OPERATOR: Power Equipment GROUP 3 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for OPERATOR: Power Equipment GROUP 3s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 271 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for OPERATOR: Power Equipment GROUP 3 is $80.10/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $66.53 and $111.40/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $98.28/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $54.35/hr.
Bottom 10%
$66.53
Median
$80.10
Average
$83.32
Top 10%
$111.40
Range: $49.39 – $111.95/hr across 4 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Average Rates by State
California CA
Avg base: $46.37/hr
Avg total: $71.62/hr
15 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $50.61/hr
Avg total: $98.28/hr
137 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $44.07/hr
Avg total: $69.34/hr
105 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $36.42/hr
Avg total: $54.35/hr
14 rates
All Rates
271 county-level rates for OPERATOR: Power Equipment GROUP 3, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | residential | $46.37 | $25.25 | $71.62 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | residential | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | highway | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | heavy | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | building | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | residential | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Cook | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | residential | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Fulton | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Grundy | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Hancock | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Henderson | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Henderson | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | residential | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Henry | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Kankakee | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Kankakee | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Knox | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Knox | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | residential | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | building | $60.95 | $51.00 | $111.95 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | heavy | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | highway | $60.40 | $51.00 | $111.40 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Logan | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Macoupin | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Macoupin | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Mason | IL | building | $53.60 | $51.05 | $104.65 | WD → |
| Mason | IL | building | $38.85 | $41.25 | $80.10 | WD → |