POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 320 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER is $11.82/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $19.52/hr. The highest state average is Virginia at $56.84/hr; the lowest is Maine at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$11.82
Average
$15.61
Top 10%
$19.52
Range: $7.25 – $56.84/hr across 15 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
$11.82/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-58.1%
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
Colorado CO
Avg base: $21.07/hr
Avg total: $28.76/hr
76 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $12.27/hr
Avg total: $13.96/hr
4 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $9.97/hr
Avg total: $11.13/hr
4 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $14.03/hr
Avg total: $14.03/hr
106 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
13 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $7.78/hr
Avg total: $7.78/hr
33 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
2 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $7.74/hr
Avg total: $7.74/hr
7 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $8.24/hr
20 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
25 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $11.66/hr
Avg total: $11.66/hr
20 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $38.79/hr
Avg total: $56.84/hr
3 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.54/hr
Avg total: $7.54/hr
4 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
1 rate
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $8.00/hr
Avg total: $8.00/hr
2 rates
All Rates
320 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | heavy | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | residential | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | heavy | $15.08 | $4.44 | $19.52 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | building | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | building | $15.54 | $3.38 | $18.92 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | building | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | building | $15.54 | $3.38 | $18.92 | WD → |
| Butler | KS | residential | $10.88 | $1.54 | $12.42 | WD → |
| Harvey | KS | residential | $10.88 | $1.54 | $12.42 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | residential | $10.88 | $1.54 | $12.42 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | heavy | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | heavy | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | heavy | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | highway | $16.40 | $0.00 | $16.40 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | heavy | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | heavy | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | heavy | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | heavy | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | highway | $15.07 | $0.00 | $15.07 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | heavy | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | highway | $16.60 | $0.00 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | heavy | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | highway | $16.60 | $0.00 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | highway | $16.40 | $0.00 | $16.40 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | heavy | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | heavy | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | WD → |