POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,675 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4 is $67.17/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $57.97 and $87.33/hr. The highest state average is New York at $102.82/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $20.74/hr.
Bottom 10%
$57.97
Median
$67.17
Average
$69.15
Top 10%
$87.33
Range: $20.74 – $102.82/hr across 11 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
$67.17/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+137.9%
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $46.27/hr
Avg total: $75.77/hr
134 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $37.76/hr
Avg total: $78.84/hr
441 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $38.44/hr
Avg total: $55.78/hr
198 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $39.95/hr
Avg total: $65.20/hr
83 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $17.84/hr
Avg total: $20.74/hr
2 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $34.85/hr
Avg total: $57.30/hr
53 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $58.19/hr
Avg total: $92.50/hr
20 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $64.82/hr
Avg total: $102.82/hr
20 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $42.54/hr
Avg total: $58.95/hr
352 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $50.27/hr
Avg total: $67.17/hr
108 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $49.62/hr
Avg total: $73.73/hr
264 rates
All Rates
1,675 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Martin | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Mason | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Mason | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| McCreary | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Meade | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Meade | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Menifee | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Mercer | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Mercer | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Metcalfe | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Monroe | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Morgan | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Nelson | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Nelson | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Nicholas | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Nicholas | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Oldham | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Oldham | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Owen | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Owen | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Owsley | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Pendleton | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Pendleton | KY | highway | $41.80 | $16.41 | $58.21 | WD → |
| Perry | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Pike | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Powell | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Pulaski | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Robertson | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Robertson | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Rockcastle | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Rowan | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Rowan | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Russell | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Scott | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Scott | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Shelby | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Shelby | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Spencer | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Spencer | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Taylor | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Trimble | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Trimble | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Union | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Union | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Washington | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Washington | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Wayne | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Whitley | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $9.50 | $47.87 | WD → |
| Wolfe | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Woodford | KY | highway | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Woodford | KY | heavy | $38.37 | $19.60 | $57.97 | WD → |
| Alcona | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Alger | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Allegan | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Alpena | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Antrim | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Arenac | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Baraga | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Barry | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Bay | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Benzie | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Berrien | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Branch | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Calhoun | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Cass | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Charlevoix | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Cheboygan | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Clare | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Clinton | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Crawford | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Delta | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Dickinson | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Eaton | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Emmet | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Genesee | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Gladwin | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |
| Gogebic | MI | heavy | $39.95 | $25.25 | $65.20 | WD → |