $0.00 | $19.12 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | highway | $19.12 | $0.00 | $19.12 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | building | $18.93 | $4.20 | $23.13 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | highway | $15.97 | $0.00 | $15.97 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | highway | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | building | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | heavy | $17.18 | $0.00 | $17.18 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | highway | $19.49 | $0.00 | $19.49 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | building | $17.01 | $0.00 | $17.01 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | highway | $15.26 | $0.00 | $15.26 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | highway | $17.39 | $0.00 | $17.39 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | building | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | highway | $16.28 | $0.00 | $16.28 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $16.69 | $0.00 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | highway | $15.64 | $0.00 | $15.64 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | highway | $16.55 | $0.00 | $16.55 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | building | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | highway | $15.97 | $0.00 | $15.97 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | highway | $17.09 | $0.00 | $17.09 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | highway | $19.10 | $0.00 | $19.10 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $21.07 | $11.78 | $32.85 | WD → |
| Monroe | AL | highway | $13.24 | $0.00 | $13.24 | WD → |
| Monroe | AL | building | $20.48 | $11.78 | $32.26 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | highway | $16.28 | $0.00 | $16.28 | WD → |