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Prevailing Wage For Operating Engineer: Group 1 (Heavy and Highway)Automated Concrete Spreader (Cmi or Equivalent); Automated Fine Grade Machine (Cmi); Backhoe; Belt Placer (Cmi or Similar); Blacktop Spreader (Automated); Cableway; Caisson Auger; Central Mix Plant (Automated); Cherry Picker (5 Tons); Concrete Curb Machine (Self-propelled Slipform); Concrete Pump; Crane; Crane Shaft; Crane Underground; Cranes and Derricks (Steel Erection); Dragline; Dredge; Dual Drum Paver; Excavator (All Purpose-hydraulicly Operated Gradall or Similar); Fork Lift (Factory Rated 15' and Over); Front End Loader (4cu Yd and Over); Head Tower (Sauerman or Equal); Hoist; Shaft; Hoist (Two or Three Drum); Holland Loader; Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Mine Hoist; Mining Machine (Mole and Similar Types); Mucking Machine or Mose; Overhead Crane (Gantry or Straddle Type); Pile Driver; Power Grader; Quad 9, Quarry Master (Or Equivalent); Scraper; Shovel; Side Boom; Slip Form Paver; Tripper/Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Tractor Drawn Belt-type Loader; Truck Crane; Truck or Trailer Mounted Log Chipper (Self Feeder); Tug Operator (Manned Rented Equipment Excluded); Tunnel Shovel Footnote: B. Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Provided the Employee Works the Working Day Before and the Working Day After the Holiday In Steuben, New york
WageFinder updated this rate on Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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The Total Prevailing Wage For A Operating Engineer: Group 1 (Heavy and Highway)Automated Concrete Spreader (Cmi or Equivalent); Automated Fine Grade Machine (Cmi); Backhoe; Belt Placer (Cmi or Similar); Blacktop Spreader (Automated); Cableway; Caisson Auger; Central Mix Plant (Automated); Cherry Picker (5 Tons); Concrete Curb Machine (Self-propelled Slipform); Concrete Pump; Crane; Crane Shaft; Crane Underground; Cranes and Derricks (Steel Erection); Dragline; Dredge; Dual Drum Paver; Excavator (All Purpose-hydraulicly Operated Gradall or Similar); Fork Lift (Factory Rated 15' and Over); Front End Loader (4cu Yd and Over); Head Tower (Sauerman or Equal); Hoist; Shaft; Hoist (Two or Three Drum); Holland Loader; Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Mine Hoist; Mining Machine (Mole and Similar Types); Mucking Machine or Mose; Overhead Crane (Gantry or Straddle Type); Pile Driver; Power Grader; Quad 9, Quarry Master (Or Equivalent); Scraper; Shovel; Side Boom; Slip Form Paver; Tripper/Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Tractor Drawn Belt-type Loader; Truck Crane; Truck or Trailer Mounted Log Chipper (Self Feeder); Tug Operator (Manned Rented Equipment Excluded); Tunnel Shovel Footnote: B. Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Provided the Employee Works the Working Day Before and the Working Day After the Holiday In Steuben, New york Is $91.13 per hour*.
Data Source: SAM Government wages from https://sam.gov/wage-determination/NY20260018/1
* Minimum wages may apply, and in some cases are higher than the prevailing wage listed.
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Compare Operating Engineer: Group 1 (Heavy and Highway)Automated Concrete Spreader (Cmi or Equivalent); Automated Fine Grade Machine (Cmi); Backhoe; Belt Placer (Cmi or Similar); Blacktop Spreader (Automated); Cableway; Caisson Auger; Central Mix Plant (Automated); Cherry Picker (5 Tons); Concrete Curb Machine (Self-propelled Slipform); Concrete Pump; Crane; Crane Shaft; Crane Underground; Cranes and Derricks (Steel Erection); Dragline; Dredge; Dual Drum Paver; Excavator (All Purpose-hydraulicly Operated Gradall or Similar); Fork Lift (Factory Rated 15' and Over); Front End Loader (4cu Yd and Over); Head Tower (Sauerman or Equal); Hoist; Shaft; Hoist (Two or Three Drum); Holland Loader; Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Mine Hoist; Mining Machine (Mole and Similar Types); Mucking Machine or Mose; Overhead Crane (Gantry or Straddle Type); Pile Driver; Power Grader; Quad 9, Quarry Master (Or Equivalent); Scraper; Shovel; Side Boom; Slip Form Paver; Tripper/Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Tractor Drawn Belt-type Loader; Truck Crane; Truck or Trailer Mounted Log Chipper (Self Feeder); Tug Operator (Manned Rented Equipment Excluded); Tunnel Shovel Footnote: B. Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Provided the Employee Works the Working Day Before and the Working Day After the Holiday rates elsewhere
Questions about this rate
What is the prevailing wage for a Operating Engineer: Group 1 (Heavy and Highway)Automated Concrete Spreader (Cmi or Equivalent); Automated Fine Grade Machine (Cmi); Backhoe; Belt Placer (Cmi or Similar); Blacktop Spreader (Automated); Cableway; Caisson Auger; Central Mix Plant (Automated); Cherry Picker (5 Tons); Concrete Curb Machine (Self-propelled Slipform); Concrete Pump; Crane; Crane Shaft; Crane Underground; Cranes and Derricks (Steel Erection); Dragline; Dredge; Dual Drum Paver; Excavator (All Purpose-hydraulicly Operated Gradall or Similar); Fork Lift (Factory Rated 15' and Over); Front End Loader (4cu Yd and Over); Head Tower (Sauerman or Equal); Hoist; Shaft; Hoist (Two or Three Drum); Holland Loader; Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Mine Hoist; Mining Machine (Mole and Similar Types); Mucking Machine or Mose; Overhead Crane (Gantry or Straddle Type); Pile Driver; Power Grader; Quad 9, Quarry Master (Or Equivalent); Scraper; Shovel; Side Boom; Slip Form Paver; Tripper/Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Tractor Drawn Belt-type Loader; Truck Crane; Truck or Trailer Mounted Log Chipper (Self Feeder); Tug Operator (Manned Rented Equipment Excluded); Tunnel Shovel Footnote: B. Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Provided the Employee Works the Working Day Before and the Working Day After the Holiday in Steuben County, New york?
$91.13 per hour total — $55.38 base rate plus $35.75 in fringe benefits — under the federal determination covering highway construction in Steuben County, New york, dated Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
Does this rate apply to every project in Steuben 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 $91.13?
Yes. $91.13 is the base rate of $55.38 plus $35.75 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 Engineer: Group 1 (Heavy and Highway)Automated Concrete Spreader (Cmi or Equivalent); Automated Fine Grade Machine (Cmi); Backhoe; Belt Placer (Cmi or Similar); Blacktop Spreader (Automated); Cableway; Caisson Auger; Central Mix Plant (Automated); Cherry Picker (5 Tons); Concrete Curb Machine (Self-propelled Slipform); Concrete Pump; Crane; Crane Shaft; Crane Underground; Cranes and Derricks (Steel Erection); Dragline; Dredge; Dual Drum Paver; Excavator (All Purpose-hydraulicly Operated Gradall or Similar); Fork Lift (Factory Rated 15' and Over); Front End Loader (4cu Yd and Over); Head Tower (Sauerman or Equal); Hoist; Shaft; Hoist (Two or Three Drum); Holland Loader; Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Mine Hoist; Mining Machine (Mole and Similar Types); Mucking Machine or Mose; Overhead Crane (Gantry or Straddle Type); Pile Driver; Power Grader; Quad 9, Quarry Master (Or Equivalent); Scraper; Shovel; Side Boom; Slip Form Paver; Tripper/Maintenance Engineer (Shaft and Tunnel); Tractor Drawn Belt-type Loader; Truck Crane; Truck or Trailer Mounted Log Chipper (Self Feeder); Tug Operator (Manned Rented Equipment Excluded); Tunnel Shovel Footnote: B. Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day Provided the Employee Works the Working Day Before and the Working Day After the Holiday 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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