POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTOR — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTORs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 84 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTOR is $10.40/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $10.43/hr. The highest state average is Arizona at $17.36/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $7.25/hr.

Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$10.40
Average
$9.73
Top 10%
$10.43

Range: $7.25 – $17.36/hr across 6 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 47-2073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators.

Davis-Bacon median
$10.40/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-63.2%
D-B rate is below market median

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

Arizona AZ
Avg base: $17.00/hr
Avg total: $17.36/hr
1 rate
California CA
Avg base: $8.53/hr
Avg total: $9.15/hr
1 rate
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $10.41/hr
Avg total: $10.41/hr
60 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
13 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
8 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $12.38/hr
Avg total: $13.89/hr
1 rate

All Rates

84 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTOR, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Mohave AZ residential $17.00 $0.36 $17.36 WD →
Tulare CA building $8.53 $0.62 $9.15 WD →
Allen LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Assumption LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Avoyelles LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Beauregard LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Bienville LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Bienville LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Caldwell LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Caldwell LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Cameron LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Catahoula LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Catahoula LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Claiborne LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Claiborne LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Concordia LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Concordia LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
De Soto LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
East Carroll LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
East Carroll LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
East Feliciana LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Evangeline LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Franklin LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Franklin LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Grant LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Iberia LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Iberville LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Jackson LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Jackson LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Jefferson Davis LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
La Salle LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
La Salle LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Lincoln LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Lincoln LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Madison LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Madison LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Morehouse LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Morehouse LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Natchitoches LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Natchitoches LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Pointe Coupee LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Red River LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Red River LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Richland LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Richland LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Sabine LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Sabine LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
St Helena LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
St Mary LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Tangipahoa LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Tensas LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Tensas LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Union LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Vermilion LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Vernon LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Washington LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Webster LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
West Carroll LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
West Carroll LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
West Feliciana LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Winn LA heavy $10.43 $0.00 $10.43 WD →
Winn LA highway $10.36 $0.00 $10.36 WD →
Fillmore NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Garfield NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Hall NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Hamilton NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Howard NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Johnson NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Merrick NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 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 →
Richardson NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Sherman NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 WD →
Wheeler NE residential $7.25 $0.00 $7.25 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 →
Galveston TX heavy $12.38 $1.51 $13.89 WD →
Top-paying counties for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACTOR →