POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Distributor — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Distributors across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 56 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Distributor is $14.00/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.00 and $14.76/hr. The highest state average is New Mexico at $14.76/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $14.00/hr.

Bottom 10%
$14.00
Median
$14.00
Average
$14.35
Top 10%
$14.76

Range: $14.00 – $14.76/hr across 2 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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$14.00/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-50.4%
D-B rate is below 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

Nebraska NE
Avg base: $14.00/hr
Avg total: $14.00/hr
30 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $14.50/hr
Avg total: $14.76/hr
26 rates

All Rates

56 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Distributor, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Arthur NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Banner NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Box Butte NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Chase NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Cherry NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Cheyenne NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Dawes NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Dawson NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Deuel NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Dundy NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Frontier NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Furnas NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Garden NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Gosper NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Grant NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Hayes NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Hitchcock NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Hooker NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Keith NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Kimball NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Lincoln NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Logan NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
McPherson NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Morrill NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Perkins NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Red Willow NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Scotts Bluff NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Sheridan NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Sioux NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Thomas NE highway $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 WD →
Catron NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Chaves NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Cibola NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Colfax NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Curry NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
De Baca NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Eddy NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Grant NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Guadalupe NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Harding NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Hidalgo NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Lea NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Lincoln NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Los Alamos NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Luna NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
McKinley NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Mora NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Otero NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Quay NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Rio Arriba NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Roosevelt NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
San Miguel NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Sierra NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Socorro NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Taos NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Union NM highway $14.50 $0.26 $14.76 WD →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Distributor →