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Prevailing Wage For Operating Engineers: Group 11 (Automatic Asphalt or Concrete Slip-form Paver; Automatic Railroad Car Dumper; Canal Trimmer; Cary Lift, Campbell or Similar Type; Cranes (over Twenty-five (25)Tons); Euclid Loader When Controlled from the Pullcat; Finish Blade; Gradesetter, Grade Checker; Highline Cableway Operator; Loader (Over Four (4)Cu. Yds. Up to an Including Tweleve (12)Cu. Yds.); Multi-engine Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Seventy-five (75)Cu. Yds. Struck M.r.c); Multi-engine Scrapers (When Used to Push Pull); Power Shovels, Clamshells, Draglines, Backhoes Gradalls (Over One (1)Cu. Yd. and Up to and Including Seven (7)Cu. Yds. M.r.c); Self-propelled Boom-type Lifing Device (Center Mount ( Over 25 Tons M.r.c); Self-propelled Compactor (With Multiple-propulsion Power Units); Single-engine Rubber-tired Earthmoving Machine, With Tandem Scraper; Slip-form Paver (Concrete or Asphalt); Tandem Cats and Scraper; Tower Crane Mobile (Including Rail Mount); Truck Mounted Hydraulic Crane When Remote Control Equipped (Over 10 Tons Up to and Including 25 Tons); Universal Liebher and Tower Cranes (And Similar Types); Wheel Excavator (Up to an Including Seven Hundred Fifty (750)Cu. Yds. Per Hour); Whirley Cranes (Over Twenty-five (25)Tons)) In Carson-City, Nevada
WageFinder updated this rate on Thursday, July 30, 2026
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The Total Prevailing Wage For A Operating Engineers: Group 11 (Automatic Asphalt or Concrete Slip-form Paver; Automatic Railroad Car Dumper; Canal Trimmer; Cary Lift, Campbell or Similar Type; Cranes (over Twenty-five (25)Tons); Euclid Loader When Controlled from the Pullcat; Finish Blade; Gradesetter, Grade Checker; Highline Cableway Operator; Loader (Over Four (4)Cu. Yds. Up to an Including Tweleve (12)Cu. Yds.); Multi-engine Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Seventy-five (75)Cu. Yds. Struck M.r.c); Multi-engine Scrapers (When Used to Push Pull); Power Shovels, Clamshells, Draglines, Backhoes Gradalls (Over One (1)Cu. Yd. and Up to and Including Seven (7)Cu. Yds. M.r.c); Self-propelled Boom-type Lifing Device (Center Mount ( Over 25 Tons M.r.c); Self-propelled Compactor (With Multiple-propulsion Power Units); Single-engine Rubber-tired Earthmoving Machine, With Tandem Scraper; Slip-form Paver (Concrete or Asphalt); Tandem Cats and Scraper; Tower Crane Mobile (Including Rail Mount); Truck Mounted Hydraulic Crane When Remote Control Equipped (Over 10 Tons Up to and Including 25 Tons); Universal Liebher and Tower Cranes (And Similar Types); Wheel Excavator (Up to an Including Seven Hundred Fifty (750)Cu. Yds. Per Hour); Whirley Cranes (Over Twenty-five (25)Tons)) In Carson-City, Nevada Is $79.87 per hour*.
Data Source: SAM Government wages from https://sam.gov/wage-determination/NV20260107/1
* Minimum wages may apply, and in some cases are higher than the prevailing wage listed.
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Compare Operating Engineers: Group 11 (Automatic Asphalt or Concrete Slip-form Paver; Automatic Railroad Car Dumper; Canal Trimmer; Cary Lift, Campbell or Similar Type; Cranes (over Twenty-five (25)Tons); Euclid Loader When Controlled from the Pullcat; Finish Blade; Gradesetter, Grade Checker; Highline Cableway Operator; Loader (Over Four (4)Cu. Yds. Up to an Including Tweleve (12)Cu. Yds.); Multi-engine Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Seventy-five (75)Cu. Yds. Struck M.r.c); Multi-engine Scrapers (When Used to Push Pull); Power Shovels, Clamshells, Draglines, Backhoes Gradalls (Over One (1)Cu. Yd. and Up to and Including Seven (7)Cu. Yds. M.r.c); Self-propelled Boom-type Lifing Device (Center Mount ( Over 25 Tons M.r.c); Self-propelled Compactor (With Multiple-propulsion Power Units); Single-engine Rubber-tired Earthmoving Machine, With Tandem Scraper; Slip-form Paver (Concrete or Asphalt); Tandem Cats and Scraper; Tower Crane Mobile (Including Rail Mount); Truck Mounted Hydraulic Crane When Remote Control Equipped (Over 10 Tons Up to and Including 25 Tons); Universal Liebher and Tower Cranes (And Similar Types); Wheel Excavator (Up to an Including Seven Hundred Fifty (750)Cu. Yds. Per Hour); Whirley Cranes (Over Twenty-five (25)Tons)) rates elsewhere
Questions about this rate
What is the prevailing wage for a Operating Engineers: Group 11 (Automatic Asphalt or Concrete Slip-form Paver; Automatic Railroad Car Dumper; Canal Trimmer; Cary Lift, Campbell or Similar Type; Cranes (over Twenty-five (25)Tons); Euclid Loader When Controlled from the Pullcat; Finish Blade; Gradesetter, Grade Checker; Highline Cableway Operator; Loader (Over Four (4)Cu. Yds. Up to an Including Tweleve (12)Cu. Yds.); Multi-engine Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Seventy-five (75)Cu. Yds. Struck M.r.c); Multi-engine Scrapers (When Used to Push Pull); Power Shovels, Clamshells, Draglines, Backhoes Gradalls (Over One (1)Cu. Yd. and Up to and Including Seven (7)Cu. Yds. M.r.c); Self-propelled Boom-type Lifing Device (Center Mount ( Over 25 Tons M.r.c); Self-propelled Compactor (With Multiple-propulsion Power Units); Single-engine Rubber-tired Earthmoving Machine, With Tandem Scraper; Slip-form Paver (Concrete or Asphalt); Tandem Cats and Scraper; Tower Crane Mobile (Including Rail Mount); Truck Mounted Hydraulic Crane When Remote Control Equipped (Over 10 Tons Up to and Including 25 Tons); Universal Liebher and Tower Cranes (And Similar Types); Wheel Excavator (Up to an Including Seven Hundred Fifty (750)Cu. Yds. Per Hour); Whirley Cranes (Over Twenty-five (25)Tons)) in Carson-City County, Nevada?
$79.87 per hour total — $45.02 base rate plus $34.85 in fringe benefits — under the federal determination covering highway construction in Carson-City County, Nevada, dated Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Does this rate apply to every project in Carson-City County?
No. It applies to highway construction under federal funding. The same county carries different rates for Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy work, and a state or city determination may apply instead of or alongside the federal one. Match all three — classification, construction type and funding source — before using a rate.
Is the fringe benefit amount included in the $79.87?
Yes. $79.87 is the base rate of $45.02 plus $34.85 of fringe. The fringe can be paid into bona fide benefit plans, paid as cash wages, or split between the two.
Where does this Operating Engineers: Group 11 (Automatic Asphalt or Concrete Slip-form Paver; Automatic Railroad Car Dumper; Canal Trimmer; Cary Lift, Campbell or Similar Type; Cranes (over Twenty-five (25)Tons); Euclid Loader When Controlled from the Pullcat; Finish Blade; Gradesetter, Grade Checker; Highline Cableway Operator; Loader (Over Four (4)Cu. Yds. Up to an Including Tweleve (12)Cu. Yds.); Multi-engine Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Seventy-five (75)Cu. Yds. Struck M.r.c); Multi-engine Scrapers (When Used to Push Pull); Power Shovels, Clamshells, Draglines, Backhoes Gradalls (Over One (1)Cu. Yd. and Up to and Including Seven (7)Cu. Yds. M.r.c); Self-propelled Boom-type Lifing Device (Center Mount ( Over 25 Tons M.r.c); Self-propelled Compactor (With Multiple-propulsion Power Units); Single-engine Rubber-tired Earthmoving Machine, With Tandem Scraper; Slip-form Paver (Concrete or Asphalt); Tandem Cats and Scraper; Tower Crane Mobile (Including Rail Mount); Truck Mounted Hydraulic Crane When Remote Control Equipped (Over 10 Tons Up to and Including 25 Tons); Universal Liebher and Tower Cranes (And Similar Types); Wheel Excavator (Up to an Including Seven Hundred Fifty (750)Cu. Yds. Per Hour); Whirley Cranes (Over Twenty-five (25)Tons)) rate come from?
It is taken from the federal wage determination published on the official government source, linked above. WageFinder re-reads those sources weekly and does not alter the rates. For compliance, the government determination is the authoritative document.
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