Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Steuben County, New York

Davis-Bacon operating engineer rate in Steuben County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

We don't put a federal figure next to NYSDOL's here, because the federal determinations split this trade into groups that don't line up with NYSDOL's. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. New York Davis-Bacon changes

Dated rates for this classification

NYSDOL prints more than one dated line for Operating Engineer - Building: CLASS A. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

When this rate changes

• New York rates aren't locked at bid. Each rate stays until its next printed effective date or the new annual determination on July 1, and contractors must pay the current rate (Article 8 schedules).
• NYSDOL posts error corrections and updates on the first business day of each month, and contractors pay them "retroactive to July 1" (NYSDOL). This page uses the 2026-27 schedules with the October 1, 2026 updates.

Every operating engineer rate in Steuben County

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

How Steuben 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.

Operating Engineer rates in nearby counties

Current NYSDOL rates. The rate is the one prevailing in the locality where the work is done; some job descriptions cover only part of a county (Labor Law §220(5)(d)).

NYSDOL's operating engineer rates for Steuben County are the same as in 8 other counties: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Wayne, Yates. The closest county with a different rate is Seneca County, at $84.24.

New York operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

NYSDOL's notes, in NYSDOL's words.

• ---In the event that equipment listed below is operated by robotic control, the classification covering the operation will be the same as if manually operated.
• ---If a second employee is required by the employer for operation of any covered machine, they shall be an Engineer Class C.
• CLASS A1**: All Cranes (A1 Includes Boom Trucks, Cableway, Cherry Picker, Derrick, Dragline, Dredge, Overhead Crane, Pile Driver, Tower Crane***, Truck Crane, Whirlies).
• CLASS A: Air Tugger; All terrain telescoping material handler; Barber Green and similar type machines; Clamshell; Dragline Shovel and similar machines over three-eighths cu. yd. capacity (Factory rating); Carrier mounted Backhoes that swing 360 degrees; Big Generator Plant; Bridge Crane (all types); Caisson auger and similar type machine; Dredge; Excavator all purpose hydraulically operated; Forklift (with Factory rating of 15' or more of lift); Hoist (on steel erection); Hydraulic/Krupp Drill; Mucking Machines; Remote controlled Excavator with attachments (Brokk type or similar); Ross Carrier (and similar type); Three-Drum Hoist (when all three drums are in use).
• CLASS B: A-Frame Truck; Backfilling Machine; Backhoe (tractor mounted); Belt Crete (and similar type machines); Bituminous spreading machine (3/8 yd. capacity or less factory rating); Bulldozer; Carry-all type Scraper; Compressors (four (4) not to exceed 2000 CFM combined capacity) or (three (3) or less with more than 1200 CFM but not to exceed 2000 CFM); Concrete Mixer; Concrete Placer; Concrete Pump; Mini Locomotives (all types); Elevating Grader; Elevator; Fine Grade and Finish Rollers; Fine Grade Machines (all kinds); Forklift with factory rating of less than 15' of lift; Front End Loader; Gunite Pumping Machine; High Pressure Boiler; Hoist (1 or 2 drums); Maintenance Engineer (Mechanic); Mechanical Slurry Machine (all kinds); Mega Mixers and similar type machines; Motor Grader; Pavement Grinder; Post Hole Digger; Pumps (regardless of motive power) no more than four (4) in number not to exceed twenty (20) inches in total capacity (not to include single electric pumps up to and including four (4) inches); Shot Crete Pumping Machine; Side Boom; Tractor; Skid Steer Loader (including attachments); Stoner Crusher; Tournadozer and similar types; Tournapull and similar types; Trenching Machines; Welder; Well Drill; Well Point System.
• CLASS C: Compressors - any combination (Not to exceed three (3) pieces of equipment or not to exceed 1200 CFM combined capacity); Fireman; Longitudinal Float; Mechanical Heater; Pumps (regardless of motive power, no more than three (3) in number, not to exceed twelve (12) inches total capacity); Roller (fill and grade); Rubber Tired Tractor; Welding Machine (except gas driven up to 300 amp); Mechanical Conveyor (over 12 ft. in length); Junior Engineers/Oilers.
• * To be allocated at a later date.
• Additional $2.50 per hour if work requires Personal Protective Equipment for hazardous waste site activities with a level C or over rating.
• (**) TONNAGE PREMIUMS:
• All cranes up to 64 tons capacity - A1 rate
• All cranes 65 ton to 110 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 1.50
• All cranes 111 ton to 199 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 2.00
• All cranes 200 ton to 399 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 3.00
• All cranes 400 ton to 599 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 4.00
• All cranes 600 ton to 799 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 5.00
• All cranes 800 ton to 999 ton capacity - A1 rate plus $ 6.00
• All cranes 1000 ton capacity and over - A1 rate plus $ 7.00
• (***) Tower Cranes - A1 rate plus $2.50 (no tonnage premiums)
• - Cranes in Luffer Configuration - A1 rate plus $ 5.00.
• - Cranes with external ballast (Tray or Wagon) - A1 rate plus $ 5.00.
• - NOTE: These premiums are in addition to the tonnage premiums if over 400 tons.