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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | heavy | $48.89 | $18.00 | $66.89 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | heavy | $48.89 | $18.00 | $66.89 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Monroe | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Perry | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Pike | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Sumter | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Washington | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Wilcox | AL | building | $29.90 | $14.55 | $44.45 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | building | $31.69 | $13.52 | $45.21 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | heavy | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $25.20 | $6.72 | $31.92 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $25.20 | $6.72 | $31.92 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | highway | $26.65 | $4.46 | $31.11 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | highway | $26.65 | $4.46 | $31.11 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $25.20 | $6.72 | $31.92 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $29.99 | $2.90 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $25.20 | $6.72 | $31.92 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | highway | $26.65 | $4.46 | $31.11 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | highway | $26.65 | $4.46 | $31.11 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $26.78 | $7.05 | $33.83 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $26.56 | $7.40 | $33.96 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $26.11 | $6.92 | $33.03 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $25.20 | $6.72 | $31.92 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $23.57 | $8.72 | $32.29 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $26.78 | $7.05 | $33.83 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $25.20 | $6.72 | $31.92 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $26.90 | $5.59 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $26.78 | $7.05 | $33.83 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $23.28 | $9.22 | $32.50 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $23.67 | $9.22 | $32.89 | WD → |