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.
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.
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 47-2073 — 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
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 → |