POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt/Concrete Paver, Laydown Machine, and Plant..$ 16.43 1.51 Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Los A — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt/Concrete Paver, Laydown Machine, and Plant..$ 16.43 1.51 Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Los As across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 12 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt/Concrete Paver, Laydown Machine, and Plant..$ 16.43 1.51 Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Los A is $17.06/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $17.06 and $17.06/hr. The highest state average is New Mexico at $17.06/hr; the lowest is New Mexico at $17.06/hr.
Range: $17.06 – $17.06/hr across 1 state. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2073 — Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
All Rates
12 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Asphalt/Concrete Paver, Laydown Machine, and Plant..$ 16.43 1.51 Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Los A, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibola | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Colfax | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Harding | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Los Alamos | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| McKinley | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |
| Union | NM | highway | $16.80 | $0.26 | $17.06 | WD → |