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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mora | NM | highway | $19.37 | $0.26 | $19.63 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | highway | $16.27 | $0.26 | $16.53 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | highway | $15.72 | $0.26 | $15.98 | WD → |
| Otero | NM | highway | $16.12 | $0.26 | $16.38 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | highway | $19.37 | $0.26 | $19.63 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | highway | $15.72 | $0.26 | $15.98 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | highway | $16.27 | $0.26 | $16.53 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | highway | $15.72 | $0.26 | $15.98 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | highway | $19.37 | $0.26 | $19.63 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | highway | $16.27 | $0.26 | $16.53 | WD → |
| Roosevelt | NM | highway | $16.12 | $0.26 | $16.38 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | highway | $15.72 | $0.26 | $15.98 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | highway | $19.37 | $0.26 | $19.63 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | highway | $16.27 | $0.26 | $16.53 | WD → |
| Sandoval | NM | highway | $16.78 | $0.26 | $17.04 | WD → |
| Sandoval | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Santa Fe | NM | highway | $16.43 | $0.26 | $16.69 | WD → |
| Sierra | NM | highway | $16.12 | $0.26 | $16.38 | WD → |
| Socorro | NM | highway | $16.12 | $0.26 | $16.38 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | highway | $15.72 | $0.26 | $15.98 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | highway | $19.37 | $0.26 | $19.63 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | highway | $16.27 | $0.26 | $16.53 | WD → |
| Torrance | NM | highway | $16.78 | $0.26 | $17.04 | WD → |
| Torrance | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Union | NM | highway | $19.37 | $0.26 | $19.63 | WD → |
| Union | NM | highway | $15.72 | $0.26 | $15.98 | WD → |
| Union | NM | highway | $16.27 | $0.26 | $16.53 | WD → |
| Valencia | NM | highway | $16.78 | $0.26 | $17.04 | WD → |
| Valencia | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Adair | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Adair | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Canadian | OK | highway | $12.76 | $0.00 | $12.76 | WD → |
| Canadian | OK | highway | $12.85 | $0.00 | $12.85 | WD → |
| Carter | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Carter | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Cherokee | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Cherokee | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Cleveland | OK | highway | $12.85 | $0.00 | $12.85 | WD → |
| Cleveland | OK | highway | $12.76 | $0.00 | $12.76 | WD → |
| Coal | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Coal | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Comanche | OK | highway | $12.90 | $0.00 | $12.90 | WD → |
| Craig | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Craig | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Delaware | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Delaware | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Garvin | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Garvin | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Grady | OK | highway | $12.85 | $0.00 | $12.85 | WD → |
| Grady | OK | highway | $12.76 | $0.00 | $12.76 | WD → |
| Haskell | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Haskell | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Hughes | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Hughes | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Johnston | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Johnston | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Latimer | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Latimer | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Lincoln | OK | highway | $12.76 | $0.00 | $12.76 | WD → |
| Lincoln | OK | highway | $12.85 | $0.00 | $12.85 | WD → |
| Logan | OK | highway | $12.85 | $0.00 | $12.85 | WD → |
| Logan | OK | highway | $12.76 | $0.00 | $12.76 | WD → |
| Love | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Love | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Marshall | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Marshall | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Mayes | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Mayes | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| McClain | OK | highway | $12.76 | $0.00 | $12.76 | WD → |
| McClain | OK | highway | $12.85 | $0.00 | $12.85 | WD → |
| McCurtain | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| McCurtain | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| McIntosh | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| McIntosh | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Murray | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Murray | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Muskogee | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Muskogee | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Nowata | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Nowata | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Okfuskee | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Okfuskee | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Ottawa | OK | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Ottawa | OK | highway | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 | WD → |
| Pittsburg | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Pittsburg | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Pushmataha | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Pushmataha | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |
| Seminole | OK | highway | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | WD → |
| Seminole | OK | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |