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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Houghton County group, Michigan (15 counties)
LEO sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 15 counties: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$69.92an hour, fringe benefits included · 4.1 Power Equip. Operator - Commercial
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split) · Commercial
On Michigan public works in each of these 15 counties, an operating engineer working as 4.1 power equip. operator - commercial must be paid at least $69.92 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective October 31, 2025. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked against michigan.gov on October 25, 2026.
LEO lists 17 operating engineer rates for each of these counties, from $39.09 to $71.46 an hour. See all of them.
- LEO prints no wage/fringe split. Derived from its overtime rates (wage = 2 × (time and a half − straight time)), the split would be about $44.94 wage + $24.98 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $69.92
LEO publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $69.92. LEO doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
LEO's data note: LEO prints package rates only (wage + fringe at straight time, 1.5x, 2x)
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the rates LEO determined for it, unless it isn't awarded or started within 90 days, when LEO redetermines them (MCL 408.1103).
- LEO publishes a new edition every November 1. This page copies the November 2025 edition; Barry, Bay, Benzie and Berrien carry 2026 corrections.
Every operating engineer rate in the Houghton County group
As LEO lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- 3.1 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$71.46
- 3.2 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$70.31
- Boom Truck$70.31
- 4.1 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$69.92
- 4.4 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$69.81
- 4.2 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$69.63
- 4.3 Power Equip Operator - CommercialCommercial$68.81
- 4.5 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$65.51
- 3.3 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$63.58
- 3.4 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$63.02
- Articulated Hauler$63.02
- Off-Road Truck$63.02
- 4.6 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$61.08
- 4.7 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$60.14
- 4.8 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$48.36
- 3.5 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$44.80
- Landscaping equipment$39.09
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $71.46 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 3.2 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $70.31 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 3.3 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $63.58 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 3.4 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $63.02 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 3.5 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $44.80 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 4.1 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $69.92 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.2 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $69.63 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.3 Power Equip Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $68.81 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.4 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $69.81 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.5 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $65.51 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.6 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $61.08 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.7 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $60.14 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 4.8 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $48.36 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Articulated Hauler | incl. | incl. | $63.02 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Boom Truck | incl. | incl. | $70.31 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Landscaping equipment | incl. | incl. | $39.09 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Off-Road Truck | incl. | incl. | $63.02 | Oct 29, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon operating engineer rates in these counties
The counties share LEO's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Baraga County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Chippewa County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Delta County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Dickinson County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Gogebic County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Houghton County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Iron County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Keweenaw County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Luce County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Mackinac County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Marquette County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Menominee County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Ontonagon County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Schoolcraft County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
How the Houghton County group compares
The main operating engineer rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Houghton County groupfringes included$69.92
- Baraga Countyfringes included$69.92
- Ontonagon Countyfringes included$69.92
- Leelanau Countyfringes included$71.22
Which county is in which operating engineer group
Every Michigan county with a operating engineer rate. Counties LEO treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
3 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
Michigan operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO's prevailing wages by county
- LEO's county PDF lists apprentice rates by level for each classification; see the PDF linked on each page (LEO).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Alger · Baraga · Chippewa · Delta · Dickinson · Gogebic · Houghton · Iron · Keweenaw · Luce · Mackinac · Marquette · Menominee · Ontonagon · Schoolcraft
Are you being paid this rate?
LEO's rate is wage and fringe together: add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare the sum with the total. LEO Wage and Hour Division, P.O. Box 30476, Lansing, MI 48909 (LEO).
Source
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. For the row this page leads with:
- Alger: LEO-November-2025-alger, page 6
- Baraga: LEO-November-2025-baraga, page 6
- Chippewa: LEO-November-2025-chippewa, page 6
- Delta: LEO-November-2025-delta, page 6
- Dickinson: LEO-November-2025-dickinson, page 6
- Gogebic: LEO-November-2025-gogebic, page 6
- Houghton: LEO-November-2025-houghton, page 6
- Iron: LEO-November-2025-iron, page 6
- Keweenaw: LEO-November-2025-keweenaw, page 6
- Luce: LEO-November-2025-luce, page 6
- Mackinac: LEO-November-2025-mackinac, page 6
- Marquette: LEO-November-2025-marquette, page 6
- Menominee: LEO-November-2025-menominee, page 6
- Ontonagon: LEO-November-2025-ontonagon, page 6
- Schoolcraft: LEO-November-2025-schoolcraft, page 6
We read every county PDF in LEO's November 2025 edition and check every page with a second, separate read; the last run found no mismatches. Where LEO prints the same classification twice in a county without saying where each applies, both rows are shown. How we check · Download every Michigan rate as CSV · Report an error