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.

Quick Answer

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.

Bottom 10%
$17.92
Median
$59.94
Average
$49.78
Top 10%
$68.18

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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$59.94/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+112.3%
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: $31.51/hr
Avg total: $49.78/hr
69 rates

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 →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMMERCIAL GROUP 8: ELEVATOR OPERATOR; GREASER; MECHANICAL SPACE HEATER →