POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 8: ELEVATOR OPERATOR; GREASER; MECHANICAL SPACE HEATER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 8: ELEVATOR OPERATOR; GREASER; MECHANICAL SPACE HEATERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 69 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 8: ELEVATOR OPERATOR; GREASER; MECHANICAL SPACE HEATER is $59.94/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $17.92 and $68.18/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $49.78/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $49.78/hr.
Range: $17.35 – $68.18/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 47-2073 — 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
69 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 8: ELEVATOR OPERATOR; GREASER; MECHANICAL SPACE HEATER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Anoka | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Beltrami | MN | building | $35.60 | $22.85 | $58.45 | WD → |
| Benton | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Big Stone | MN | building | $30.90 | $19.45 | $50.35 | WD → |
| Blue Earth | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Brown | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Carlton | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Carver | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Cass | MN | building | $37.09 | $22.85 | $59.94 | WD → |
| Chisago | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Clearwater | MN | building | $17.72 | $6.07 | $23.79 | WD → |
| Cook | MN | building | $36.29 | $21.70 | $57.99 | WD → |
| Crow Wing | MN | building | $19.46 | $8.34 | $27.80 | WD → |
| Dakota | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Dodge | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Faribault | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Fillmore | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Freeborn | MN | building | $39.88 | $25.20 | $65.08 | WD → |
| Goodhue | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Grant | MN | building | $30.90 | $19.45 | $50.35 | WD → |
| Hennepin | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Houston | MN | building | $27.74 | $15.85 | $43.59 | WD → |
| Hubbard | MN | building | $17.72 | $6.07 | $23.79 | WD → |
| Isanti | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Itasca | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Kanabec | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Kandiyohi | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Kittson | MN | building | $17.40 | $0.52 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Koochiching | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Lac Qui Parle | MN | building | $30.90 | $19.45 | $50.35 | WD → |
| Lake | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $17.40 | $0.52 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $17.40 | $0.52 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Le Sueur | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MN | building | $30.90 | $19.45 | $50.35 | WD → |
| Mahnomen | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | building | $17.40 | $0.52 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | building | $19.46 | $8.34 | $27.80 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | building | $19.46 | $8.34 | $27.80 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | building | $37.09 | $22.85 | $59.94 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | building | $28.35 | $13.40 | $41.75 | WD → |
| Polk | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Pope | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Ramsey | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Red Lake | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Redwood | MN | building | $30.90 | $19.45 | $50.35 | WD → |
| Rice | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Roseau | MN | building | $17.40 | $0.52 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Scott | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Sherburne | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | building | $16.10 | $6.00 | $22.10 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.40 | $67.68 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | building | $30.90 | $19.45 | $50.35 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | building | $41.28 | $26.90 | $68.18 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | building | $26.25 | $15.85 | $42.10 | WD → |