POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 507 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER is $48.33/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $11.94 and $73.45/hr. The highest state average is Delaware at $74.06/hr; the lowest is Louisiana at $12.28/hr.
Bottom 10%
$11.94
Median
$48.33
Average
$39.54
Top 10%
$73.45
Range: $11.22 – $92.45/hr across 10 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
$48.33/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+71.2%
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
Delaware DE
Avg base: $43.40/hr
Avg total: $74.06/hr
3 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $34.75/hr
Avg total: $67.18/hr
72 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $39.92/hr
Avg total: $61.96/hr
12 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $12.28/hr
Avg total: $12.28/hr
48 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $40.24/hr
Avg total: $65.83/hr
135 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $34.85/hr
Avg total: $57.30/hr
9 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $15.49/hr
Avg total: $16.00/hr
82 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $12.80/hr
Avg total: $12.80/hr
77 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $35.79/hr
Avg total: $59.94/hr
23 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $12.55/hr
Avg total: $12.55/hr
46 rates
All Rates
507 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | DE | highway | $43.40 | $30.66 | $74.06 | WD → |
| New Castle | DE | highway | $43.40 | $30.66 | $74.06 | WD → |
| Sussex | DE | highway | $43.40 | $30.66 | $74.06 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| La Porte | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Lake | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Lake | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Porter | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Porter | IN | residential | $49.05 | $43.40 | $92.45 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| St Joseph | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| St Joseph | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Union | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | residential | $31.93 | $16.40 | $48.33 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | residential | $34.80 | $38.65 | $73.45 | WD → |
| Doniphan | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Douglas | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | highway | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | heavy | $39.57 | $21.69 | $61.26 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | heavy | $40.17 | $22.29 | $62.46 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | highway | $13.42 | $0.00 | $13.42 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | highway | $11.94 | $0.00 | $11.94 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | highway | $11.49 | $0.00 | $11.49 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | highway | $13.42 | $0.00 | $13.42 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | highway | $11.94 | $0.00 | $11.94 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | highway | $11.49 | $0.00 | $11.49 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | highway | $11.49 | $0.00 | $11.49 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | highway | $11.94 | $0.00 | $11.94 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | highway | $13.42 | $0.00 | $13.42 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | highway | $11.49 | $0.00 | $11.49 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | highway | $11.94 | $0.00 | $11.94 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | highway | $13.42 | $0.00 | $13.42 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | highway | $11.49 | $0.00 | $11.49 | WD → |