POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 506 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE is $23.13/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.61 and $69.44/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $74.60/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $14.42/hr.
Bottom 10%
$14.61
Median
$23.13
Average
$34.92
Top 10%
$69.44
Range: $12.00 – $74.80/hr across 12 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 median
$23.13/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-18.1%
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
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $29.43/hr
Avg total: $42.02/hr
1 rate
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $34.49/hr
Avg total: $47.06/hr
4 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $20.63/hr
Avg total: $26.15/hr
113 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $36.14/hr
Avg total: $74.60/hr
48 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $40.20/hr
Avg total: $61.21/hr
25 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $17.51/hr
Avg total: $17.51/hr
48 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $37.83/hr
Avg total: $63.73/hr
61 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $18.27/hr
Avg total: $18.62/hr
41 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $32.42/hr
Avg total: $52.08/hr
38 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $14.42/hr
Avg total: $14.42/hr
79 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $15.22/hr
Avg total: $15.22/hr
47 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $31.99/hr
Avg total: $49.63/hr
1 rate
All Rates
506 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll | AR | highway | $29.43 | $12.59 | $42.02 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | residential | $34.49 | $12.57 | $47.06 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | residential | $34.49 | $12.57 | $47.06 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | residential | $34.49 | $12.57 | $47.06 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | residential | $34.49 | $12.57 | $47.06 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $19.02 | $4.20 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $23.22 | $8.72 | $31.94 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $23.25 | $6.98 | $30.23 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $22.83 | $8.72 | $31.55 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $19.02 | $4.20 | $23.22 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $24.82 | $5.75 | $30.57 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $23.42 | $9.22 | $32.64 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $24.53 | $6.15 | $30.68 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $19.02 | $4.20 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $19.02 | $4.20 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $24.82 | $5.75 | $30.57 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $23.42 | $9.22 | $32.64 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $24.53 | $6.15 | $30.68 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | highway | $19.02 | $4.20 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Park | CO | highway | $23.94 | $8.23 | $32.17 | WD → |
| Park | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | highway | $19.02 | $4.20 | $23.22 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | highway | $23.22 | $8.72 | $31.94 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | highway | $23.25 | $6.98 | $30.23 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | highway | $22.83 | $8.72 | $31.55 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | highway | $16.39 | $4.20 | $20.59 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | highway | $19.68 | $3.37 | $23.05 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | highway | $23.05 | $6.45 | $29.50 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | highway | $19.83 | $4.20 | $24.03 | WD → |