POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY, HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; ASSISTANT TO ENGINEER, OILER; BITUMINOUS PATCHING TAMPER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY, HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; ASSISTANT TO ENGINEER, OILER; BITUMINOUS PATCHING TAMPERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 178 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY, HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; ASSISTANT TO ENGINEER, OILER; BITUMINOUS PATCHING TAMPER is $71.20/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $71.20 and $71.20/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $71.20/hr; the lowest is Indiana at $71.20/hr.
Range: $71.20 – $71.20/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
178 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, HEAVY, HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; ASSISTANT TO ENGINEER, OILER; BITUMINOUS PATCHING TAMPER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Union | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Union | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| White | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| White | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | heavy | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | highway | $34.55 | $36.65 | $71.20 | WD → |