POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 BACKHOE/HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR, CRANE, END LOADER, MOTOR PATROL,PILEDRIVER, DRAGLINE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 BACKHOE/HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR, CRANE, END LOADER, MOTOR PATROL,PILEDRIVER, DRAGLINEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 95 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 BACKHOE/HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR, CRANE, END LOADER, MOTOR PATROL,PILEDRIVER, DRAGLINE is $19.14/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $19.14 and $19.14/hr. The highest state average is Tennessee at $19.14/hr; the lowest is Tennessee at $19.14/hr.
Range: $19.14 – $19.14/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
95 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 BACKHOE/HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR, CRANE, END LOADER, MOTOR PATROL,PILEDRIVER, DRAGLINE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Bedford | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Benton | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Bledsoe | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Blount | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Bradley | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Campbell | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Cannon | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Carroll | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Carter | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Cheatham | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Chester | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Claiborne | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Clay | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Cocke | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Coffee | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Crockett | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Cumberland | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Davidson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| De Kalb | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Decatur | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Dickson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Dyer | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Fayette | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Fentress | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Franklin | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Gibson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Giles | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Grainger | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Greene | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Grundy | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hamblen | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hamilton | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hancock | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hardeman | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hardin | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hawkins | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Haywood | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Henderson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Henry | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Hickman | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Houston | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Humphreys | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Jackson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Jefferson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Johnson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Knox | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Lake | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Lawrence | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Lewis | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Lincoln | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Loudon | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Macon | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Madison | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Marion | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Marshall | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Maury | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| McMinn | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| McNairy | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Meigs | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Monroe | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Montgomery | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Moore | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Morgan | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Obion | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Overton | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Perry | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Pickett | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Polk | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Putnam | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Rhea | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Roane | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Robertson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Rutherford | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Scott | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Sequatchie | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Sevier | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Shelby | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Smith | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Stewart | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Sullivan | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Sumner | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Tipton | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Trousdale | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Unicoi | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Union | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Van Buren | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Warren | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Washington | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Wayne | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Weakley | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| White | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Williamson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |
| Wilson | TN | highway | $19.14 | $0.00 | $19.14 | WD → |