POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT LAYDOWN — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT LAYDOWNs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 109 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT LAYDOWN is $31.39/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $31.24 and $32.02/hr. The highest state average is Colorado at $31.60/hr; the lowest is Colorado at $31.60/hr.
Range: $30.90 – $32.89/hr across 1 state. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
All Rates
109 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT LAYDOWN, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.25 | $30.92 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $24.56 | $6.68 | $31.24 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $24.56 | $6.68 | $31.24 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $23.93 | $7.72 | $31.65 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $24.56 | $6.68 | $31.24 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $24.56 | $6.68 | $31.24 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $23.93 | $7.72 | $31.65 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | highway | $24.56 | $6.68 | $31.24 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Park | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Park | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.75 | $31.42 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | highway | $24.56 | $6.68 | $31.24 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | highway | $24.17 | $6.73 | $30.90 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | highway | $24.09 | $7.93 | $32.02 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | highway | $23.13 | $8.64 | $31.77 | WD → |