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Prevailing Wage For Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) In Humboldt, Nevada
WageFinder updated this rate on Thursday, July 30, 2026
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The Total Prevailing Wage For A Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) In Humboldt, Nevada Is $78.72 per hour*.
Data Source: SAM Government wages from https://sam.gov/wage-determination/NV20260096/1
* Minimum wages may apply, and in some cases are higher than the prevailing wage listed.
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How this rate compares in Humboldt County
At $78.72 per hour, the Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) rate in Humboldt County is in line with the county median of $77.09, and ranks 20 of 50 classifications by total prevailing wage.
| This classification | $78.72 | Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) |
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| County median | $77.09 | across all classifications in the county |
| County range | $47.87 – $123.27 | lowest to highest total prevailing wage |
| Fringe share | 44% | $34.85 of the $78.72 total |
Of that total, $43.87 is base cash wage and $34.85 is fringe. Fringe may be satisfied with bona fide benefit plan contributions, paid in cash, or a mix — but it is owed either way, and it is owed at straight time on overtime hours.
Compare Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) rates elsewhere
Questions about this rate
What is the prevailing wage for a Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) in Humboldt County, Nevada?
$78.72 per hour total — $43.87 base rate plus $34.85 in fringe benefits — under the federal determination covering highway construction in Humboldt County, Nevada, dated Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Does this rate apply to every project in Humboldt 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 $78.72?
Yes. $78.72 is the base rate of $43.87 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 8 (Articulated On-site Dump Trucks; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Apshalt Milling Machine; Cast-in-place Pipe-laying Machine; Combination Slusher and Motor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant (multiple Units); Dozer Operator; Drill Doctor; Elevating Grader Operator; Stiff Frame Off Road Haul Trucks; Grooving and Grinding Machine (Highways); Ken Seal Operator; Marination Plant; Loader (Up to and Including Two and One-half (2 1/2)Cu. Yds); Mechanical Finishers or Spreader Machine (Asphalt, Barber-greene or Similar); Shuttle Buggy; Mechanical Trench Shield; Mixermobile; Push Cats; Road Oil Mixing Machine Operator Wood-mixer (And Other Similr Pugmill Equipment); Roller Operator (Asphalt); Rubber-tired Earthmoving Equipment (Up to and Including Thirty-five (35)Cu. Yds. ""struck"" M.r.c., Euclids, T-pulls, Dw10, 20, 21 and Similar); Water Pull; Screedman (Barber-greene and Similar) (Asphaltic or Concrete Paving); Self-propelled Compactors With Dozer; Hyster 450, Cat 825 or Similar; Sheepfoot; Small Tractor (With Boom); Soil Stabilizer (P&h or Equal); Timber Skidder (Rubber-tired)Or Similar Equipment; Track Loader; Tractor-drawn Scraper; Tractor Operator; Tractor-mounted Compressor Drill Combination; Trenching Machine Operator (Over Three (3)Feet Depth); Tri-batch Paver; Tunnerl Badger or Tunnel Boring Machine Operator; Tunnel Mole Boring Machine; Vermeer T-600b Rock Cutter; Vacuum Truck (Excludes Trailer Mounted Vaccums)) 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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