POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 180 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER is $58.19/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $13.39 and $69.44/hr. The highest state average is Delaware at $77.19/hr; the lowest is South Carolina at $14.31/hr.
Bottom 10%
$13.39
Median
$58.19
Average
$43.14
Top 10%
$69.44
Range: $12.93 – $77.19/hr across 6 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
$58.19/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+106.1%
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
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $26.89/hr
Avg total: $50.53/hr
1 rate
Delaware DE
Avg base: $45.81/hr
Avg total: $77.19/hr
1 rate
Kansas KS
Avg base: $45.00/hr
Avg total: $67.41/hr
22 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $41.63/hr
Avg total: $68.82/hr
60 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $36.58/hr
Avg total: $57.69/hr
15 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $14.31/hr
Avg total: $14.31/hr
81 rates
All Rates
180 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie | AR | highway | $26.89 | $23.64 | $50.53 | WD → |
| New Castle | DE | highway | $45.81 | $31.38 | $77.19 | WD → |
| Butler | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Doniphan | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Douglas | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Harvey | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Jackson | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | highway | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Sumner | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Wabaunsee | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | highway | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Knox | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Lewis | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Linn | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Livingston | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Macon | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Madison | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Marion | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Mercer | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Monroe | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Monroe | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Nodaway | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Nodaway | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Oregon | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Perry | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Pike | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Pike | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Putnam | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Putnam | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Randolph | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Randolph | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Reynolds | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Saline | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Saline | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Schuyler | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Schuyler | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Scotland | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Scotland | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Shelby | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Shelby | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| St Francois | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Ste Genevieve | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Sullivan | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Sullivan | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Wayne | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Worth | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Worth | MO | building | $45.48 | $22.42 | $67.90 | WD → |
| Bedford | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Bradford | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Cameron | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Clearfield | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Clinton | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Juniata | PA | building | $32.59 | $18.10 | $50.69 | WD → |
| Mifflin | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Northumberland | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Schuylkill | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Snyder | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Sullivan | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Susquehanna | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Tioga | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Union | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Wayne | PA | building | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | WD → |
| Abbeville | SC | highway | $13.39 | $0.00 | $13.39 | WD → |