Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Dixie County, Florida

$55.86an hour, base + fringe

$39.01 wage + $16.85 fringe benefits · Building · ENGI0487-031

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Dixie County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $55.86 an hour: a $39.01 base wage plus $16.85 in fringe benefits, under wage determination FL20260010 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $55.86 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination FL20260010, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ENGI0487-031 (June 1, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Florida has no state law, and since 2024 s. 218.077 bars political subdivisions from setting contractor wage or benefit conditions (Laws of Florida 2024-80).

DOL lists 22 operating engineer rates for Dixie County, from $9.58 to $55.86 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $39.01 + $16.85

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)	$39.01
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.85
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$55.86

When this rate changes

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 Florida change log lists what each one changed.

Every operating engineer rate in Dixie County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOMBuilding · ENGI0487-031$55.86
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 LATTICE UNDER 150 TON, 100 TON UP TO 250 TON HYDRO CRANESBuilding · ENGI0487-031$54.86
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 CRANES NOT DESCRIBED ABOVEBuilding · ENGI0487-031$53.86
OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUFL2022-050$33.33
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUFL2022-050$20.53
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUFL2022-050$18.74
OPERATOR: SCREEDHighway · SUFL2022-050$18.45
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUFL2022-050$18.13
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighway · SUFL2022-050$17.11
OPERATOR: MECHANICHighway · SUFL2022-050$16.78
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUFL2022-050$16.63
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUFL2022-050$16.34
OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUFL2022-050$15.51
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUFL2022-050$15.42
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavy · SUFL2009-139$15.22
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORHeavy · SUFL2009-139$15.15
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighway · SUFL2022-050$14.96
OPERATOR: BACKHOEResidential · SUFL2009-073$13.92
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORBuilding · SUFL2009-044$13.19
OPERATOR: LOADERResidential · SUFL2009-073$12.00
OPERATOR: LOADERHeavy · SUFL2009-139$11.00
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Building · SUFL2009-044$9.58

Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Dixie County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 CRANES NOT DESCRIBED ABOVEBuildingENGI0487-031	$53.86	$37.01	$16.85	FL20260010 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 LATTICE UNDER 150 TON, 100 TON UP TO 250 TON HYDRO CRANESBuildingENGI0487-031	$54.86	$38.01	$16.85	FL20260010 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOMBuildingENGI0487-031	$55.86	$39.01	$16.85	FL20260010 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)BuildingSUFL2009-044	$9.58	$9.58	$0.00	FL20260010 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORBuildingSUFL2009-044	$13.19	$13.19	$0.00	FL20260010 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUFL2022-050	$18.74	$18.00	$0.74	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighwaySUFL2022-050	$17.11	$17.11	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUFL2022-050	$14.96	$14.96	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUFL2022-050	$16.63	$16.63	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUFL2022-050	$33.33	$33.33	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUFL2022-050	$18.13	$18.13	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUFL2022-050	$15.51	$15.51	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUFL2022-050	$16.78	$16.10	$0.68	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUFL2022-050	$20.53	$18.31	$2.22	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUFL2022-050	$16.34	$16.34	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUFL2022-050	$15.42	$15.42	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUFL2022-050	$18.45	$18.45	$0.00	FL20260279 Mod 2
OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUFL2009-139	$11.00	$11.00	$0.00	FL20260100 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUFL2009-139	$15.22	$13.30	$1.92	FL20260100 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORHeavySUFL2009-139	$15.15	$14.21	$0.94	FL20260100 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERResidentialSUFL2009-073	$12.00	$12.00	$0.00	FL20260034 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOEResidentialSUFL2009-073	$13.92	$13.92	$0.00	FL20260034 Mod 1

How Dixie County compares

The main operating engineer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Florida

Dixie $55.861563136

$12.43Calhoun$55.86Citrus

DixieNearby: Gilchrist $55.86, Lafayette $13.19, Levy $55.86Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Dixie, 16 the same, 50 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Dixie Countybase $39.01$55.86
Gilchrist Countybase $39.01$55.86
Lafayette Countybase $13.19$13.19
Levy Countybase $39.01$55.86

Operating Engineer rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Dixie County
Dixie County	POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM	$55.86	$39.01
Gilchrist County	POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM JOURNEYMAN OILER SHALL BE PAID: 90% OF GROUP 3'S RATE	$55.86	$39.01	same
Levy County	POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM	$55.86	$39.01	same
Alachua County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$15.84	$14.44	−$40.02
Lafayette County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR	$13.19	$13.19	−$42.67
Taylor County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR	$13.19	$13.19	−$42.67
Suwannee County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR	$13.19	$13.19	−$42.67

Florida operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 FL20260010 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/FL20260010/1

We read every active Florida 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 Dixie County as CSV · Report an error