POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 185 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE is $13.60/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.98 and $24.30/hr. The highest state average is Missouri at $69.44/hr; the lowest is Vermont at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.98
Median
$13.60
Average
$15.72
Top 10%
$24.30
Range: $7.25 – $69.44/hr across 9 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
$13.60/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-51.8%
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
Alabama AL
Avg base: $32.43/hr
Avg total: $47.80/hr
2 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $17.71/hr
Avg total: $18.44/hr
116 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $39.06/hr
Avg total: $69.44/hr
1 rate
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $8.68/hr
20 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $7.98/hr
Avg total: $7.98/hr
25 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $12.41/hr
Avg total: $13.22/hr
13 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.60/hr
Avg total: $7.60/hr
4 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
2 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
2 rates
All Rates
185 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Kalb | AL | heavy | $32.43 | $15.37 | $47.80 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | heavy | $32.43 | $15.37 | $47.80 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Cameron | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Cameron | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Catahoula | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Catahoula | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Claiborne | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Claiborne | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Concordia | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Concordia | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| De Soto | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| De Soto | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| East Baton Rouge | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| East Baton Rouge | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| East Carroll | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| East Carroll | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| East Feliciana | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| East Feliciana | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Evangeline | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Franklin | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Franklin | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Grant | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Grant | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Iberia | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Iberville | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Iberville | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Jackson | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Jackson | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| La Salle | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| La Salle | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Lafayette | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Lafayette | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Lafourche | LA | highway | $25.97 | $0.00 | $25.97 | WD → |
| Lafourche | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Lincoln | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Lincoln | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Livingston | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Livingston | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Madison | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Madison | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Morehouse | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Morehouse | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Natchitoches | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Natchitoches | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| Ouachita | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Ouachita | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| Pointe Coupee | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Pointe Coupee | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Rapides | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| Rapides | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| Red River | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Red River | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Richland | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Richland | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Sabine | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Sabine | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| St Helena | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| St Helena | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| St Landry | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| St Martin | LA | highway | $24.30 | $0.00 | $24.30 | WD → |
| St Martin | LA | heavy | $16.62 | $3.28 | $19.90 | WD → |
| St Mary | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | highway | $25.35 | $0.00 | $25.35 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | heavy | $16.34 | $3.30 | $19.64 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | heavy | $13.60 | $0.00 | $13.60 | WD → |
| Tensas | LA | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |