POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 671 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER is $32.53/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $13.68 and $69.44/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $87.15/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $13.32/hr.
Bottom 10%
$13.68
Median
$32.53
Average
$39.70
Top 10%
$69.44
Range: $12.76 – $92.45/hr across 16 states. 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 median
$32.53/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+15.2%
D-B rate exceeds market median
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $24.61/hr
Avg total: $32.67/hr
8 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $34.96/hr
Avg total: $48.48/hr
3 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $23.77/hr
Avg total: $31.76/hr
218 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $36.14/hr
Avg total: $52.24/hr
12 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $46.37/hr
Avg total: $87.15/hr
49 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $39.85/hr
Avg total: $61.81/hr
13 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $40.65/hr
Avg total: $60.25/hr
37 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $13.68/hr
Avg total: $13.68/hr
16 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $40.18/hr
Avg total: $65.73/hr
75 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $34.03/hr
Avg total: $56.48/hr
39 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $16.81/hr
Avg total: $17.07/hr
59 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $13.32/hr
Avg total: $13.32/hr
73 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $39.72/hr
Avg total: $63.18/hr
10 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $16.21/hr
Avg total: $16.21/hr
29 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $31.99/hr
Avg total: $49.63/hr
2 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $23.60/hr
Avg total: $30.27/hr
28 rates
All Rates
671 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Wabaunsee | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Boone | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Bracken | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Bullitt | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Gallatin | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Grant | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Greenup | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Hardin | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Henry | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Jessamine | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Kenton | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Larue | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Meade | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Nelson | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Oldham | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Pendleton | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Scott | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Shelby | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Spencer | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Trimble | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Woodford | KY | building | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Evangeline | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Iberia | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| St James | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| St James | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| St Landry | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| St Mary | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Vermilion | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Vernon | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Washington | LA | highway | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Laclede | MO | building | $31.62 | $18.07 | $49.69 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Madison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Monroe | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |