POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINE — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINEs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 91 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINE is $13.12/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $16.50/hr. The highest state average is Louisiana at $14.13/hr; the lowest is South Carolina at $7.25/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $16.50/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
91 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DRAGLINE, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Cameron | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Catahoula | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Claiborne | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Concordia | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| De Soto | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| East Baton Rouge | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| East Carroll | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| East Feliciana | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Evangeline | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Franklin | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Grant | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Iberia | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Iberville | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Jackson | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| La Salle | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Lafayette | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Lafourche | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Lincoln | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Livingston | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Madison | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Morehouse | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Natchitoches | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Ouachita | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Pointe Coupee | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Rapides | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Red River | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Richland | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Sabine | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St Helena | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| St Landry | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| St Martin | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| St Mary | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | heavy | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Tensas | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Terrebonne | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| Union | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Vermilion | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Vernon | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Washington | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Webster | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| West Baton Rouge | LA | heavy | $15.16 | $0.00 | $15.16 | WD → |
| West Carroll | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| West Feliciana | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Winn | LA | heavy | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Abbeville | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Allendale | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Bamberg | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Barnwell | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Beaufort | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Cherokee | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Chester | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Chesterfield | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Clarendon | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Colleton | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dillon | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Georgetown | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Greenwood | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hampton | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jasper | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lancaster | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lee | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Marion | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Marlboro | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| McCormick | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Newberry | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Oconee | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Orangeburg | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Union | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Williamsburg | SC | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |