POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1A MACHINES DOING HOOK WORK; MACHINES HANDLING MACHINERY; ALL TYPES OF CRANES 15 TON AND OVER FACT — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1A MACHINES DOING HOOK WORK; MACHINES HANDLING MACHINERY; ALL TYPES OF CRANES 15 TON AND OVER FACTs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 58 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1A MACHINES DOING HOOK WORK; MACHINES HANDLING MACHINERY; ALL TYPES OF CRANES 15 TON AND OVER FACT is $76.87/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $76.87 and $76.87/hr. The highest state average is Pennsylvania at $76.87/hr; the lowest is Pennsylvania at $76.87/hr.
Range: $76.87 – $76.87/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
58 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1A MACHINES DOING HOOK WORK; MACHINES HANDLING MACHINERY; ALL TYPES OF CRANES 15 TON AND OVER FACT, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Adams | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Berks | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Berks | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Bradford | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Bradford | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Carbon | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Carbon | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Columbia | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Columbia | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Cumberland | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Cumberland | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Dauphin | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Dauphin | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Juniata | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Juniata | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lackawanna | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lackawanna | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lancaster | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lancaster | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lebanon | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lebanon | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lehigh | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lehigh | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Luzerne | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Luzerne | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lycoming | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Lycoming | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Monroe | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Monroe | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Montour | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Montour | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Northampton | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Northampton | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Northumberland | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Northumberland | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Perry | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Perry | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Pike | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Pike | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Schuylkill | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Schuylkill | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Snyder | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Snyder | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Sullivan | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Sullivan | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Susquehanna | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Susquehanna | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Tioga | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Tioga | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Union | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Union | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Wayne | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Wayne | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Wyoming | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| Wyoming | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| York | PA | highway | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |
| York | PA | heavy | $45.71 | $31.16 | $76.87 | WD → |