POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 2: GRADER OR MOTOR PATROL; TUGBOAT 100 H.P. AND OVER WHEN LICENSE REQUIRED — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 2: GRADER OR MOTOR PATROL; TUGBOAT 100 H.P. AND OVER WHEN LICENSE REQUIREDs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 88 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 2: GRADER OR MOTOR PATROL; TUGBOAT 100 H.P. AND OVER WHEN LICENSE REQUIRED is $55.14/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $27.70 and $72.51/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $51.05/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $51.05/hr.
Range: $16.11 – $72.51/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
88 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 2: GRADER OR MOTOR PATROL; TUGBOAT 100 H.P. AND OVER WHEN LICENSE REQUIRED, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | MN | building | $42.64 | $26.87 | $69.51 | WD → |
| Anoka | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Becker | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Beltrami | MN | building | $33.23 | $25.00 | $58.23 | WD → |
| Benton | MN | building | $42.64 | $26.87 | $69.51 | WD → |
| Big Stone | MN | building | $40.00 | $0.00 | $40.00 | WD → |
| Blue Earth | MN | building | $35.00 | $8.75 | $43.75 | WD → |
| Brown | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Carlton | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Carver | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Cass | MN | building | $30.00 | $13.60 | $43.60 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.00 | $39.00 | WD → |
| Chisago | MN | building | $30.15 | $6.91 | $37.06 | WD → |
| Clay | MN | building | $24.00 | $3.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Clearwater | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Cook | MN | building | $32.89 | $15.25 | $48.14 | WD → |
| Cottonwood | MN | building | $30.65 | $21.40 | $52.05 | WD → |
| Crow Wing | MN | building | $30.00 | $13.60 | $43.60 | WD → |
| Dakota | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Dodge | MN | building | $34.00 | $7.50 | $41.50 | WD → |
| Douglas | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.79 | $61.73 | WD → |
| Faribault | MN | building | $35.00 | $8.75 | $43.75 | WD → |
| Fillmore | MN | building | $38.18 | $22.55 | $60.73 | WD → |
| Freeborn | MN | building | $35.00 | $8.75 | $43.75 | WD → |
| Goodhue | MN | building | $40.56 | $25.00 | $65.56 | WD → |
| Grant | MN | building | $31.50 | $0.00 | $31.50 | WD → |
| Hennepin | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Houston | MN | building | $38.18 | $22.55 | $60.73 | WD → |
| Hubbard | MN | building | $24.00 | $3.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Isanti | MN | building | $43.38 | $25.00 | $68.38 | WD → |
| Itasca | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Jackson | MN | building | $37.03 | $21.55 | $58.58 | WD → |
| Kanabec | MN | building | $40.56 | $25.00 | $65.56 | WD → |
| Kandiyohi | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.79 | $61.73 | WD → |
| Kittson | MN | building | $15.65 | $0.46 | $16.11 | WD → |
| Koochiching | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Lac Qui Parle | MN | building | $40.00 | $0.00 | $40.00 | WD → |
| Lake | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $33.23 | $25.00 | $58.23 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $33.23 | $25.00 | $58.23 | WD → |
| Le Sueur | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MN | building | $24.00 | $10.00 | $34.00 | WD → |
| Lyon | MN | building | $24.00 | $10.00 | $34.00 | WD → |
| Mahnomen | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | building | $15.50 | $2.62 | $18.12 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | building | $35.00 | $8.75 | $43.75 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | building | $35.00 | $8.00 | $43.00 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | building | $30.00 | $13.60 | $43.60 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | building | $42.64 | $26.87 | $69.51 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | building | $34.00 | $7.50 | $41.50 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | building | $39.74 | $21.55 | $61.29 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | building | $42.64 | $26.40 | $69.04 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | building | $39.74 | $21.55 | $61.29 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | building | $34.00 | $7.50 | $41.50 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | building | $24.00 | $3.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | building | $15.50 | $2.62 | $18.12 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | building | $30.15 | $6.91 | $37.06 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | building | $24.00 | $10.00 | $34.00 | WD → |
| Polk | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Pope | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.79 | $61.73 | WD → |
| Ramsey | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Red Lake | MN | building | $15.50 | $2.62 | $18.12 | WD → |
| Redwood | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.00 | $39.00 | WD → |
| Renville | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.00 | $39.00 | WD → |
| Rice | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Rock | MN | building | $39.74 | $21.55 | $61.29 | WD → |
| Roseau | MN | building | $15.65 | $0.46 | $16.11 | WD → |
| Scott | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Sherburne | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | building | $35.00 | $8.00 | $43.00 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Stearns | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.79 | $61.73 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | building | $40.00 | $0.00 | $40.00 | WD → |
| Swift | MN | building | $40.00 | $0.00 | $40.00 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.79 | $61.73 | WD → |
| Traverse | MN | building | $31.50 | $0.00 | $31.50 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | building | $34.00 | $7.50 | $41.50 | WD → |
| Wadena | MN | building | $24.00 | $3.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.40 | $72.01 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | building | $34.94 | $26.40 | $61.34 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | building | $28.00 | $0.00 | $28.00 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | building | $38.18 | $22.55 | $60.73 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | building | $45.61 | $26.90 | $72.51 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.00 | $39.00 | WD → |