POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 6: CAT, CHALLENGER, OR SIMILAR TYPE OF TRACTORS, WHEN PULLING DISK OR ROLLER; DREDGE DECK HAND; GRAVEL S — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HIGHWAY/HEAVY GROUP 6: CAT, CHALLENGER, OR SIMILAR TYPE OF TRACTORS, WHEN PULLING DISK OR ROLLER; DREDGE DECK HAND; GRAVEL Ss 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 6: CAT, CHALLENGER, OR SIMILAR TYPE OF TRACTORS, WHEN PULLING DISK OR ROLLER; DREDGE DECK HAND; GRAVEL S is $36.59/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $20.00 and $63.76/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $40.39/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $40.39/hr.
Range: $14.00 – $66.42/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 6: CAT, CHALLENGER, OR SIMILAR TYPE OF TRACTORS, WHEN PULLING DISK OR ROLLER; DREDGE DECK HAND; GRAVEL S, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | MN | building | $24.83 | $13.60 | $38.43 | WD → |
| Anoka | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Becker | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Beltrami | MN | building | $29.53 | $25.00 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Benton | MN | building | $38.05 | $26.40 | $64.45 | WD → |
| Big Stone | MN | building | $23.00 | $19.70 | $42.70 | WD → |
| Blue Earth | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Brown | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Carlton | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Carver | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Cass | MN | building | $24.83 | $13.60 | $38.43 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MN | building | $34.00 | $8.50 | $42.50 | WD → |
| Chisago | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Clay | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Clearwater | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Cottonwood | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Crow Wing | MN | building | $24.83 | $13.60 | $38.43 | WD → |
| Dakota | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Dodge | MN | building | $28.00 | $19.70 | $47.70 | WD → |
| Douglas | MN | building | $31.06 | $26.40 | $57.46 | WD → |
| Faribault | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Fillmore | MN | building | $27.74 | $19.70 | $47.44 | WD → |
| Freeborn | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Goodhue | MN | building | $35.24 | $23.45 | $58.69 | WD → |
| Grant | MN | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Hennepin | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Houston | MN | building | $27.74 | $19.70 | $47.44 | WD → |
| Hubbard | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Isanti | MN | building | $37.04 | $23.45 | $60.49 | WD → |
| Itasca | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Jackson | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Kanabec | MN | building | $22.50 | $6.91 | $29.41 | WD → |
| Kandiyohi | MN | building | $31.06 | $26.40 | $57.46 | WD → |
| Kittson | MN | building | $24.00 | $0.00 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Koochiching | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Lac Qui Parle | MN | building | $23.00 | $19.70 | $42.70 | WD → |
| Lake | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $29.53 | $25.00 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | building | $29.53 | $25.00 | $54.53 | WD → |
| Le Sueur | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MN | building | $20.00 | $1.50 | $21.50 | WD → |
| Lyon | MN | building | $20.00 | $1.50 | $21.50 | WD → |
| Mahnomen | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Marshall | MN | building | $24.00 | $0.00 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| McLeod | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Meeker | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | building | $24.83 | $13.60 | $38.43 | WD → |
| Morrison | MN | building | $38.05 | $26.40 | $64.45 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | building | $27.74 | $19.70 | $47.44 | WD → |
| Murray | MN | building | $20.00 | $1.50 | $21.50 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Nobles | MN | building | $28.00 | $6.00 | $34.00 | WD → |
| Norman | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Olmsted | MN | building | $28.00 | $19.70 | $47.70 | WD → |
| Otter Tail | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Pennington | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | building | $22.50 | $6.91 | $29.41 | WD → |
| Pipestone | MN | building | $20.00 | $1.50 | $21.50 | WD → |
| Polk | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Pope | MN | building | $31.06 | $26.40 | $57.46 | WD → |
| Ramsey | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Red Lake | MN | building | $13.00 | $4.35 | $17.35 | WD → |
| Redwood | MN | building | $34.00 | $8.50 | $42.50 | WD → |
| Renville | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Rice | MN | building | $35.24 | $23.45 | $58.69 | WD → |
| Roseau | MN | building | $24.00 | $0.00 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Scott | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Sherburne | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Sibley | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| St Louis | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Stearns | MN | building | $31.06 | $26.40 | $57.46 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | building | $20.00 | $4.50 | $24.50 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Swift | MN | building | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Todd | MN | building | $31.06 | $26.40 | $57.46 | WD → |
| Traverse | MN | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Wabasha | MN | building | $28.00 | $19.70 | $47.70 | WD → |
| Wadena | MN | building | $17.00 | $3.00 | $20.00 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Washington | MN | building | $38.06 | $25.00 | $63.06 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | building | $26.00 | $8.75 | $34.75 | WD → |
| Wilkin | MN | building | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | building | $26.07 | $17.20 | $43.27 | WD → |
| Wright | MN | building | $40.02 | $26.40 | $66.42 | WD → |
| Yellow Medicine | MN | building | $34.00 | $8.50 | $42.50 | WD → |