POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Scraper Rough — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Scraper Roughs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 100 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Scraper Rough is $11.50/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.17 and $11.53/hr. The highest state average is North Carolina at $11.26/hr; the lowest is North Carolina at $11.26/hr.

Bottom 10%
$10.17
Median
$11.50
Average
$11.26
Top 10%
$11.53

Range: $10.17 – $13.83/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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$11.50/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-59.3%
D-B rate is below 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

North Carolina NC
Avg base: $11.26/hr
Avg total: $11.26/hr
100 rates

All Rates

100 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Scraper Rough, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Alamance NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Alexander NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Alleghany NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Anson NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Ashe NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Avery NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Beaufort NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Bertie NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Bladen NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Brunswick NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Buncombe NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Burke NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Cabarrus NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Caldwell NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Camden NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Carteret NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Caswell NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Catawba NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Chatham NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Cherokee NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Chowan NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Clay NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Cleveland NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Columbus NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Craven NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Cumberland NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Currituck NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Dare NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Davidson NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Davie NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Duplin NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Durham NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Edgecombe NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Forsyth NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Franklin NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Gaston NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Gates NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Graham NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Granville NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Greene NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Guilford NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Halifax NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Harnett NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Haywood NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Henderson NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Hertford NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Hoke NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Hyde NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Iredell NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Jackson NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Johnston NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Jones NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Lee NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Lenoir NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Lincoln NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Macon NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Madison NC highway $13.83 $0.00 $13.83 WD →
Martin NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
McDowell NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Mecklenburg NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Mitchell NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Montgomery NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Moore NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Nash NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
New Hanover NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Northampton NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Onslow NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Orange NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Pamlico NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Pasquotank NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Pender NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Perquimans NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Person NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Pitt NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Polk NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Randolph NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Richmond NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Robeson NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Rockingham NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Rowan NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Rutherford NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Sampson NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Scotland NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Stanly NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Stokes NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Surry NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Swain NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Transylvania NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Tyrrell NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Union NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Vance NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Wake NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Warren NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Washington NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Watauga NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Wayne NC highway $11.35 $0.00 $11.35 WD →
Wilkes NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Wilson NC highway $10.17 $0.00 $10.17 WD →
Yadkin NC highway $11.50 $0.00 $11.50 WD →
Yancey NC highway $11.53 $0.00 $11.53 WD →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Scraper Rough →