POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 5 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 5s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,141 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 5 is $56.45/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $52.75 and $81.88/hr. The highest state average is Nevada at $92.77/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $20.40/hr.
Bottom 10%
$52.75
Median
$56.45
Average
$63.67
Top 10%
$81.88
Range: $20.40 – $93.92/hr across 9 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
$56.45/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+100%
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
Indiana IN
Avg base: $30.88/hr
Avg total: $69.65/hr
441 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $36.34/hr
Avg total: $52.75/hr
4 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $17.50/hr
Avg total: $20.40/hr
2 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $34.00/hr
Avg total: $56.45/hr
53 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $58.70/hr
Avg total: $92.77/hr
18 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $44.45/hr
Avg total: $82.45/hr
20 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $37.16/hr
Avg total: $53.57/hr
352 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $49.03/hr
Avg total: $65.93/hr
108 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $44.28/hr
Avg total: $65.67/hr
143 rates
All Rates
1,141 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 5, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | building | $35.95 | $38.65 | $74.60 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | building | $30.60 | $38.65 | $69.25 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | highway | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | heavy | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | heavy | $24.30 | $30.85 | $55.15 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | highway | $35.95 | $45.93 | $81.88 | WD → |