POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP C- AIR COMPRESSOR, OILER; AUTOMATIC DRY BATCH PLANT; BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR; BITUMINO — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP C- AIR COMPRESSOR, OILER; AUTOMATIC DRY BATCH PLANT; BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR; BITUMINOs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 178 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP C- AIR COMPRESSOR, OILER; AUTOMATIC DRY BATCH PLANT; BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR; BITUMINO is $61.62/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $61.62 and $61.62/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $61.62/hr; the lowest is Indiana at $61.62/hr.
Range: $61.62 – $61.62/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
178 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP C- AIR COMPRESSOR, OILER; AUTOMATIC DRY BATCH PLANT; BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR; BITUMINO, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jennings | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Jennings | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Knox | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Knox | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Lawrence | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Lawrence | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | highway | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | heavy | $42.02 | $19.60 | $61.62 | WD → |