POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1A CRANES: 100 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS, OR 150? OF BOOM; DRILLING MACHINE; OVERHEAD, BRIDGE TYPE: 100 TONS AND OVER; TOW — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1A CRANES: 100 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS, OR 150? OF BOOM; DRILLING MACHINE; OVERHEAD, BRIDGE TYPE: 100 TONS AND OVER; TOWs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 117 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1A CRANES: 100 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS, OR 150? OF BOOM; DRILLING MACHINE; OVERHEAD, BRIDGE TYPE: 100 TONS AND OVER; TOW is $89.96/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $89.40 and $90.42/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $89.93/hr; the lowest is Washington at $89.93/hr.

Bottom 10%
$89.40
Median
$89.96
Average
$89.93
Top 10%
$90.42

Range: $89.40 – $90.42/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 median
$89.96/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+218.7%
D-B rate exceeds 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

Washington WA
Avg base: $62.36/hr
Avg total: $89.93/hr
117 rates

All Rates

117 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1A CRANES: 100 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS, OR 150? OF BOOM; DRILLING MACHINE; OVERHEAD, BRIDGE TYPE: 100 TONS AND OVER; TOW, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Adams WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Adams WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Adams WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Asotin WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Asotin WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Asotin WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Benton WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Benton WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Benton WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Chelan WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Chelan WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Chelan WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Clallam WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Clallam WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Clallam WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Clark WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Clark WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Clark WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Columbia WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Columbia WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Columbia WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Cowlitz WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Cowlitz WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Cowlitz WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Douglas WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Douglas WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Douglas WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Ferry WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Ferry WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Ferry WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Franklin WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Franklin WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Franklin WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Garfield WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Garfield WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Garfield WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Grant WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Grant WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Grant WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Grays Harbor WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Grays Harbor WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Grays Harbor WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Island WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Island WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Island WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Jefferson WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Jefferson WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Jefferson WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
King WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
King WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
King WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Kitsap WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Kitsap WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Kitsap WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Kittitas WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Kittitas WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Kittitas WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Klickitat WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Klickitat WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Klickitat WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Lewis WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Lewis WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Lewis WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Lincoln WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Lincoln WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Lincoln WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Mason WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Mason WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Mason WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Okanogan WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Okanogan WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Okanogan WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Pacific WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Pacific WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Pacific WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Pend Oreille WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Pend Oreille WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Pend Oreille WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Pierce WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Pierce WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Pierce WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
San Juan WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
San Juan WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
San Juan WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Skagit WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Skagit WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Skagit WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Skamania WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Skamania WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Skamania WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Snohomish WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Snohomish WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Snohomish WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Spokane WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Spokane WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Spokane WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Stevens WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Stevens WA highway $62.39 $27.57 $89.96 WD →
Stevens WA highway $61.83 $27.57 $89.40 WD →
Thurston WA highway $62.85 $27.57 $90.42 WD →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1A CRANES: 100 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS, OR 150? OF BOOM; DRILLING MACHINE; OVERHEAD, BRIDGE TYPE: 100 TONS AND OVER; TOW →