POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Excavator — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Excavators across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 129 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Excavator is $15.45/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.08 and $18.72/hr. The highest state average is Virginia at $17.54/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $15.09/hr.
Range: $14.08 – $26.55/hr across 3 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 47-2073 — 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
129 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Excavator, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Alfalfa | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Beaver | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Beckham | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Blaine | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Caddo | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Canadian | OK | highway | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 | WD → |
| Carter | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Cherokee | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Cimarron | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Cleveland | OK | highway | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 | WD → |
| Coal | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Comanche | OK | highway | $14.94 | $0.00 | $14.94 | WD → |
| Cotton | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Craig | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Creek | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Custer | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Delaware | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Dewey | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Ellis | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Garfield | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Garvin | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Grady | OK | highway | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 | WD → |
| Grant | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Greer | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Harmon | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Harper | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Haskell | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Hughes | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Jackson | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Johnston | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Kay | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Kingfisher | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Kiowa | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Latimer | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Le Flore | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Lincoln | OK | highway | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 | WD → |
| Logan | OK | highway | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 | WD → |
| Love | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Major | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Marshall | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Mayes | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| McClain | OK | highway | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 | WD → |
| McCurtain | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| McIntosh | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Murray | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Muskogee | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Noble | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Nowata | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Okfuskee | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Oklahoma | OK | highway | $15.85 | $0.00 | $15.85 | WD → |
| Okmulgee | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Osage | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Ottawa | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Pawnee | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Payne | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Pittsburg | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Pushmataha | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Roger Mills | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Rogers | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Seminole | OK | highway | $14.08 | $0.00 | $14.08 | WD → |
| Sequoyah | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Stephens | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Texas | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Tillman | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Tulsa | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Wagoner | OK | highway | $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | WD → |
| Washington | OK | highway | $14.75 | $0.00 | $14.75 | WD → |
| Washita | OK | highway | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | WD → |
| Woods | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Woodward | OK | highway | $16.19 | $0.00 | $16.19 | WD → |
| Brazoria | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Chambers | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Fort Bend | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Harris | TX | heavy | $16.37 | $0.00 | $16.37 | WD → |
| Liberty | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Montgomery | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Waller | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Accomack | VA | heavy | $17.31 | $2.78 | $20.09 | WD → |
| Bath | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Bland | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Brunswick | VA | heavy | $12.28 | $1.97 | $14.25 | WD → |
| Buchanan | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Carroll | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Charlotte | VA | heavy | $12.28 | $1.97 | $14.25 | WD → |
| Danville* | VA | heavy | $17.62 | $0.76 | $18.38 | WD → |
| Dickenson | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Emporia* | VA | heavy | $12.28 | $1.97 | $14.25 | WD → |
| Essex | VA | heavy | $17.31 | $2.78 | $20.09 | WD → |
| Franklin* | VA | heavy | $12.28 | $1.97 | $14.25 | WD → |
| Galax* | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Grayson | VA | heavy | $16.01 | $1.54 | $17.55 | WD → |
| Greensville | VA | heavy | $12.28 | $1.97 | $14.25 | WD → |
| Halifax | VA | heavy | $12.28 | $1.97 | $14.25 | WD → |