POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 339 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER is $31.81/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $14.25 and $69.44/hr. The highest state average is Missouri at $69.44/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $13.97/hr.
Bottom 10%
$14.25
Median
$31.81
Average
$36.67
Top 10%
$69.44
Range: $13.38 – $69.44/hr across 9 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
$31.81/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+12.7%
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
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $32.01/hr
Avg total: $45.70/hr
23 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $23.38/hr
Avg total: $31.31/hr
133 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $23.48/hr
Avg total: $37.52/hr
17 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $39.93/hr
Avg total: $62.35/hr
20 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $11.16/hr
Avg total: $14.25/hr
25 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $39.06/hr
Avg total: $69.44/hr
36 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $16.58/hr
Avg total: $18.63/hr
33 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $13.97/hr
Avg total: $13.97/hr
23 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $30.76/hr
Avg total: $53.05/hr
29 rates
All Rates
339 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Cochise | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $12.12 | $43.98 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | highway | $31.56 | $10.69 | $42.25 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Gila | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| Graham | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| Greenlee | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| La Paz | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | highway | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Maricopa | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | highway | $31.56 | $10.69 | $42.25 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Navajo | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | highway | $32.22 | $9.23 | $41.45 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | highway | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | AZ | highway | $31.86 | $10.01 | $41.87 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | highway | $31.56 | $10.69 | $42.25 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | highway | $31.64 | $10.13 | $41.77 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | heavy | $32.29 | $18.12 | $50.41 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | highway | $22.77 | $9.22 | $31.99 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $22.54 | $9.22 | $31.76 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | highway | $24.90 | $7.67 | $32.57 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $24.90 | $7.67 | $32.57 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.77 | $31.81 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $23.82 | $7.62 | $31.44 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $23.13 | $7.01 | $30.14 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $22.68 | $7.11 | $29.79 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $23.29 | $7.48 | $30.77 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $23.82 | $7.62 | $31.44 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.77 | $31.81 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.77 | $31.81 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $23.82 | $7.62 | $31.44 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $23.82 | $7.62 | $31.44 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.77 | $31.81 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $23.73 | $8.41 | $32.14 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $22.54 | $9.22 | $31.76 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $24.08 | $5.49 | $29.57 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $22.97 | $9.22 | $32.19 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $22.97 | $7.88 | $30.85 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $22.97 | $8.56 | $31.53 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $23.82 | $7.62 | $31.44 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $24.04 | $7.77 | $31.81 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $24.16 | $8.35 | $32.51 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | highway | $23.93 | $9.22 | $33.15 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $22.54 | $9.22 | $31.76 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $22.54 | $9.22 | $31.76 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $23.93 | $9.22 | $33.15 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | highway | $24.16 | $8.35 | $32.51 | WD → |