POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4 - Concrete Paving Fnishing Machine; Asphalt Paving Machine Screed; Asphalt Paving Machine; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4 - Concrete Paving Fnishing Machine; Asphalt Paving Machine Screed; Asphalt Paving Machine; Cranes/Derricks/Dragliness across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 132 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4 - Concrete Paving Fnishing Machine; Asphalt Paving Machine Screed; Asphalt Paving Machine; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines is $32.49/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $32.49 and $32.49/hr. The highest state average is South Dakota at $32.49/hr; the lowest is South Dakota at $32.49/hr.
Range: $32.49 – $32.49/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
132 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 4 - Concrete Paving Fnishing Machine; Asphalt Paving Machine Screed; Asphalt Paving Machine; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Oglala Lakota | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Pennington | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Pennington | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Perkins | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Perkins | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Potter | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Potter | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Roberts | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Roberts | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Sanborn | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Sanborn | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Spink | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Spink | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Stanley | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Stanley | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Sully | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Sully | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Todd | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Todd | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Tripp | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Tripp | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Turner | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Turner | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Union | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Union | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Walworth | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Walworth | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Yankton | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Yankton | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Ziebach | SD | highway | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |
| Ziebach | SD | heavy | $32.49 | $0.00 | $32.49 | WD → |