Free Prevailing Wage Look-Up For Davis Bacon Projects
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Prevailing Wage For Operating Engineers: Group 2 Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe Operator; Cableway Operator; Cmi Machine & Similar Operator; Compactor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Crushing Plant Operator; Double Drum Hoist; Drilling Machinery Operator; Elevating Grader; Front-end Loader (Up to 1.5 Yards); Hydro-blast Operator; Jumbo Form Operator; Kolman Type Loader; Locomotive Engineer; Man Lift Elevator Operator; Mixer Operator (Over 1 Yard); Mucking Machine Operator; Paving Machine Operator; Pumpcrete Operator (Over 4 Inches); Roller Operator; Sub-grading Machine Operator; Tractor With Power Attachments; Trenching Machine Operator In Big-Horn, Wyoming
WageFinder updated this rate on Thursday, June 18, 2026
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The Total Prevailing Wage For A Operating Engineers: Group 2 Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe Operator; Cableway Operator; Cmi Machine & Similar Operator; Compactor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Crushing Plant Operator; Double Drum Hoist; Drilling Machinery Operator; Elevating Grader; Front-end Loader (Up to 1.5 Yards); Hydro-blast Operator; Jumbo Form Operator; Kolman Type Loader; Locomotive Engineer; Man Lift Elevator Operator; Mixer Operator (Over 1 Yard); Mucking Machine Operator; Paving Machine Operator; Pumpcrete Operator (Over 4 Inches); Roller Operator; Sub-grading Machine Operator; Tractor With Power Attachments; Trenching Machine Operator In Big-Horn, Wyoming Is $34.28 per hour*.
Data Source: SAM Government wages from https://sam.gov/wage-determination/WY20260041/2
* Minimum wages may apply, and in some cases are higher than the prevailing wage listed.
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Compare Operating Engineers: Group 2 Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe Operator; Cableway Operator; Cmi Machine & Similar Operator; Compactor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Crushing Plant Operator; Double Drum Hoist; Drilling Machinery Operator; Elevating Grader; Front-end Loader (Up to 1.5 Yards); Hydro-blast Operator; Jumbo Form Operator; Kolman Type Loader; Locomotive Engineer; Man Lift Elevator Operator; Mixer Operator (Over 1 Yard); Mucking Machine Operator; Paving Machine Operator; Pumpcrete Operator (Over 4 Inches); Roller Operator; Sub-grading Machine Operator; Tractor With Power Attachments; Trenching Machine Operator rates elsewhere
Questions about this rate
What is the prevailing wage for a Operating Engineers: Group 2 Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe Operator; Cableway Operator; Cmi Machine & Similar Operator; Compactor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Crushing Plant Operator; Double Drum Hoist; Drilling Machinery Operator; Elevating Grader; Front-end Loader (Up to 1.5 Yards); Hydro-blast Operator; Jumbo Form Operator; Kolman Type Loader; Locomotive Engineer; Man Lift Elevator Operator; Mixer Operator (Over 1 Yard); Mucking Machine Operator; Paving Machine Operator; Pumpcrete Operator (Over 4 Inches); Roller Operator; Sub-grading Machine Operator; Tractor With Power Attachments; Trenching Machine Operator in Big-Horn County, Wyoming?
$34.28 per hour total — $29.95 base rate plus $4.33 in fringe benefits — under the federal determination covering building construction in Big-Horn County, Wyoming, dated Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Does this rate apply to every project in Big-Horn County?
No. It applies to building 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 $34.28?
Yes. $34.28 is the base rate of $29.95 plus $4.33 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 2 Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe Operator; Cableway Operator; Cmi Machine & Similar Operator; Compactor Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Crushing Plant Operator; Double Drum Hoist; Drilling Machinery Operator; Elevating Grader; Front-end Loader (Up to 1.5 Yards); Hydro-blast Operator; Jumbo Form Operator; Kolman Type Loader; Locomotive Engineer; Man Lift Elevator Operator; Mixer Operator (Over 1 Yard); Mucking Machine Operator; Paving Machine Operator; Pumpcrete Operator (Over 4 Inches); Roller Operator; Sub-grading Machine Operator; Tractor With Power Attachments; Trenching Machine Operator 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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