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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Okeechobee County, Florida

$16.98an hour, base + fringe

$16.98 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUFL2009-060

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Okeechobee County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $16.98 an hour: a $16.98 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination FL20260023 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.98 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination FL20260023, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUFL2009-060 (May 22, 2009). 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 24 operating engineer rates for Okeechobee County, from $9.58 to $55.30 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.98 + $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)$16.98
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.98

When this rate changes

Every operating engineer rate in Okeechobee County

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

  1. OPERATOR: CRANE (ALL CRANES OVER 300 TON, ELECTRIC TOWER, LUFFING BOOM CRANES)Building · ENGI0487-023$55.30
  2. OPERATOR: CRANE (CRANES 130-300 TON)Building · ENGI0487-023$54.28
  3. OPERATOR: CRANE (CRANES 76 TON TO 129 TON)Building · ENGI0487-023$52.47
  4. OPERATOR: CRANE (ALL CRANES 75 TONS AND BELOW)Building · ENGI0487-023$51.97
  5. OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUFL2022-007$32.96
  6. OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUFL2022-007$20.53
  7. OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighway · SUFL2022-007$18.64
  8. OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUFL2022-007$18.46
  9. OPERATOR: SCREEDHighway · SUFL2022-007$18.29
  10. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUFL2022-007$17.97
  11. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORBuilding · SUFL2009-060$16.98
  12. OPERATOR: MECHANICHighway · SUFL2022-007$16.78
  13. OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUFL2022-007$16.51
  14. OPERATOR: LOADERHeavy · SUFL2009-140$16.07
  15. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUFL2022-007$15.91
  16. OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUFL2022-007$15.63
  17. OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUFL2022-007$15.38
  18. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavy · SUFL2009-140$15.22
  19. OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighway · SUFL2022-007$14.60
  20. OPERATOR: BACKHOEResidential · SUFL2009-085$13.92
  21. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORHeavy · SUFL2009-140$13.58
  22. OPERATOR: LOADERResidential · SUFL2009-085$12.00
  23. OPERATOR: PUMPBuilding · SUFL2009-060$11.00
  24. OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Building · SUFL2009-060$9.58
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Okeechobee County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase + fringeBaseFringe benefitsWD
OPERATOR: CRANE (CRANES 76 TON TO 129 TON)BuildingENGI0487-023$52.47 $37.57 $14.90 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANE (CRANES 130-300 TON)BuildingENGI0487-023$54.28 $39.38 $14.90 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANE (ALL CRANES OVER 300 TON, ELECTRIC TOWER, LUFFING BOOM CRANES)BuildingENGI0487-023$55.30 $40.40 $14.90 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANE (ALL CRANES 75 TONS AND BELOW)BuildingENGI0487-023$51.97 $37.07 $14.90 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PUMPBuildingSUFL2009-060$11.00 $11.00 $0.00 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)BuildingSUFL2009-060$9.58 $9.58 $0.00 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORBuildingSUFL2009-060$16.98 $16.98 $0.00 FL20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUFL2022-007$17.97 $17.23 $0.74 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighwaySUFL2022-007$18.64 $17.19 $1.45 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUFL2022-007$14.60 $14.60 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUFL2022-007$15.91 $15.91 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUFL2022-007$32.96 $32.96 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUFL2022-007$18.46 $18.46 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUFL2022-007$15.63 $15.63 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUFL2022-007$16.78 $16.10 $0.68 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUFL2022-007$20.53 $18.31 $2.22 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUFL2022-007$16.51 $16.51 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUFL2022-007$15.38 $15.38 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUFL2022-007$18.29 $18.29 $0.00 FL20260238 Mod 2
OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUFL2009-140$16.07 $14.13 $1.94 FL20260101 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUFL2009-140$15.22 $13.30 $1.92 FL20260101 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORHeavySUFL2009-140$13.58 $12.25 $1.33 FL20260101 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERResidentialSUFL2009-085$12.00 $12.00 $0.00 FL20260046 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOEResidentialSUFL2009-085$13.92 $13.92 $0.00 FL20260046 Mod 1

How Okeechobee 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

$12.43Calhoun$55.86Citrus
OkeechobeeNearby: St. Lucie $41.90, Indian River $41.90, Highlands $20.61Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 42 counties pay more than Okeechobee, 3 the same, 21 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Okeechobee Countybase $16.98$16.98
  2. St. Lucie Countybase $27.00$41.90
  3. Indian River Countybase $27.00$41.90
  4. Highlands Countybase $17.80$20.61

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.

CountyClassificationBase + fringeBasevs Okeechobee County
Osceola CountyPOWER 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 +$38.88
St. Lucie CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 +$24.92
Indian River CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 +$24.92
Martin CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 +$24.92
Highlands CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$20.61 $17.80 +$3.63
Okeechobee CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$16.98 $16.98 
Glades CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE$16.98 $16.98 same

Florida operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Okeechobee County prevailing wage rates

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 FL20260023 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/FL20260023/1

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 Okeechobee County as CSV · Report an error