Power equipment operators: Backhoe operator — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Power equipment operators: Backhoe operators across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 20 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Power equipment operators: Backhoe operator is $7.25/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $8.31/hr. The highest state average is Oklahoma at $8.31/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $7.31/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $8.31/hr across 2 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
20 county-level rates for Power equipment operators: Backhoe operator, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Burt | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Chase | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dakota | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dixon | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dundy | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Frontier | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Gage | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hayes | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hitchcock | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Keith | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lancaster | NE | residential | $8.17 | $0.00 | $8.17 | WD → |
| Perkins | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Red Willow | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Thurston | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hughes | OK | residential | $8.31 | $0.00 | $8.31 | WD → |
| McIntosh | OK | residential | $8.31 | $0.00 | $8.31 | WD → |
| Okfuskee | OK | residential | $8.31 | $0.00 | $8.31 | WD → |
| Seminole | OK | residential | $8.31 | $0.00 | $8.31 | WD → |