POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Milling Machine — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Milling Machines across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 189 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Milling Machine is $14.18/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $11.84 and $17.15/hr. The highest state average is New Mexico at $16.99/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $13.84/hr.
Range: $11.81 – $18.83/hr across 4 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 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
189 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Milling Machine, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catron | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Chaves | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Cibola | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Colfax | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Curry | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| De Baca | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Eddy | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Grant | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Harding | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Hidalgo | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Lea | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Los Alamos | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Luna | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| McKinley | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Otero | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Roosevelt | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Sierra | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Socorro | NM | highway | $16.59 | $0.26 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Union | NM | highway | $16.89 | $0.26 | $17.15 | WD → |
| Adair | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Alfalfa | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Beaver | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Beckham | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Blaine | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Caddo | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Canadian | OK | highway | $14.93 | $0.00 | $14.93 | WD → |
| Carter | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Cherokee | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Cimarron | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Cleveland | OK | highway | $14.93 | $0.00 | $14.93 | WD → |
| Coal | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Comanche | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Cotton | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Craig | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Creek | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Custer | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Delaware | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Dewey | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Ellis | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Garfield | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Garvin | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Grady | OK | highway | $14.93 | $0.00 | $14.93 | WD → |
| Grant | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Greer | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Harmon | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Harper | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Haskell | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Hughes | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Jackson | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Jefferson | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Johnston | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Kay | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Kingfisher | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Kiowa | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Latimer | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Le Flore | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Lincoln | OK | highway | $14.93 | $0.00 | $14.93 | WD → |
| Logan | OK | highway | $14.93 | $0.00 | $14.93 | WD → |
| Love | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Major | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Marshall | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Mayes | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| McClain | OK | highway | $14.93 | $0.00 | $14.93 | WD → |
| McCurtain | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| McIntosh | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Murray | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Muskogee | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Noble | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Nowata | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Okfuskee | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Oklahoma | OK | highway | $14.62 | $0.00 | $14.62 | WD → |
| Okmulgee | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Osage | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Ottawa | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |
| Pawnee | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Payne | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Pittsburg | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Pushmataha | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Roger Mills | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Rogers | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Seminole | OK | highway | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | WD → |
| Sequoyah | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Stephens | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Texas | OK | highway | $13.51 | $0.00 | $13.51 | WD → |
| Tillman | OK | highway | $11.81 | $0.00 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Tulsa | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Wagoner | OK | highway | $14.56 | $0.00 | $14.56 | WD → |
| Washington | OK | highway | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 | WD → |