POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 329 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOE is $16.13/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $13.43 and $28.67/hr. The highest state average is Colorado at $26.43/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $14.20/hr.
Range: $12.52 – $30.83/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
329 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | highway | $21.70 | $5.51 | $27.21 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $25.88 | $4.18 | $30.06 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $28.64 | $1.40 | $30.04 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $23.82 | $6.00 | $29.82 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $23.82 | $6.00 | $29.82 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $21.99 | $5.60 | $27.59 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $20.81 | $6.58 | $27.39 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $22.19 | $6.48 | $28.67 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $24.59 | $6.24 | $30.83 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $25.88 | $4.18 | $30.06 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $28.64 | $1.40 | $30.04 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $20.98 | $6.33 | $27.31 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $19.81 | $6.34 | $26.15 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $21.46 | $4.85 | $26.31 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | highway | $23.19 | $4.18 | $27.37 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | highway | $24.70 | $3.40 | $28.10 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $25.88 | $4.18 | $30.06 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $28.64 | $1.40 | $30.04 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $25.88 | $4.18 | $30.06 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $28.64 | $1.40 | $30.04 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $21.46 | $4.85 | $26.31 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $19.81 | $6.34 | $26.15 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $20.98 | $6.33 | $27.31 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $19.17 | $5.53 | $24.70 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $19.79 | $5.13 | $24.92 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $16.42 | $4.42 | $20.84 | WD → |