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Florida operating engineer prevailing wage, county by county

An operating engineer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Florida runs from $12.43 an hour in Washington County to $55.86 in Citrus County. The median county is $30.87.

Main operating engineer classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Okaloosa County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourGlades County operating engineer: $16.98 per hourDeSoto County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourDixie County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourMartin County operating engineer: $41.90 per hourHardee County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourBay County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourFlagler County operating engineer: $20.61 per hourOrange County operating engineer: $21.96 per hourWalton County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourPasco County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourSt. Lucie County operating engineer: $41.90 per hourWashington County operating engineer: $12.43 per hourSumter County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourPalm Beach County operating engineer: $41.90 per hourAlachua County operating engineer: $15.84 per hourLafayette County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourOkeechobee County operating engineer: $16.98 per hourHernando County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourCharlotte County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourLee County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourLake County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourSuwannee County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourLevy County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourNassau County operating engineer: $15.84 per hourMadison County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourColumbia County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourCalhoun County operating engineer: $12.43 per hourCitrus County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourFranklin County operating engineer: $12.43 per hourGadsden County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourGulf County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourJefferson County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourPinellas County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourClay County operating engineer: $15.84 per hourSanta Rosa County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourSeminole County operating engineer: $22.43 per hourVolusia County operating engineer: $20.61 per hourMonroe County operating engineer: $16.98 per hourSt. Johns County operating engineer: $15.84 per hourOsceola County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourSarasota County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourGilchrist County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourHendry County operating engineer: $16.98 per hourHighlands County operating engineer: $20.61 per hourIndian River County operating engineer: $41.90 per hourManatee County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourUnion County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourDuval County operating engineer: $15.84 per hourWakulla County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourJackson County operating engineer: $12.43 per hourLeon County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourEscambia County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourMiami-Dade County operating engineer: $41.90 per hourBradford County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourTaylor County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourBroward County operating engineer: $41.90 per hourPolk County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourBrevard County operating engineer: $22.43 per hourHamilton County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourCollier County operating engineer: $30.87 per hourBaker County operating engineer: $15.84 per hourLiberty County operating engineer: $12.43 per hourHolmes County operating engineer: $12.43 per hourPutnam County operating engineer: $13.19 per hourMarion County operating engineer: $55.86 per hourHillsborough County operating engineer: $55.86 per hour
$12$13$20$30$55$55Operating Engineer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an operating engineer make on prevailing wage in Florida?

67 counties, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Citrus County1 county$55.86
  2. DeSoto County1 county$55.86
  3. Dixie County1 county$55.86
  4. Gilchrist County1 county$55.86
  5. Hardee County1 county$55.86
  6. Hernando County1 county$55.86
  7. Hillsborough County1 county$55.86
  8. Lake County1 county$55.86
  9. Levy County1 county$55.86
  10. Manatee County1 county$55.86
  11. Marion County1 county$55.86
  12. Osceola County1 county$55.86
  13. Pasco County1 county$55.86
  14. Pinellas County1 county$55.86
  15. Polk County1 county$55.86
  16. Sarasota County1 county$55.86
  17. Sumter County1 county$55.86
  18. Broward County1 county$41.90
  19. Indian River County1 county$41.90
  20. Martin County1 county$41.90
  21. Miami-Dade County1 county$41.90
  22. Palm Beach County1 county$41.90
  23. St. Lucie County1 county$41.90
  24. Bay County1 county$30.87
  25. Charlotte County1 county$30.87
  26. Collier County1 county$30.87
  27. Escambia County1 county$30.87
  28. Gadsden County1 county$30.87
  29. Gulf County1 county$30.87
  30. Jefferson County1 county$30.87
  31. Lee County1 county$30.87
  32. Leon County1 county$30.87
  33. Okaloosa County1 county$30.87
  34. Santa Rosa County1 county$30.87
  35. Wakulla County1 county$30.87
  36. Walton County1 county$30.87
  37. Brevard County1 county$22.43
  38. Seminole County1 county$22.43
  39. Orange County1 county$21.96
  40. Flagler County1 county$20.61

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Citrus 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 
DeSoto CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM$55.86 $39.01 
Dixie CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM$55.86 $39.01 
Gilchrist 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 
Hardee CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM$55.86 $39.01 
Hernando 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 
Hillsborough 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 
Lake 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 
Levy CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM$55.86 $39.01 
Manatee 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 
Marion 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 
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 
Pasco 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 
Pinellas 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 
Polk 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 
Sarasota 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 
Sumter 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 
Broward CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 
Indian River CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 
Martin CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 
Miami-Dade CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 
Palm Beach CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 
St. Lucie CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.90 $27.00 
Bay CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Charlotte CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Collier CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Escambia CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Gadsden CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Gulf CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Jefferson CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Lee CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Leon CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Okaloosa CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Santa Rosa CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Wakulla CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Walton CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$30.87 $22.07 
Brevard CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$22.43 $19.00 
Seminole CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$22.43 $19.00 
Orange CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$21.96 $18.69 
Flagler CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$20.61 $17.80 
Highlands CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$20.61 $17.80 
Volusia CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$20.61 $17.80 
Glades CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE$16.98 $16.98 
Hendry CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$16.98 $16.98 
Monroe CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$16.98 $16.98 
Okeechobee CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$16.98 $16.98 
Alachua CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$15.84 $14.44 
Baker CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$15.84 $14.44 
Clay CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$15.84 $14.44 
Duval CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$15.84 $14.44 
Nassau CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$15.84 $14.44 
St. Johns CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$15.84 $14.44 
Bradford CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Columbia CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Hamilton CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Lafayette CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Madison CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Putnam CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Suwannee CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Taylor CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Union CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$13.19 $13.19 
Calhoun CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$12.43 $12.43 
Franklin CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$12.43 $12.43 
Holmes CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$12.43 $12.43 
Jackson CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$12.43 $12.43 
Liberty CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$12.43 $12.43 
Washington CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$12.43 $12.43 

No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.

Questions about Florida operating engineer pay

What is the operating engineer prevailing wage in Miami-Dade County?

$41.90 an hour: a $27.00 base wage plus $14.90 in fringe benefits, under wage determination FL20260215, modification 1. Overtime and every operating engineer classification in Miami-Dade County.

Does operating engineer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Miami-Dade County the $41.90 total is a $27.00 base wage plus $14.90 in fringe benefits, about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does operating engineer prevailing wage pay overtime in Florida?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice operating engineers get this rate?

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)).

Which county pays operating engineers the most in Florida?

Citrus County, at $55.86 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Washington County at $12.43, and the median county is $30.87.