POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER: BLADE-FINISH — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER: BLADE-FINISHs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 64 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER: BLADE-FINISH is $50.78/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $48.83 and $50.78/hr. The highest state average is Colorado at $50.41/hr; the lowest is Colorado at $50.41/hr.
Range: $48.83 – $50.78/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
64 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER: BLADE-FINISH, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | residential | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | heavy | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | WD → |