POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ASPHALT PAVER, CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE, CONCRETE PAVER, SCALE, SPREADER, CONCRETE GRINDER, ASPHALT MILLING MACHIN — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ASPHALT PAVER, CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE, CONCRETE PAVER, SCALE, SPREADER, CONCRETE GRINDER, ASPHALT MILLING MACHINs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 95 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ASPHALT PAVER, CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE, CONCRETE PAVER, SCALE, SPREADER, CONCRETE GRINDER, ASPHALT MILLING MACHIN is $17.75/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $17.75 and $17.75/hr. The highest state average is Tennessee at $17.75/hr; the lowest is Tennessee at $17.75/hr.

Bottom 10%
$17.75
Median
$17.75
Average
$17.75
Top 10%
$17.75

Range: $17.75 – $17.75/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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$17.75/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-37.1%
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

Tennessee TN
Avg base: $17.75/hr
Avg total: $17.75/hr
95 rates

All Rates

95 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ASPHALT PAVER, CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE, CONCRETE PAVER, SCALE, SPREADER, CONCRETE GRINDER, ASPHALT MILLING MACHIN, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Anderson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Bedford TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Benton TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Bledsoe TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Blount TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Bradley TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Campbell TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Cannon TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Carroll TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Carter TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Cheatham TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Chester TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Claiborne TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Clay TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Cocke TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Coffee TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Crockett TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Cumberland TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Davidson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
De Kalb TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Decatur TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Dickson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Dyer TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Fayette TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Fentress TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Franklin TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Gibson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Giles TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Grainger TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Greene TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Grundy TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hamblen TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hamilton TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hancock TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hardeman TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hardin TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hawkins TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Haywood TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Henderson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Henry TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Hickman TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Houston TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Humphreys TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Jackson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Jefferson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Johnson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Knox TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Lake TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Lauderdale TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Lawrence TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Lewis TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Lincoln TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Loudon TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Macon TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Madison TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Marion TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Marshall TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Maury TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
McMinn TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
McNairy TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Meigs TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Monroe TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Montgomery TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Moore TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Morgan TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Obion TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Overton TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Perry TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Pickett TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Polk TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Putnam TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Rhea TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Roane TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Robertson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Rutherford TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Scott TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Sequatchie TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Sevier TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Shelby TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Smith TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Stewart TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Sullivan TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Sumner TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Tipton TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Trousdale TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Unicoi TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Union TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Van Buren TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Warren TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Washington TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Wayne TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Weakley TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
White TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Williamson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Wilson TN highway $17.75 $0.00 $17.75 WD →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ASPHALT PAVER, CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE, CONCRETE PAVER, SCALE, SPREADER, CONCRETE GRINDER, ASPHALT MILLING MACHIN →