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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Wayne County group, Michigan (7 counties)

LEO sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 7 counties: Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$73.64an hour, fringes 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 7 counties, an operating engineer working as 4.1 power equip. operator - commercial must be paid at least $73.64 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.

LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective November 1, 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 $73.64 an hour. See all of them.

One rate, fringe benefits included: $73.64

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 $73.64. 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)

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)).

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs LEO
Lenawee CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Macomb CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Monroe CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Oakland CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
St. Clair CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Washtenaw CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Wayne CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

When this rate changes

Every operating engineer rate in the Wayne County group

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

  1. 4.1 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$73.64
  2. 4.2 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$73.34
  3. 4.3 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$72.52
  4. 4.4 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$71.66
  5. 3.1 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$71.46
  6. 4.5 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$70.69
  7. 3.2 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$70.31
  8. Boom Truck$70.31
  9. 4.6 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$68.98
  10. 3.3 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$63.58
  11. 3.4 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$63.02
  12. Articulated Hauler$63.02
  13. Off-Road Truck$63.02
  14. 4.7 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$61.67
  15. 4.8 Power Equip. Operator - commercialCommercial$60.64
  16. 3.5 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$44.80
  17. Landscaping equipment$39.09
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in the Wayne County group, highest first.
ClassificationTotal (fringes included)BaseFringe benefitsEffective
3.1 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$71.46 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
3.2 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$70.31 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
3.3 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$63.58 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
3.4 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$63.02 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
3.5 Power Equip. Operator - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$44.80 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.1 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$73.64 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.2 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$73.34 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.3 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$72.52 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.4 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$71.66 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.5 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$70.69 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.6 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$68.98 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.7 Power Equip. Operator - CommercialCommercial$61.67 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
4.8 Power Equip. Operator - commercialCommercial$60.64 incl.incl.Nov 1, 2025
Articulated Hauler$63.02 incl.incl.Oct 28, 2025
Boom Truck$70.31 incl.incl.Oct 28, 2025
Landscaping equipment$39.09 incl.incl.Oct 28, 2025
Off-Road Truck$63.02 incl.incl.Oct 29, 2025

How the Wayne County group compares

The main operating engineer rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Michigan

$69.92Alger$73.64Lenawee
WayneNearby: Lenawee $73.64, Macomb $73.64, Monroe $73.64, Oakland $73.64, St. Clair $73.64, Washtenaw $73.64Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Wayne, 6 the same, 76 less.

Rates nearby

  1. Wayne County groupfringes included$73.64
  2. Oakland Countyfringes included$73.64
  3. Monroe Countyfringes included$73.64
  4. Livingston 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.

CountiesMain classificationTotal (fringes included)Base
Wayne County group, 7 localities: Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne4.1 Power Equip. Operator - Commercial$73.64 —
Kent County group, 61 localities: Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Wexford4.1 Power Equip. Operator - Commercial$71.22 —
Houghton County group, 15 localities: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft4.1 Power Equip. Operator - Commercial$69.92 —

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

Every trade's rates, county by county: Lenawee · Macomb · Monroe · Oakland · St. Clair · Washtenaw · Wayne

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:

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