POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Scraper — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Scrapers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 211 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Scraper is $14.13/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $12.00 and $25.31/hr. The highest state average is Arizona at $53.68/hr; the lowest is Texas at $11.56/hr.
Range: $10.61 – $53.68/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 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
211 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Scraper, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconino | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | highway | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | highway | $24.28 | $4.83 | $29.11 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | highway | $24.28 | $4.83 | $29.11 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | highway | $17.62 | $2.96 | $20.58 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | highway | $20.60 | $7.99 | $28.59 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | highway | $24.28 | $4.83 | $29.11 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | highway | $19.93 | $5.38 | $25.31 | WD → |
| Catron | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Chaves | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Cibola | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Colfax | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Curry | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| De Baca | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Eddy | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Grant | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Harding | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Hidalgo | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Lea | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Los Alamos | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Luna | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| McKinley | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Mora | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Otero | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Quay | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Rio Arriba | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Roosevelt | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| San Miguel | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Sierra | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Socorro | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Taos | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Union | NM | highway | $15.91 | $0.26 | $16.17 | WD → |
| Adair | OK | highway | $14.13 | $0.00 | $14.13 | WD → |
| Alfalfa | OK | highway | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | highway | $14.62 | $0.00 | $14.62 | WD → |
| Beaver | OK | highway | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Beckham | OK | highway | $12.82 | $0.00 | $12.82 | WD → |
| Blaine | OK | highway | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | highway | $14.62 | $0.00 | $14.62 | WD → |
| Caddo | OK | highway | $12.82 | $0.00 | $12.82 | WD → |
| Carter | OK | highway | $14.62 | $0.00 | $14.62 | WD → |
| Cherokee | OK | highway | $14.13 | $0.00 | $14.13 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | highway | $14.62 | $0.00 | $14.62 | WD → |
| Cimarron | OK | highway | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Coal | OK | highway | $14.62 | $0.00 | $14.62 | WD → |
| Comanche | OK | highway | $13.16 | $0.00 | $13.16 | WD → |
| Cotton | OK | highway | $12.82 | $0.00 | $12.82 | WD → |
| Craig | OK | highway | $14.13 | $0.00 | $14.13 | WD → |
| Creek | OK | highway | $13.34 | $0.00 | $13.34 | WD → |
| Custer | OK | highway | $12.82 | $0.00 | $12.82 | WD → |
| Delaware | OK | highway | $14.13 | $0.00 | $14.13 | WD → |
| Dewey | OK | highway | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Ellis | OK | highway | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |