Power equipment operators: Excavator — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Power equipment operators: Excavators across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 57 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Power equipment operators: Excavator is $15.39/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $15.39 and $15.39/hr. The highest state average is Virginia at $58.04/hr; the lowest is Colorado at $15.39/hr.
Range: $15.39 – $58.04/hr across 4 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
57 county-level rates for Power equipment operators: Excavator, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $20.50 | $0.00 | $20.50 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Galveston | TX | heavy | $16.74 | $0.00 | $16.74 | WD → |
| Cumberland | VA | heavy | $39.99 | $18.05 | $58.04 | WD → |
| King And Queen | VA | heavy | $39.99 | $18.05 | $58.04 | WD → |
| Louisa | VA | heavy | $39.99 | $18.05 | $58.04 | WD → |