Power equipment operators: GROUP 1 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Power equipment operators: GROUP 1s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,931 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Power equipment operators: GROUP 1 is $67.95/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $55.92 and $84.75/hr. The highest state average is New Jersey at $99.22/hr; the lowest is District of Columbia at $48.24/hr.
Bottom 10%
$55.92
Median
$67.95
Average
$69.02
Top 10%
$84.75
Range: $48.24 – $120.42/hr across 10 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
$67.95/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+140.7%
D-B rate exceeds 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
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $58.19/hr
Avg total: $87.99/hr
14 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $37.07/hr
Avg total: $48.24/hr
2 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $43.50/hr
Avg total: $84.75/hr
101 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $40.92/hr
Avg total: $63.89/hr
353 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $46.29/hr
Avg total: $68.71/hr
2 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $46.21/hr
Avg total: $71.46/hr
83 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $40.39/hr
Avg total: $65.34/hr
1,150 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $61.72/hr
Avg total: $99.22/hr
63 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $57.98/hr
Avg total: $92.54/hr
96 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $42.15/hr
Avg total: $66.95/hr
67 rates
All Rates
1,931 county-level rates for Power equipment operators: GROUP 1, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | CT | heavy | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Fairfield | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Hartford | CT | heavy | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Hartford | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Litchfield | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Middlesex | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Middlesex | CT | heavy | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| New Haven | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| New Haven | CT | heavy | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| New London | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| New London | CT | heavy | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Tolland | CT | heavy | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Tolland | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Windham | CT | highway | $58.19 | $29.80 | $87.99 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $37.07 | $11.17 | $48.24 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $37.07 | $11.17 | $48.24 | WD → |
| Adair | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Adams | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Allamakee | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Appanoose | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Audubon | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Benton | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Black Hawk | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Boone | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Bremer | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Buchanan | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Buena Vista | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Butler | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Carroll | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Cass | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Cedar | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Cerro Gordo | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Cherokee | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Chickasaw | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Clarke | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Clay | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Clayton | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Clinton | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Crawford | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Dallas | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Davis | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Decatur | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Delaware | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Des Moines | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Dickinson | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Dubuque | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Emmet | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Fayette | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Floyd | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Franklin | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Fremont | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Greene | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Grundy | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Guthrie | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Hancock | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Hardin | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Harrison | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Henry | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Howard | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Humboldt | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Ida | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Iowa | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Jackson | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Jasper | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Johnson | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Jones | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Keokuk | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Kossuth | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Lee | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Linn | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Louisa | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Lucas | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Lyon | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Madison | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Mahaska | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Marion | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Marshall | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Mills | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Mitchell | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Monona | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Monroe | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Muscatine | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| O'Brien | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Osceola | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Page | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Palo Alto | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Plymouth | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Pocahontas | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Polk | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Pottawattamie | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Poweshiek | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Ringgold | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Sac | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Scott | IA | highway | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Scott | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |
| Scott | IA | heavy | $43.50 | $41.25 | $84.75 | WD → |