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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Peñuelas Municipio, Puerto Rico

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) ·

$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS) · SUPR1993-001

$12.55an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$12.00 base wage + $0.55 fringe benefits

OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · SUPR2019-028

$12.45an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$9.31 base wage + $3.14 fringe benefits

OPERATOR: ROLLER · SUPR2019-035

$12.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$11.44 base wage + $0.87 fringe benefits

OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · SUPR2019-006

Peñuelas Municipio uses the same operating engineer rates as 3 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Peñuelas Municipio, an operating engineer working as must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination PR20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUPR1993-001 (October 29, 1993). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Peñuelas Municipio, an operating engineer must be paid at least $12.55 an hour: a $12.00 base wage plus $0.55 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260032 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.55 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination PR20260032, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUPR2019-028 (May 14, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Peñuelas Municipio, an operating engineer must be paid at least $12.45 an hour: a $9.31 base wage plus $3.14 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260023 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.45 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination PR20260023, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUPR2019-035 (May 14, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Peñuelas Municipio, an operating engineer must be paid at least $12.31 an hour: a $11.44 base wage plus $0.87 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260040 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.31 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination PR20260040, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUPR2019-006 (May 14, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

These are the federal Davis-Bacon rates for Puerto Rico, for federally funded or assisted construction. We haven't checked whether Puerto Rico also sets its own.

DOL lists 14 operating engineer rates for Peñuelas Municipio, from $7.25 to $13.78 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.00

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)$7.25
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$7.25

Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.00 + $0.55

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)$12.00
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$0.55
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$12.55

Base wage and fringe benefits: $9.31 + $3.14

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)$9.31
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$3.14
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$12.45

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.44 + $0.87

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)$11.44
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$0.87
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$12.31

When does this rate change?

Every operating engineer rate in Peñuelas Municipio

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

  1. OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUPR2019-035$13.78
  2. OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUPR2019-035$13.56
  3. OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUPR2019-035$13.02
  4. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEResidential · SUPR2019-028$12.55
  5. OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUPR2019-035$12.45
  6. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavy · SUPR2019-006$12.31
  7. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUPR2019-035$11.72
  8. OPERATOR: MECHANICHighway · SUPR2019-035$11.13
  9. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUPR2019-035$11.09
  10. OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighway · SUPR2019-035$10.03
  11. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (LOADERS)Building · SUPR1993-001$7.51
  12. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (TRAXCAVATOR)Building · SUPR1993-001$7.25
  13. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)Building · SUPR1993-001$7.25
  14. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (CRANES)Building · SUPR1993-001$7.25
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Peñuelas Municipio, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (TRAXCAVATOR)BuildingSUPR1993-001$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 PR20260001 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (LOADERS)BuildingSUPR1993-001$7.25 $0.26 $7.51 PR20260001 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)BuildingSUPR1993-001$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 PR20260001 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (CRANES)BuildingSUPR1993-001$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 PR20260001 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUPR2019-035$9.31 $3.14 $12.45 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUPR2019-035$10.41 $3.15 $13.56 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUPR2019-035$10.19 $0.94 $11.13 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUPR2019-035$12.53 $1.25 $13.78 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUPR2019-035$12.11 $0.91 $13.02 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUPR2019-035$10.82 $0.90 $11.72 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighwaySUPR2019-035$9.38 $0.65 $10.03 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUPR2019-035$10.34 $0.75 $11.09 PR20260023 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUPR2019-006$11.44 $0.87 $12.31 PR20260040 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEResidentialSUPR2019-028$12.00 $0.55 $12.55 PR20260032 Mod 1

How Peñuelas Municipio compares

The main operating engineer rate in every municipio that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every municipio in Puerto Rico

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Peñuelas Municipiobase $7.25$7.25
  2. Guayanilla Municipiobase $7.25$7.25
  3. Ponce Municipiobase $7.25$7.25
  4. Adjuntas Municipiobase $7.25$7.25

Operating Engineer rates in nearby localities

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of municipios, so neighbours often share them; the municipio where the work is done decides.

DOL's operating engineer rates for Peñuelas Municipio are the same as in 3 other localities: Guánica, Guayanilla, Yauco.

MunicipioClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Peñuelas Municipio
Peñuelas MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 
Guayanilla MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 same
Ponce MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 same
Adjuntas MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 same
Yauco MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 same
Jayuya MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 same
Guánica MunicipioPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (DIGGERS)$7.25 $7.25 same

Puerto Rico operating engineer prevailing wage by municipio, with a map

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All Peñuelas Municipio prevailing wage rates

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), wage determination PR20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/PR20260001/1

We read every active Puerto Rico 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 Peñuelas Municipio as CSV · Report an error