POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANES WITH BOOM 150 FEET & OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER, INCLUDING — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANES WITH BOOM 150 FEET & OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER, INCLUDINGs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 19 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANES WITH BOOM 150 FEET & OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER, INCLUDING is $61.58/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $61.58 and $61.58/hr. The highest state average is Kentucky at $61.58/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $61.58/hr.
Range: $61.58 – $61.58/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
19 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANES WITH BOOM 150 FEET & OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER, INCLUDING, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Breckinridge | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Grayson | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |
| Union | KY | building | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | WD → |