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Oklahoma operating engineer prevailing wage, county by county

An operating engineer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Oklahoma is $57.14 an hour in every county that has one (77), for the main classification.

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.

Blaine County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourComanche County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourBeckham County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourKingfisher County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCuster County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourGreer County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCherokee County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourGrady County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCarter County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourPushmataha County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCreek County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourAlfalfa County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCotton County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourWagoner County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCleveland County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMurray County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourOkmulgee County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourChoctaw County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourJefferson County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourNowata County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourWoods County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourWoodward County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourPottawatomie County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMcIntosh County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourOkfuskee County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourGarfield County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourEllis County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourJackson County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourTexas County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourKay County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourLincoln County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourLogan County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourAdair County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourGarvin County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourKiowa County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourPawnee County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourJohnston County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMcClain County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourOklahoma County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourOsage County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourPayne County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCoal County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourHughes County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourPontotoc County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourHaskell County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourLatimer County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMcCurtain County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourStephens County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMuskogee County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourOttawa County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourDelaware County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourHarmon County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMayes County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourSequoyah County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCanadian County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourAtoka County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourPittsburg County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourTillman County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourBryan County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourLe Flore County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourNoble County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourSeminole County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourDewey County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourLove County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourRoger Mills County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourTulsa County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourWashita County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCaddo County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCimarron County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourWashington County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourGrant County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMarshall County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourHarper County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourBeaver County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourCraig County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourMajor County operating engineer: $57.14 per hourRogers County operating engineer: $57.14 per hour
$57$57$57$57$57$57Operating 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 Oklahoma?

8 groups of counties with identical rates and 45 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Woodward County group12 counties$57.14
  2. Kiowa County group4 counties$57.14
  3. Pontotoc County group4 counties$57.14
  4. Delaware County group3 counties$57.14
  5. Haskell County group3 counties$57.14
  6. Bryan County group2 counties$57.14
  7. McIntosh County group2 counties$57.14
  8. Washita County group2 counties$57.14
  9. Adair County1 county$57.14
  10. Beckham County1 county$57.14
  11. Caddo County1 county$57.14
  12. Canadian County1 county$57.14
  13. Carter County1 county$57.14
  14. Cherokee County1 county$57.14
  15. Choctaw County1 county$57.14
  16. Cleveland County1 county$57.14
  17. Comanche County1 county$57.14
  18. Cotton County1 county$57.14
  19. Creek County1 county$57.14
  20. Custer County1 county$57.14
  21. Garfield County1 county$57.14
  22. Grady County1 county$57.14
  23. Hughes County1 county$57.14
  24. Jackson County1 county$57.14
  25. Jefferson County1 county$57.14
  26. Johnston County1 county$57.14
  27. Kay County1 county$57.14
  28. Le Flore County1 county$57.14
  29. Lincoln County1 county$57.14
  30. Logan County1 county$57.14
  31. Love County1 county$57.14
  32. Mayes County1 county$57.14
  33. McClain County1 county$57.14
  34. McCurtain County1 county$57.14
  35. Murray County1 county$57.14
  36. Muskogee County1 county$57.14
  37. Oklahoma County1 county$57.14
  38. Okmulgee County1 county$57.14
  39. Osage County1 county$57.14
  40. Ottawa County1 county$57.14

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Woodward County group, 12 localities: Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Kingfisher, Major, Noble, WoodwardPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Kiowa County group, 4 localities: Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, TillmanPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Pontotoc County group, 4 localities: Coal, Garvin, Marshall, PontotocPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Delaware County group, 3 localities: Craig, Delaware, NowataPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Haskell County group, 3 localities: Haskell, Latimer, PushmatahaPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Bryan County group, 2 localities: Atoka, BryanPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
McIntosh County group, 2 localities: McIntosh, OkfuskeePOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Washita County group, 2 localities: Roger Mills, WashitaPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Adair CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Beckham CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Caddo CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Canadian CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Carter CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Cherokee CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Choctaw CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Cleveland CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Comanche CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Cotton CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Creek CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Custer CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Garfield CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Grady CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Hughes CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Jackson CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Jefferson CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Johnston CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Kay CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Le Flore CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Lincoln CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Logan CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Love CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Mayes CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
McClain CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
McCurtain CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Murray CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Muskogee CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Oklahoma CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. INCLUDUNG ALL OVERHEAD CRANE TYPES. #CRANCES OVER 400 TONS UP TO AND INCLUDING 500 TONS ADD ADDITIONAL $.75 PER HOUR. CRANES OVER 500 TONS AND UP TO AND INCLUDING 700 TONS ASS AN ADDITIONAL $1.50 PER HOUR. CRANES OVER 700 TONS SHALL ADD ADDITIONAL $3.00 PER HOUR. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Okmulgee CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Osage CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Ottawa CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Pawnee CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Payne CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Pittsburg CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Pottawatomie CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Rogers CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Seminole CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Sequoyah CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Stephens CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Texas CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Tulsa CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Wagoner CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Washington CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 
Woods CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES$57.14 $38.09 

8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 45 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Oklahoma operating engineer pay

What is the operating engineer prevailing wage in Oklahoma County?

$57.14 an hour: a $38.09 base wage plus $19.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260049, modification 2. Overtime and every operating engineer classification in Oklahoma County.

Does operating engineer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Oklahoma County the $57.14 total is a $38.09 base wage plus $19.05 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does operating engineer prevailing wage pay overtime in Oklahoma?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same operating engineer rate?

DOL often publishes the same operating engineer rates for several counties. Across Oklahoma, the 77 counties with an operating engineer rate fall into 53 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 12 counties (the Woodward County group).