POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; COMPACT LOADER; ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING MACHINE; MECHANICAL HEATER; SMALL OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT; WATER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; COMPACT LOADER; ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING MACHINE; MECHANICAL HEATER; SMALL OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT; WATERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 99 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; COMPACT LOADER; ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING MACHINE; MECHANICAL HEATER; SMALL OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT; WATER is $79.05/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $79.05 and $79.05/hr. The highest state average is Iowa at $79.05/hr; the lowest is Iowa at $79.05/hr.
Range: $79.05 – $79.05/hr across 1 state. 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
99 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 4 AIR COMPRESSOR; COMPACT LOADER; ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING MACHINE; MECHANICAL HEATER; SMALL OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT; WATER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Adams | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Allamakee | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Appanoose | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Audubon | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Benton | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Black Hawk | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Boone | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Bremer | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Buchanan | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Buena Vista | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Butler | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Carroll | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Cass | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Cedar | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Cerro Gordo | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Cherokee | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Chickasaw | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Clarke | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Clay | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Clayton | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Clinton | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Crawford | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Dallas | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Davis | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Decatur | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Delaware | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Des Moines | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Dickinson | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Dubuque | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Emmet | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Fayette | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Floyd | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Franklin | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Fremont | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Greene | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Grundy | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Guthrie | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Hancock | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Hardin | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Harrison | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Henry | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Howard | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Humboldt | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Ida | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Iowa | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Jackson | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Jasper | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Johnson | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Jones | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Keokuk | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Kossuth | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Lee | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Linn | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Louisa | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Lucas | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Lyon | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Madison | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Mahaska | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Marion | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Marshall | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Mills | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Mitchell | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Monona | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Monroe | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Muscatine | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| O'Brien | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Osceola | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Page | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Palo Alto | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Plymouth | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Pocahontas | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Polk | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Pottawattamie | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Poweshiek | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Ringgold | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Sac | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Scott | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Shelby | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Sioux | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Story | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Tama | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Taylor | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Union | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Van Buren | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Wapello | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Warren | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Washington | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Wayne | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Webster | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Winnebago | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Winneshiek | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Woodbury | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Worth | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |
| Wright | IA | heavy | $37.80 | $41.25 | $79.05 | WD → |