OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 2,248 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE is $19.56/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.49 and $37.33/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $76.63/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $13.78/hr.
Bottom 10%
$14.49
Median
$19.56
Average
$24.81
Top 10%
$37.33
Range: $10.00 – $100.42/hr across 32 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Average Rates by State
Alabama AL
Avg base: $16.20/hr
Avg total: $16.80/hr
134 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $18.21/hr
Avg total: $18.21/hr
94 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $17.40/hr
Avg total: $17.40/hr
2 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $21.50/hr
Avg total: $21.50/hr
17 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $17.84/hr
Avg total: $18.43/hr
195 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $20.67/hr
Avg total: $22.80/hr
320 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $25.40/hr
Avg total: $34.97/hr
59 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $20.71/hr
Avg total: $24.97/hr
120 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $24.33/hr
Avg total: $37.33/hr
83 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $27.40/hr
Avg total: $35.53/hr
4 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $19.84/hr
Avg total: $24.75/hr
124 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $22.80/hr
Avg total: $33.58/hr
20 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $14.56/hr
Avg total: $14.56/hr
82 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $25.17/hr
Avg total: $33.60/hr
53 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $17.87/hr
Avg total: $19.45/hr
146 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $25.26/hr
Avg total: $33.74/hr
53 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $16.36/hr
Avg total: $17.04/hr
179 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $27.89/hr
Avg total: $30.19/hr
10 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $19.87/hr
Avg total: $23.17/hr
59 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $43.69/hr
Avg total: $62.67/hr
33 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $15.91/hr
Avg total: $18.60/hr
33 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $50.77/hr
Avg total: $66.35/hr
15 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $32.41/hr
Avg total: $49.49/hr
20 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $12.53/hr
Avg total: $13.78/hr
68 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $18.81/hr
Avg total: $20.38/hr
42 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $14.57/hr
Avg total: $14.93/hr
77 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $23.75/hr
Avg total: $33.11/hr
35 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $24.31/hr
Avg total: $24.31/hr
77 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $21.05/hr
Avg total: $26.67/hr
11 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $53.81/hr
Avg total: $76.63/hr
26 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $37.59/hr
Avg total: $57.89/hr
55 rates
Wyoming WY
Avg base: $16.32/hr
Avg total: $20.00/hr
2 rates
All Rates
2,248 county-level rates for OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | highway | $17.98 | $0.00 | $17.98 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | highway | $17.98 | $0.00 | $17.98 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | highway | $17.81 | $0.00 | $17.81 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | highway | $17.81 | $0.00 | $17.81 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | highway | $18.49 | $0.00 | $18.49 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | highway | $17.81 | $0.00 | $17.81 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | highway | $17.77 | $0.00 | $17.77 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | highway | $17.85 | $0.00 | $17.85 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | highway | $17.98 | $0.00 | $17.98 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | highway | $18.49 | $0.00 | $18.49 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | highway | $17.85 | $0.00 | $17.85 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | highway | $17.85 | $0.00 | $17.85 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | highway | $19.17 | $0.00 | $19.17 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | heavy | $15.58 | $4.66 | $20.24 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | highway | $17.81 | $0.00 | $17.81 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | highway | $19.17 | $0.00 | $19.17 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | highway | $19.17 | $0.00 | $19.17 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | highway | $18.67 | $0.00 | $18.67 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | highway | $17.85 | $0.00 | $17.85 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | highway | $17.77 | $0.00 | $17.77 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | highway | $17.77 | $0.00 | $17.77 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | highway | $17.98 | $0.00 | $17.98 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | highway | $16.88 | $0.00 | $16.88 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | highway | $17.98 | $0.00 | $17.98 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | highway | $17.22 | $0.00 | $17.22 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | highway | $16.88 | $0.00 | $16.88 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | highway | $17.85 | $0.00 | $17.85 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | highway | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | highway | $17.98 | $0.00 | $17.98 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $17.52 | $0.89 | $18.41 | WD → |
| Monroe | AL | highway | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Monroe | AL | heavy | $12.59 | $1.33 | $13.92 | WD → |