POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 6: CONCRETE BATCH PLANT; FIREPERSON, FIRST CLASS BOILER LICENSE; FRONT END, SKID STEER UP TO 1 C YD; GUNITE — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 6: CONCRETE BATCH PLANT; FIREPERSON, FIRST CLASS BOILER LICENSE; FRONT END, SKID STEER UP TO 1 C YD; GUNITEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 88 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 6: CONCRETE BATCH PLANT; FIREPERSON, FIRST CLASS BOILER LICENSE; FRONT END, SKID STEER UP TO 1 C YD; GUNITE is $69.82/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $30.32 and $71.72/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $60.30/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $60.30/hr.

Bottom 10%
$30.32
Median
$69.82
Average
$60.30
Top 10%
$71.72

Range: $17.41 – $71.72/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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$69.82/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+147.3%
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

Minnesota MN
Avg base: $38.69/hr
Avg total: $60.30/hr
88 rates

All Rates

88 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 6: CONCRETE BATCH PLANT; FIREPERSON, FIRST CLASS BOILER LICENSE; FRONT END, SKID STEER UP TO 1 C YD; GUNITE, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Aitkin MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Anoka MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Becker MN building $23.00 $6.63 $29.63 WD →
Beltrami MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Benton MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Big Stone MN building $21.00 $6.55 $27.55 WD →
Blue Earth MN building $29.39 $17.00 $46.39 WD →
Brown MN building $29.39 $17.00 $46.39 WD →
Carlton MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Carver MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Cass MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Chippewa MN building $38.55 $22.85 $61.40 WD →
Chisago MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Clay MN building $21.00 $6.55 $27.55 WD →
Clearwater MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Cook MN building $35.52 $19.45 $54.97 WD →
Cottonwood MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Crow Wing MN building $26.05 $13.60 $39.65 WD →
Dakota MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Dodge MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Douglas MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Faribault MN building $29.39 $17.00 $46.39 WD →
Fillmore MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Freeborn MN building $28.00 $2.62 $30.62 WD →
Goodhue MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Grant MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Hennepin MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Houston MN building $40.22 $22.85 $63.07 WD →
Hubbard MN building $26.00 $6.75 $32.75 WD →
Isanti MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Itasca MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Jackson MN building $18.75 $4.72 $23.47 WD →
Kanabec MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Kandiyohi MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Kittson MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Koochiching MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Lac Qui Parle MN building $38.55 $22.85 $61.40 WD →
Lake MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Lake of the Woods MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Lake of the Woods MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Le Sueur MN building $43.28 $25.20 $68.48 WD →
Lincoln MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Lyon MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Mahnomen MN building $17.00 $0.41 $17.41 WD →
Marshall MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Martin MN building $29.39 $17.00 $46.39 WD →
McLeod MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Meeker MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Mille Lacs MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Morrison MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Mower MN building $28.00 $2.62 $30.62 WD →
Murray MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Nicollet MN building $25.00 $4.51 $29.51 WD →
Nobles MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Norman MN building $17.00 $0.41 $17.41 WD →
Olmsted MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Otter Tail MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Pennington MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Pine MN building $26.05 $6.76 $32.81 WD →
Pipestone MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Polk MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Pope MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Ramsey MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Red Lake MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Redwood MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Renville MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Rice MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Rock MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Roseau MN building $42.94 $26.88 $69.82 WD →
Scott MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Sherburne MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Sibley MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
St Louis MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Stearns MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Steele MN building $28.00 $2.62 $30.62 WD →
Stevens MN building $37.75 $21.70 $59.45 WD →
Swift MN building $38.55 $22.85 $61.40 WD →
Todd MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Traverse MN building $21.00 $6.55 $27.55 WD →
Wabasha MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Wadena MN building $24.00 $6.67 $30.67 WD →
Waseca MN building $44.82 $26.40 $71.22 WD →
Washington MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Watonwan MN building $29.39 $17.00 $46.39 WD →
Wilkin MN building $21.00 $6.55 $27.55 WD →
Winona MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Wright MN building $44.82 $26.90 $71.72 WD →
Yellow Medicine MN building $42.94 $26.40 $69.34 WD →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 6: CONCRETE BATCH PLANT; FIREPERSON, FIRST CLASS BOILER LICENSE; FRONT END, SKID STEER UP TO 1 C YD; GUNITE →