POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANICs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 512 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC is $19.70/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $15.15 and $52.17/hr. The highest state average is West Virginia at $55.75/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $14.48/hr.
Bottom 10%
$15.15
Median
$19.70
Average
$25.69
Top 10%
$52.17
Range: $13.95 – $55.79/hr across 12 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
$19.70/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-30.2%
D-B rate is below 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
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $36.55/hr
Avg total: $53.52/hr
16 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $20.54/hr
Avg total: $25.61/hr
124 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $15.15/hr
Avg total: $15.15/hr
16 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $33.47/hr
Avg total: $45.93/hr
41 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $18.21/hr
Avg total: $18.21/hr
100 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $14.48/hr
Avg total: $14.48/hr
57 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $19.57/hr
Avg total: $19.91/hr
43 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $18.72/hr
Avg total: $18.72/hr
23 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $17.80/hr
Avg total: $17.80/hr
41 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $20.14/hr
Avg total: $20.14/hr
11 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $31.48/hr
Avg total: $38.91/hr
7 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $36.57/hr
Avg total: $55.75/hr
33 rates
All Rates
512 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochise | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $12.12 | $43.98 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | highway | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | highway | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | highway | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | highway | $31.39 | $11.72 | $43.11 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | highway | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | highway | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | heavy | $37.67 | $18.12 | $55.79 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $12.12 | $43.98 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.72 | $31.69 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $21.09 | $4.87 | $25.96 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $22.89 | $8.72 | $31.61 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $23.88 | $8.22 | $32.10 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $23.88 | $8.22 | $32.10 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $22.89 | $8.72 | $31.61 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $19.80 | $4.20 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $23.31 | $3.93 | $27.24 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $24.02 | $8.43 | $32.45 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $22.35 | $6.36 | $28.71 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $22.16 | $6.17 | $28.33 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $19.80 | $4.20 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $23.31 | $3.93 | $27.24 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $23.31 | $3.93 | $27.24 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $19.80 | $4.20 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $23.31 | $3.93 | $27.24 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $19.80 | $4.20 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.35 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $22.82 | $8.72 | $31.54 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $21.09 | $4.87 | $25.96 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $23.31 | $3.93 | $27.24 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $19.80 | $4.20 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $27.68 | $4.57 | $32.25 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $24.67 | $5.68 | $30.35 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $25.50 | $5.38 | $30.88 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | highway | $18.91 | $4.20 | $23.11 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $21.09 | $4.87 | $25.96 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $21.09 | $4.87 | $25.96 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $24.67 | $5.68 | $30.35 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $25.50 | $5.38 | $30.88 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $27.68 | $4.57 | $32.25 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $23.31 | $3.93 | $27.24 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $19.80 | $4.20 | $24.00 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $16.74 | $4.20 | $20.94 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $18.79 | $3.51 | $22.30 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | highway | $21.09 | $4.87 | $25.96 | WD → |