POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shov — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shovs 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 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shov is $43.32/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $43.32 and $43.32/hr. The highest state average is South Dakota at $43.32/hr; the lowest is South Dakota at $43.32/hr.
Range: $43.32 – $43.32/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 5 - Asphalt Plant; Concrete Batch Plant; Backhoes/Excavators over 40 Tons; Cranes/Derricks/Draglines/Pile Drivers/Shov, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Aurora | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Beadle | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Beadle | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Bennett | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Bennett | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Bon Homme | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Bon Homme | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Brookings | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Brookings | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Brown | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Brown | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Brule | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Brule | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Buffalo | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Buffalo | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Butte | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Butte | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Campbell | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Campbell | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Charles Mix | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Charles Mix | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Clark | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Clark | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Clay | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Clay | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Codington | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Codington | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Corson | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Corson | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Custer | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Custer | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Davison | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Davison | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Day | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Day | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Deuel | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Deuel | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Dewey | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Dewey | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Douglas | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Douglas | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Edmunds | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Edmunds | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Fall River | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Fall River | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Faulk | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Faulk | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Grant | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Grant | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Gregory | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Gregory | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Haakon | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Haakon | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hamlin | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hamlin | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hand | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hand | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hanson | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hanson | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Harding | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Harding | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hughes | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hughes | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hutchinson | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hutchinson | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hyde | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Hyde | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Jackson | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Jackson | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Jerauld | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Jerauld | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Jones | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Jones | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Kingsbury | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Kingsbury | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lake | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lake | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lawrence | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lawrence | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lincoln | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lincoln | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lyman | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Lyman | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Marshall | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Marshall | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| McCook | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| McCook | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| McPherson | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| McPherson | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Meade | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Meade | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Mellette | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Mellette | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Miner | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Miner | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Minnehaha | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Minnehaha | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Moody | SD | highway | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |
| Moody | SD | heavy | $34.96 | $8.36 | $43.32 | WD → |