POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt Paving Machine — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt Paving Machines across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 112 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt Paving Machine is $13.11/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $12.32 and $14.84/hr. The highest state average is Texas at $13.68/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $13.53/hr.

Bottom 10%
$12.32
Median
$13.11
Average
$13.58
Top 10%
$14.84

Range: $12.25 – $16.70/hr across 2 states. 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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$13.11/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-53.6%
D-B rate is below market median

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

Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $13.26/hr
Avg total: $13.53/hr
71 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $13.68/hr
Avg total: $13.68/hr
41 rates

All Rates

112 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt Paving Machine, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Adair OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Alfalfa OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Atoka OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Beaver OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Beckham OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Blaine OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Bryan OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Caddo OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Carter OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Cherokee OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Choctaw OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Cimarron OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Coal OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Comanche OK highway $14.03 $0.00 $14.03 WD →
Cotton OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Craig OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Creek OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Custer OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Delaware OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Dewey OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Ellis OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Garfield OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Garvin OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Grant OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Greer OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Harmon OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Harper OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Haskell OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Hughes OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Jackson OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Jefferson OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Johnston OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Kay OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Kingfisher OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Kiowa OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Latimer OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Le Flore OK highway $13.32 $0.00 $13.32 WD →
Love OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Major OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Marshall OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Mayes OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
McCurtain OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
McIntosh OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Murray OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Muskogee OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Noble OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Nowata OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Okfuskee OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Oklahoma OK highway $14.34 $0.00 $14.34 WD →
Okmulgee OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Osage OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Ottawa OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Pawnee OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Payne OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Pittsburg OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Pontotoc OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Pottawatomie OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Pushmataha OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Roger Mills OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Rogers OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Seminole OK highway $13.11 $0.00 $13.11 WD →
Sequoyah OK highway $13.32 $0.00 $13.32 WD →
Stephens OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Texas OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Tillman OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Tulsa OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Wagoner OK highway $13.95 $2.75 $16.70 WD →
Washington OK highway $14.84 $0.00 $14.84 WD →
Washita OK highway $12.32 $0.00 $12.32 WD →
Woods OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Woodward OK highway $12.71 $0.00 $12.71 WD →
Armstrong TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Atascosa TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Bandera TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Bastrop TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Bell TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Bexar TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Bowie TX heavy $12.35 $0.00 $12.35 WD →
Brazos TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Burleson TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Caldwell TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Cameron TX heavy $12.25 $0.00 $12.25 WD →
Carson TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Comal TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Coryell TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Crosby TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Ector TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Gregg TX heavy $12.35 $0.00 $12.35 WD →
Guadalupe TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Hays TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Hidalgo TX heavy $12.25 $0.00 $12.25 WD →
Irion TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Kendall TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Lampasas TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Lubbock TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
McLennan TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Medina TX heavy $14.36 $0.00 $14.36 WD →
Midland TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Potter TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
Randall TX heavy $13.40 $0.00 $13.40 WD →
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