POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 187 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER is $62.46/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $50.41 and $92.45/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $87.46/hr; the lowest is Arizona at $42.43/hr.
Bottom 10%
$50.41
Median
$62.46
Average
$67.30
Top 10%
$92.45
Range: $32.53 – $92.45/hr across 9 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 median
$62.46/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+121.3%
D-B rate exceeds 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
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $31.85/hr
Avg total: $42.43/hr
23 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $43.76/hr
Avg total: $74.53/hr
1 rate
Iowa IA
Avg base: $37.80/hr
Avg total: $79.05/hr
2 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $46.39/hr
Avg total: $87.46/hr
48 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $41.38/hr
Avg total: $61.92/hr
33 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $41.98/hr
Avg total: $61.58/hr
41 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $42.36/hr
Avg total: $72.62/hr
24 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $34.00/hr
Avg total: $56.45/hr
10 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $44.14/hr
Avg total: $60.55/hr
5 rates
All Rates
187 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | highway | $29.85 | $8.78 | $38.63 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | highway | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Gila | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| Graham | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| Greenlee | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| La Paz | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | highway | $29.91 | $9.11 | $39.02 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | highway | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Navajo | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | highway | $29.85 | $8.78 | $38.63 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | highway | $30.09 | $8.72 | $38.81 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | AZ | highway | $32.53 | $0.00 | $32.53 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | highway | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | highway | $29.85 | $8.78 | $38.63 | WD → |
| New Castle | DE | highway | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | WD → |
| Lee | IA | building | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Scott | IA | building | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | residential | $32.00 | $30.65 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| La Porte | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Lake | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Porter | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | residential | $42.15 | $37.20 | $79.35 | WD → |
| St Joseph | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| St Joseph | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Butler | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Butler | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Doniphan | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Douglas | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Douglas | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Harvey | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Harvey | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Jackson | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Jackson | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | heavy | $36.09 | $16.83 | $52.92 | WD → |