Power Equipment Operator prevailing wages: Delaware, county by county
57 current power equipment operator rates across 10 active Delaware wage determinations. Rates differ by county and construction type; click a determination for revision history, diffs, and change alerts.
| County / area | Classification | Rate | Fringe | Total | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $42.29 | $1.63 | $43.92 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $47.71 | $8.41 | $56.12 | DE20260007 Building |
| Kent | OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $42.29 | $1.63 | $43.92 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $35.18 | $14.27 | $49.45 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $25.89 | $0.00 | $25.89 | DE20260007 Building |
| Kent | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $28.12 | $7.56 | $35.68 | DE20260010 Heavy |
| Kent | OPERATOR: CRANE | $31.59 | $16.83 | $48.42 | DE20260007 Building |
| Kent | OPERATOR: LOADER | $38.36 | $4.31 | $42.67 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | OPERATOR: LOADER | $25.55 | $7.56 | $33.11 | DE20260010 Heavy |
| Kent | OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $28.11 | $11.18 | $39.29 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE | $34.01 | $12.25 | $46.26 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $35.07 | $17.17 | $52.24 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, CRANE, FORKLIFT, AND SCRAPER | $48.73 | $32.23 | $80.96 | DE20260010 Heavy |
| Kent | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $45.81 | $31.38 | $77.19 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $48.73 | $32.23 | $80.96 | DE20260007 Building |
| Kent | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: POUNDER | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260004 Highway |
| Kent | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER | $43.40 | $30.66 | $74.06 | DE20260004 Highway |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.96 | $0.00 | $33.96 | DE20260008 Building |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $34.29 | $16.18 | $50.47 | DE20260011 Heavy |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $37.55 | $16.19 | $53.74 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $25.89 | $0.00 | $25.89 | DE20260008 Building |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $27.09 | $18.20 | $45.29 | DE20260011 Heavy |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: CRANE | $32.40 | $18.27 | $50.67 | DE20260008 Building |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: LOADER | $38.36 | $4.31 | $42.67 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: LOADER | $31.88 | $12.57 | $44.45 | DE20260011 Heavy |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $28.11 | $11.18 | $39.29 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE | $38.29 | $11.15 | $49.44 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $45.81 | $31.38 | $77.19 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $45.81 | $31.38 | $77.19 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE, FORKLIFT, AND SCRAPER | $48.73 | $32.23 | $80.96 | DE20260011 Heavy |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $48.73 | $32.23 | $80.96 | DE20260008 Building |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE AND CONCRETE) | $45.81 | $31.38 | $77.19 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: POUNDER | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260005 Highway |
| New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER | $43.40 | $30.66 | $74.06 | DE20260005 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.52 | $13.47 | $43.99 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $36.08 | $12.02 | $48.10 | DE20260009 Building |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $20.62 | $7.56 | $28.18 | DE20260012 Heavy |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $34.34 | $14.93 | $49.27 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $35.18 | $14.27 | $49.45 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $25.89 | $0.00 | $25.89 | DE20260009 Building |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $26.46 | $7.56 | $34.02 | DE20260012 Heavy |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: CRANE | $31.59 | $16.83 | $48.42 | DE20260009 Building |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: LOADER | $38.36 | $4.31 | $42.67 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: LOADER | $25.55 | $7.56 | $33.11 | DE20260012 Heavy |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $28.11 | $11.18 | $39.29 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE | $34.01 | $12.25 | $46.26 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $35.07 | $17.17 | $52.24 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $45.81 | $31.38 | $77.19 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE, FORKLIFT, AND SCRAPER | $48.73 | $32.23 | $80.96 | DE20260012 Heavy |
| Sussex | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $48.73 | $32.23 | $80.96 | DE20260009 Building |
| Sussex | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: POUNDER | $43.76 | $30.77 | $74.53 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER | $43.40 | $30.66 | $74.06 | DE20260006 Highway |
| Sussex, Kent, New Castle | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOE (KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES) | $10.15 | $0.00 | $10.15 | DE20260001 Residential |
Rates come from the current revision of each active determination; DOL revises these mid-year. Open a determination to watch it, or pin a bid date to lock the revision that legally applies. All Delaware trades.