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Home›Wyoming›#federal – Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator in Sweetwater County, Wyoming – Highway Construction
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Prevailing Wage For Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator In Sweetwater, Wyoming

WageFinder updated this rate on Thursday, July 30, 2026

Publish date according to source website:

07/30/2026

The Total Prevailing Wage For A Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator In Sweetwater, Wyoming Is $35.67 per hour*.

Data Source: SAM Government wages from https://sam.gov/wage-determination/WY20260044/3

* Minimum wages may apply, and in some cases are higher than the prevailing wage listed.

$35.67
$28.89 Rate, $6.78 Fringes
per hour
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CarpenterConcrete FinisherElectrician (Inside Wireman, Outside Lineman and Signal and Lighting Work)Equipment Operator (Electrical Work)Groundman (Electrical Work)IronworkerLaborers: Group 1 Erector & Installer (Fences, Guardrail & Barrier); Flag Persons (Traffic Control); Form Stripper; General Laborer; Heater Tender; Material Checker; Pick-up Truck Driver; Pilot Car Driver; Pre-watering, Presetting & Pre-irrigation (All Work); Riprap Man; Tar & Asphalt Pot TenderLaborers: Group 2 Asphalt Raker and Tamper; Bin Wall Installer; Chain Saw Operator (Clearing & Grubbing); Concrete Saw (All Types); Dump Man; Form Setter (Paving); Hand Operated Vibratory Roller; High Scalar; Jackhammer & Pavement Breaker; Maintainer (Traffic Control); Motar Man on Stone Riprap; Nozzle Man (Air, Water, Gunnite & Sandblasting); Landscaper, Landscape Laborer; Tamper Operator (Pneumatic, Electric, Gas & Similar); Painter (Brush & Spray); Pipe Setter (All Pipe Types)Laborers: Group 3 Miner (Driller), Machineman, Timberman; Drill Doctor, Form Setter and Mover, Spader, Spilling and/or Caisson Worker; Powderman, Blaster, Tender; Wagon Drill, Air-trac., (Diamond and Other Drills for Blasting Powder or Grouting)Power Equipment Operators: Group 1 Skid Steer (All Attachments); Air Compressor (All Types); Backhoes & Excavators (To 5 Cy.); Batch Bin Weighman, Scissorman or Hopper; Broom Operator (All Types); Chip Spreader Operator; Conveyor Belt Operator; Crusher Oiler; Form Grader Operator; Joint Machine Operator; Longitudinal Float Operator; Oiler, Utility; Power Loader (Belt & Bucket Type); Pump Operator; Roller Operator, Self-propelled (Dirt); Tire Repairman (Large Construction Equip. Tires); Tractor Operator (Farm With/Without Power Attachments); Tugger (All Types)Power Equipment Operators: Group 3 Draglines, Cranes, Piledrivers & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg. Rating: 3.5 Cy. or Larger, and/or 50 Tons and Larger All Attachments); Front End Loaders (10 Cy. & Larger); Heavy Duty Mechanic; Machine Doctor; Welder; Hoist Operator (Two or More Drums, Shafts, or Raises); Motor Patrol Operator (Finish); Roto-milling Machine (8 Ft. & Larger); Mixer Operator (Dual Drum)Truck Drivers: Group 1 ""a"" Frame Truck Driver; Coring Machine (Self Propelled); Dump Truck Driver (To and Including 13 Cy.); Flat Rack Material Truck Driver (To 5 Tons); Fuel Service Truck Driver; Gang Truck Driver; Gravel Spreader; Greaseman, Tireman, Serviceman; Oil Distributor Driver (To & Including 3,600 Gal.); Snow Plow Driver (The Cy. Rate of the Truck); Transit Mix or Wet Mix Truck Driver; Utility Winch Truck Driver; Water Truck Driver (To & Including 3,600 Gal.)

How this rate compares in Sweetwater County

At $35.67 per hour, the Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator rate in Sweetwater County is about 4% above the county median of $34.28, and ranks 21 of 50 classifications by total prevailing wage.

Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator against all 50 classifications on Sweetwater County determinations
This classification$35.67Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator
County median$34.28across all classifications in the county
County range$12.46 – $102.54lowest to highest total prevailing wage
Fringe share19%$6.78 of the $35.67 total

Of that total, $28.89 is base cash wage and $6.78 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 Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator rates elsewhere

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Questions about this rate

What is the prevailing wage for a Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; Trenching Machine Operator in Sweetwater County, Wyoming?

$35.67 per hour total — $28.89 base rate plus $6.78 in fringe benefits — under the federal determination covering highway construction in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, dated Thursday, July 30, 2026.

Does this rate apply to every project in Sweetwater 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 $35.67?

Yes. $35.67 is the base rate of $28.89 plus $6.78 of fringe. The fringe can be paid into bona fide benefit plans, paid as cash wages, or split between the two.

Where does this Power Equipment Operators: Group 2 Articulated Rock Truck (All Capacity); Asphalt Plant Operator; Backhoe, Excavator & Shovel (6 Cy. & Larger); Batch Plant Operator; Bituminous Laydown Machine Operator; Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Concrete Finish Machine Operator; Concrete Spreader & Paver Operator; Concrete Multi Blade Span Saw (Hunt Process); Crusher Operator; Dozer Operator (All Sizes & Power Attachments); Drilling Machine, Integrated (All Types); Draglines, Cranes, Piledriver & Truck Mounted Cranes (Mfg Rating: Less Than 3.5 Cy. and/or Less Than 50 Tons All Attachments); Front End Loaders (1.5 to & Including 10 Cy.); Hydro-type Crane (To 50 Tons); Mixer Operator, Concrete (Over 1 Yd.); Motor Patrol Operator (All Excluding Finish); Mulching Machine Operator; Oiler (Crane & Shovels); Pavement Breaker, Hydro-tamper & Similar; Roller Operators, Asphalt (Steel & Pneumatic); Roto-milling Machine (Under 8 Ft. Wide); Scraper Equipment (All Types and Sizes); Screed Operator; 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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