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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Western District, American Samoa
$6.30an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CRANE
$6.30 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUAS2022-001
Western District uses the same operating engineer rates as 4 other localities. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building, residential, highway and heavy construction in Western District, an operating engineer working as crane must be paid at least $6.30 an hour: a $6.30 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AS20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $6.30 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination AS20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building, residential, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier SUAS2022-001 (February 13, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
These are the federal Davis-Bacon rates for American Samoa, for federally funded or assisted construction. We haven't checked whether American Samoa also sets its own.
DOL lists 3 operating engineer rates for Western District, from $6.30 to $6.30 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $6.30 + $0.00
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $6.30 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $6.30 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the American Samoa change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in Western District
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: PAYLOADERSUAS2022-001$6.30
- POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANESUAS2022-001$6.30
- POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOESUAS2022-001$6.30
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: PAYLOADERSUAS2022-001 | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | AS20260001 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANESUAS2022-001 | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | AS20260001 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOESUAS2022-001 | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | AS20260001 Mod 1 |
How Western District compares
The main operating engineer rate in every district that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every district in American Samoa
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Western Districtbase $6.30$6.30
- Eastern Districtbase $6.30$6.30
- Manu'a Districtbase $6.30$6.30
Operating Engineer rates in nearby localities
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of districts, so neighbours often share them; the district where the work is done decides.
DOL's operating engineer rates for Western District are the same as in 4 other localities: Eastern, Manu'a, Rose, Swains.
| District | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Western District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western District | POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANE | $6.30 | $6.30 | |
| Eastern District | POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANE | $6.30 | $6.30 | same |
| Manu'a District | POWER EQUIMENT OPERATORS: CRANE | $6.30 | $6.30 | same |
American Samoa operating engineer prevailing wage by district, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination AS20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AS20260001/1
We read every active American Samoa Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Western District as CSV · Report an error