POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 4: AIR TRACK ROCK DRILL; AUTOMATIC ROAD MACHINE; BACKFILLER OPERATOR; BITUMINOUS ROLLERS, RUBBER TIRED O — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 4: AIR TRACK ROCK DRILL; AUTOMATIC ROAD MACHINE; BACKFILLER OPERATOR; BITUMINOUS ROLLERS, RUBBER TIRED Os across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 86 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 4: AIR TRACK ROCK DRILL; AUTOMATIC ROAD MACHINE; BACKFILLER OPERATOR; BITUMINOUS ROLLERS, RUBBER TIRED O is $48.78/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $32.49 and $71.57/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $51.01/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $51.01/hr.
Range: $22.75 – $71.91/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
86 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 4: AIR TRACK ROCK DRILL; AUTOMATIC ROAD MACHINE; BACKFILLER OPERATOR; BITUMINOUS ROLLERS, RUBBER TIRED O, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | MN | building | $41.81 | $26.87 | $68.68 | WD → |
| Anoka | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Becker | MN | building | $27.41 | $5.68 | $33.09 | WD → |
| Beltrami | MN | building | $33.58 | $26.40 | $59.98 | WD → |
| Benton | MN | building | $41.81 | $26.87 | $68.68 | WD → |
| Big Stone | MN | building | $35.00 | $0.00 | $35.00 | WD → |
| Blue Earth | MN | building | $28.50 | $8.75 | $37.25 | WD → |
| Brown | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.75 | $39.75 | WD → |
| Carlton | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Cass | MN | building | $29.58 | $13.60 | $43.18 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MN | building | $30.75 | $8.75 | $39.50 | WD → |
| Chisago | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.40 | $71.07 | WD → |
| Clay | MN | building | $27.41 | $5.68 | $33.09 | WD → |
| Clearwater | MN | building | $29.41 | $21.40 | $50.81 | WD → |
| Cottonwood | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.75 | $39.75 | WD → |
| Crow Wing | MN | building | $29.58 | $13.60 | $43.18 | WD → |
| Dakota | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Dodge | MN | building | $41.81 | $26.87 | $68.68 | WD → |
| Douglas | MN | building | $33.58 | $26.79 | $60.37 | WD → |
| Faribault | MN | building | $36.25 | $8.75 | $45.00 | WD → |
| Fillmore | MN | building | $41.81 | $26.87 | $68.68 | WD → |
| Freeborn | MN | building | $36.25 | $8.75 | $45.00 | WD → |
| Goodhue | MN | building | $41.81 | $26.87 | $68.68 | WD → |
| Grant | MN | building | $38.00 | $0.00 | $38.00 | WD → |
| Hennepin | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Houston | MN | building | $35.18 | $20.50 | $55.68 | WD → |
| Hubbard | MN | building | $29.41 | $21.40 | $50.81 | WD → |
| Isanti | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.40 | $71.07 | WD → |
| Itasca | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Jackson | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.75 | $39.75 | WD → |
| Kanabec | MN | building | $31.16 | $23.45 | $54.61 | WD → |
| Kandiyohi | MN | building | $33.58 | $26.79 | $60.37 | WD → |
| Kittson | MN | building | $27.00 | $0.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Koochiching | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Lac Qui Parle | MN | building | $21.50 | $1.25 | $22.75 | WD → |
| Lake | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $33.58 | $26.40 | $59.98 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $33.58 | $26.40 | $59.98 | WD → |
| Le Sueur | MN | building | $28.50 | $8.75 | $37.25 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MN | building | $27.90 | $5.68 | $33.58 | WD → |
| Lyon | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Mahnomen | MN | building | $21.64 | $10.24 | $31.88 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | building | $27.00 | $0.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | building | $28.50 | $8.75 | $37.25 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | building | $30.75 | $8.75 | $39.50 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | building | $29.58 | $13.60 | $43.18 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | building | $41.81 | $26.87 | $68.68 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | building | $42.64 | $26.87 | $69.51 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | building | $30.75 | $8.75 | $39.50 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | building | $31.16 | $23.45 | $54.61 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | building | $21.64 | $10.24 | $31.88 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | building | $38.00 | $0.00 | $38.00 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | building | $29.41 | $21.40 | $50.81 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | building | $31.16 | $23.45 | $54.61 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | building | $27.90 | $5.68 | $33.58 | WD → |
| Polk | MN | building | $25.00 | $1.25 | $26.25 | WD → |
| Pope | MN | building | $33.58 | $26.79 | $60.37 | WD → |
| Ramsey | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Red Lake | MN | building | $25.00 | $1.25 | $26.25 | WD → |
| Redwood | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| Renville | MN | building | $30.75 | $8.75 | $39.50 | WD → |
| Rice | MN | building | $42.49 | $25.23 | $67.72 | WD → |
| Rock | MN | building | $31.16 | $23.45 | $54.61 | WD → |
| Roseau | MN | building | $27.00 | $0.00 | $27.00 | WD → |
| Scott | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Sherburne | MN | building | $44.67 | $26.90 | $71.57 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | building | $30.00 | $8.75 | $38.75 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | building | $45.01 | $26.40 | $71.41 | WD → |
| Stearns | MN | building | $25.00 | $1.98 | $26.98 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | building | $33.00 | $8.75 | $41.75 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | building | $37.00 | $0.00 | $37.00 | WD → |
| Swift | MN | building | $31.47 | $23.45 | $54.92 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.75 | $39.75 | WD → |
| Traverse | MN | building | $36.50 | $0.00 | $36.50 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | building | $42.14 | $26.40 | $68.54 | WD → |
| Wadena | MN | building | $31.00 | $8.75 | $39.75 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | building | $33.00 | $8.75 | $41.75 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | building | $45.01 | $26.90 | $71.91 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | building | $38.00 | $8.75 | $46.75 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | building | $33.92 | $26.40 | $60.32 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | building | $40.09 | $25.00 | $65.09 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | building | $45.01 | $26.90 | $71.91 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | building | $38.00 | $8.75 | $46.75 | WD → |