POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 748 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS is $7.76/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $19.51/hr. The highest state average is New York at $33.16/hr; the lowest is Maine at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$7.76
Average
$11.98
Top 10%
$19.51
Range: $7.25 – $59.28/hr across 19 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 median
$7.76/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.23/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-72.5%
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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $19.78/hr
Avg total: $19.78/hr
2 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $13.12/hr
Avg total: $13.12/hr
1 rate
Colorado CO
Avg base: $15.47/hr
Avg total: $17.47/hr
128 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $8.35/hr
Avg total: $9.06/hr
16 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $15.33/hr
Avg total: $19.23/hr
10 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $10.98/hr
Avg total: $12.06/hr
6 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
13 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $18.10/hr
Avg total: $18.10/hr
4 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $8.03/hr
Avg total: $8.03/hr
63 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $21.60/hr
Avg total: $33.16/hr
36 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.74/hr
Avg total: $7.74/hr
45 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $12.29/hr
Avg total: $14.86/hr
29 rates
Puerto Rico PR
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.43/hr
176 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $10.15/hr
Avg total: $12.96/hr
59 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $11.32/hr
Avg total: $11.32/hr
63 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $8.99/hr
Avg total: $9.25/hr
60 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.53/hr
Avg total: $7.53/hr
20 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
13 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $7.38/hr
Avg total: $7.38/hr
4 rates
All Rates
748 county-level rates for POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Anchorage | AK | residential | $20.50 | $0.00 | $20.50 | WD → |
| Mohave | AZ | residential | $13.12 | $0.00 | $13.12 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | residential | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $15.39 | $0.00 | $15.39 | WD → |
| Park | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | heavy | $15.93 | $3.58 | $19.51 | WD → |