POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Mesa — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Mesas across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 33 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Mesa is $31.39/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $27.75 and $33.15/hr. The highest state average is Colorado at $30.83/hr; the lowest is Colorado at $30.83/hr.
Range: $26.15 – $35.06/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
33 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Mesa, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larimer | CO | highway | $27.24 | $5.04 | $32.28 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $24.06 | $4.13 | $28.19 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $23.93 | $9.22 | $33.15 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $25.50 | $5.38 | $30.88 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $22.44 | $9.22 | $31.66 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $24.25 | $3.50 | $27.75 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $23.42 | $9.22 | $32.64 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $35.06 | $0.00 | $35.06 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $23.38 | $6.58 | $29.96 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $19.81 | $6.34 | $26.15 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $23.42 | $9.22 | $32.64 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $24.25 | $3.50 | $27.75 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $19.81 | $6.34 | $26.15 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $23.38 | $6.58 | $29.96 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $35.06 | $0.00 | $35.06 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $22.44 | $9.22 | $31.66 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $25.50 | $5.38 | $30.88 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $23.93 | $9.22 | $33.15 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $24.06 | $4.13 | $28.19 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $27.24 | $5.04 | $32.28 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $24.25 | $3.50 | $27.75 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $27.24 | $5.04 | $32.28 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $24.06 | $4.13 | $28.19 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $23.93 | $9.22 | $33.15 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $25.50 | $5.38 | $30.88 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $22.44 | $9.22 | $31.66 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $23.42 | $9.22 | $32.64 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $35.06 | $0.00 | $35.06 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $22.67 | $8.72 | $31.39 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $23.38 | $6.58 | $29.96 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | highway | $19.81 | $6.34 | $26.15 | WD → |