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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Phillips County group, Kansas (13 counties)
DOL sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 13 counties: Cheyenne, Comanche, Edwards, Elk, Meade, Morton, Ness, Phillips, Rawlins, Rush, Smith, Stanton and Wichita. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$17.67an hour, base + fringe
$15.72 wage + $1.95 fringe benefits · Building · SUKS2015-013
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 13 counties, an operating engineer must be paid at least $17.67 an hour: a $15.72 base wage plus $1.95 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260044 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.67 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260044, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUKS2015-013 (July 8, 2015). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).
DOL lists 27 operating engineer rates for each of these counties, from $13.64 to $59.63 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.72 + $1.95
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) | $15.72 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.95 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.67 |
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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in the Phillips County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingSUKS2015-013 | $17.67 | $15.72 | $1.95 | KS20260044 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL RIG CAISSONSHighwayENGI0101-002 | $59.63 | $38.83 | $20.80 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| SERVICEMAN: EQUIPMENTHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $18.07 | $16.33 | $1.74 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROTO MILLHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $17.80 | $17.80 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTORHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $16.24 | $16.24 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $15.56 | $15.56 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPERHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $15.68 | $15.68 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $14.17 | $14.17 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUKS2019-069 | $16.03 | $16.03 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $20.51 | $20.51 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLEHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $13.92 | $13.92 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $15.75 | $15.75 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $19.56 | $17.89 | $1.67 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $15.19 | $15.19 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $27.88 | $20.22 | $7.66 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINEHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $21.11 | $21.11 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $19.54 | $17.17 | $2.37 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $13.64 | $13.64 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $16.90 | $16.90 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $20.96 | $18.77 | $2.19 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ASPHALT PLANTHighwaySUKS2019-069 | $14.81 | $14.81 | $0.00 | KS20260130 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTORHeavySUKS2014-022 | $15.90 | $15.90 | $0.00 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPERHeavySUKS2014-022 | $15.68 | $15.68 | $0.00 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUKS2014-022 | $16.17 | $16.17 | $0.00 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEHeavySUKS2014-022 | $28.00 | $28.00 | $0.00 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUKS2014-022 | $16.75 | $16.75 | $0.00 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUKS2014-022 | $22.81 | $18.84 | $3.97 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
How the Phillips County group 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 Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Phillips County groupbase $15.72$17.67
- Norton Countybase $15.72$17.67
- Smith Countybase $15.72$17.67
- Riley Countybase $31.56$42.84
Which county is in which operating engineer group
Every Kansas county with a operating engineer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $69.71 | $47.29 |
| Franklin County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $68.31 | $45.89 |
| Johnson County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $68.31 | $45.89 |
| Miami County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $68.31 | $45.89 |
| Wyandotte County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE | $68.31 | $45.89 |
| Leavenworth County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $47.72 | $33.85 |
| Geary County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $45.68 | $32.88 |
| Pottawatomie County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $42.84 | $31.56 |
| Riley County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $42.84 | $31.56 |
| Doniphan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Douglas County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Jackson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Jefferson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Osage County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Shawnee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Wabaunsee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $33.70 | $26.69 |
| Butler County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $23.99 | $20.50 |
| Harvey County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $23.99 | $20.50 |
| Sedgwick County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $23.99 | $20.50 |
| Sumner County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $23.99 | $20.50 |
| Phillips County group, 13 localities: Cheyenne, Comanche, Edwards, Elk, Meade, Morton, Ness, Phillips, Rawlins, Rush, Smith, Stanton, Wichita | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Allen County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Anderson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Atchison County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Barber County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Barton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Bourbon County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Brown County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Chase County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Chautauqua County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Cherokee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Clark County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Clay County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Cloud County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Coffey County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Cowley County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Crawford County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Decatur County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Dickinson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Ellis County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Ellsworth County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Finney County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Ford County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Gove County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Graham County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Grant County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Gray County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Greeley County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Greenwood County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Hamilton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Harper County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Haskell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Hodgeman County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Jewell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Kearny County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Kingman County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Kiowa County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Labette County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Lane County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Lincoln County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Logan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Lyon County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Marion County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Marshall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| McPherson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Mitchell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Montgomery County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Morris County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Nemaha County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Neosho County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Norton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Osborne County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Ottawa County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Pawnee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Pratt County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Reno County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Republic County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Rice County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Rooks County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Russell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Saline County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Scott County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Seward County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Sheridan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Sherman County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Stafford County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Stevens County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Thomas County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Trego County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Wallace County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Washington County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Wilson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
| Woodson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.67 | $15.72 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 92 counties with rates of their own.
Kansas operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Cheyenne · Comanche · Edwards · Elk · Meade · Morton · Ness · Phillips · Rawlins · Rush · Smith · Stanton · Wichita
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Cheyenne: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Comanche: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Edwards: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Elk: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Meade: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Morton: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Ness: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Phillips: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Rawlins: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Rush: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Smith: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Stanton: KS20260044 Mod 1
- Wichita: KS20260044 Mod 1
We read every active Kansas 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 every Kansas rate as CSV · Report an error