Power equipment operators: Backhoe — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Power equipment operators: Backhoes across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 313 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Power equipment operators: Backhoe is $11.32/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $19.51/hr. The highest state average is Pennsylvania at $26.82/hr; the lowest is Maine at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$11.32
Average
$13.20
Top 10%
$19.51
Range: $7.25 – $58.78/hr across 16 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
$11.32/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-59.9%
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $19.05/hr
Avg total: $19.05/hr
1 rate
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $13.12/hr
Avg total: $13.12/hr
1 rate
Colorado CO
Avg base: $15.53/hr
Avg total: $18.90/hr
76 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $8.35/hr
Avg total: $9.06/hr
16 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $18.60/hr
Avg total: $24.56/hr
12 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $10.98/hr
Avg total: $12.06/hr
6 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
13 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $18.10/hr
Avg total: $18.10/hr
4 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $9.00/hr
Avg total: $9.00/hr
10 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
21 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $18.70/hr
Avg total: $26.82/hr
12 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $8.25/hr
Avg total: $8.84/hr
20 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
25 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $11.32/hr
Avg total: $11.32/hr
63 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $10.25/hr
Avg total: $10.76/hr
31 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
2 rates
All Rates
313 county-level rates for Power equipment operators: Backhoe, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | residential | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Benewah | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Blaine | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Bonner | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Boundary | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Camas | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Cassia | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Clearwater | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Gooding | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Jerome | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Kootenai | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Latah | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Lewis | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Lincoln | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Minidoka | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Shoshone | ID | residential | $8.34 | $0.00 | $8.34 | WD → |
| Twin Falls | ID | residential | $8.36 | $1.42 | $9.78 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | building | $13.85 | $3.07 | $16.92 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | building | $34.98 | $16.50 | $51.48 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | building | $10.54 | $1.84 | $12.38 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | building | $39.50 | $19.28 | $58.78 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | building | $11.06 | $0.00 | $11.06 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | building | $34.98 | $16.50 | $51.48 | WD → |