POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 65 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER is $7.25/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $10.47/hr. The highest state average is California at $11.81/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $7.25/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $11.81/hr across 5 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
65 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare | CA | building | $11.19 | $0.62 | $11.81 | WD → |
| Buffalo | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Chase | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dundy | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Frontier | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Gage | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Garfield | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Hall | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Hamilton | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Hayes | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hitchcock | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Howard | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Johnson | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Keith | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Merrick | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Nemaha | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Otoe | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pawnee | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Perkins | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Red Willow | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Richardson | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Sherman | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Wheeler | NE | residential | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Atoka | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Bryan | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Choctaw | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Haskell | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Latimer | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| McCurtain | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pittsburg | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pushmataha | OK | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | 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 → |
| Collin | TX | heavy | $11.63 | $0.00 | $11.63 | WD → |
| Dallas | TX | heavy | $11.63 | $0.00 | $11.63 | WD → |
| Denton | TX | heavy | $11.63 | $0.00 | $11.63 | WD → |
| Ellis | TX | heavy | $11.63 | $0.00 | $11.63 | WD → |
| Kaufman | TX | heavy | $11.63 | $0.00 | $11.63 | WD → |
| Nueces | TX | heavy | $8.72 | $0.00 | $8.72 | WD → |
| Rockwall | TX | heavy | $11.63 | $0.00 | $11.63 | WD → |
| San Patricio | TX | heavy | $8.72 | $0.00 | $8.72 | WD → |