POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: PAVER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: PAVERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 26 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: PAVER is $10.40/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $10.40/hr. The highest state average is Missouri at $69.44/hr; the lowest is Vermont at $7.25/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $69.44/hr across 3 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
26 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: PAVER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford | MO | building | $39.06 | $30.38 | $69.44 | WD → |
| Adjuntas | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Adjuntas | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Coamo | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Coamo | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Culebra | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Culebra | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Jayuya | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Jayuya | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Las Marias | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Las Marias | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Maricao | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Maricao | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Salinas | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Salinas | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Santa Isabel | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Santa Isabel | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Utuado | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Utuado | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Vieques | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Vieques | PR | highway | $7.25 | $3.15 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Chittenden | VT | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Franklin | VT | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Rutland | VT | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Windham | VT | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Windsor | VT | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |