POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 786 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER is $45.21/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.35 and $76.53/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $87.60/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $14.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$14.35
Median
$45.21
Average
$42.60
Top 10%
$76.53
Range: $12.95 – $92.45/hr across 16 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
$45.21/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+60.1%
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
Alabama AL
Avg base: $31.42/hr
Avg total: $46.25/hr
25 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $34.27/hr
Avg total: $50.86/hr
24 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $25.14/hr
Avg total: $32.55/hr
113 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $46.70/hr
Avg total: $87.60/hr
47 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $39.58/hr
Avg total: $61.19/hr
16 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $41.98/hr
Avg total: $61.58/hr
20 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $14.69/hr
Avg total: $14.69/hr
32 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $43.60/hr
Avg total: $77.46/hr
7 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $40.20/hr
Avg total: $68.69/hr
107 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $35.00/hr
Avg total: $57.45/hr
44 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $15.42/hr
Avg total: $15.68/hr
38 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $39.35/hr
Avg total: $54.88/hr
34 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $14.25/hr
Avg total: $14.25/hr
134 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $14.68/hr
Avg total: $16.13/hr
33 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $33.23/hr
Avg total: $46.63/hr
55 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $34.09/hr
Avg total: $48.16/hr
57 rates
All Rates
786 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Gasconade | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Jackson | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Jasper | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Jefferson | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Laclede | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Lafayette | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Lawrence | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Madison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Maries | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| McDonald | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Miller | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Mississippi | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Moniteau | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Monroe | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Montgomery | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Morgan | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| New Madrid | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Newton | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Nodaway | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Oregon | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Osage | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Ozark | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Pemiscot | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Perry | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Phelps | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Pike | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Platte | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Polk | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Pulaski | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Putnam | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Ralls | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Randolph | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Ray | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Reynolds | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Ripley | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Saline | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Schuyler | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Scotland | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Scott | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Shannon | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Shelby | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| St Charles | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| St Clair | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| St Francois | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| St Louis | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| St Louis City | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Ste Genevieve | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Stoddard | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Stone | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Sullivan | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Taney | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Texas | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Vernon | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Warren | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Washington | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Wayne | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Webster | MO | building | $45.96 | $30.57 | $76.53 | WD → |
| Worth | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Wright | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Barnes | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Benson | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Bottineau | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Burke | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Burleigh | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Cass | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Cavalier | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Dickey | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |
| Dunn | ND | heavy | $35.00 | $22.45 | $57.45 | WD → |