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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Castro County, Texas
$13.75an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.75 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · SUTX2009-083
$18.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$18.31 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
SPREADER BOX OPERATOR · SATX2025-012
$11.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$11.52 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END) · SUTX2009-127
Castro County uses the same operating engineer rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Castro County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $13.75 an hour: a $13.75 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260196 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.75 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260196, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2009-083 (April 20, 2009). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Castro County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $18.31 an hour: a $18.31 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260298 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.31 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260298, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-012 (November 15, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Castro County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $11.52 an hour: a $11.52 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260086 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.52 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260086, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTX2009-127 (April 21, 2009). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.
DOL lists 27 operating engineer rates for Castro County, from $10.54 to $27.09 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.75 + $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) | $13.75 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $13.75 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.31 + $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) | $18.31 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $18.31 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.52 + $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) | $11.52 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $11.52 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Texas change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in Castro County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END)BuildingSUTX2009-083 | $10.54 | $0.00 | $10.54 | TX20260196 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: FORKLIFTBuildingSUTX2009-083 | $14.58 | $0.00 | $14.58 | TX20260196 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEBuildingSUTX2009-083 | $21.33 | $0.00 | $21.33 | TX20260196 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuildingSUTX2009-083 | $12.80 | $0.43 | $13.23 | TX20260196 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingSUTX2009-083 | $13.75 | $0.00 | $13.75 | TX20260196 Mod 1 |
| SPREADER BOX OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $18.31 | $0.00 | $18.31 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| SCRAPER OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $19.49 | $0.00 | $19.49 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| ROLLER OPERATOR, OTHERHighwaySATX2025-012 | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| ROLLER OPERATOR, ASPHALTHighwaySATX2025-012 | $18.76 | $0.00 | $18.76 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, ROUGHHighwaySATX2025-012 | $23.08 | $0.00 | $23.08 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, FINE GRADEHighwaySATX2025-012 | $26.74 | $0.00 | $26.74 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| MILLING MACHINE OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $20.37 | $0.00 | $20.37 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| MECHANICHighwaySATX2025-012 | $25.47 | $0.00 | $25.47 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $21.03 | $0.00 | $21.03 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, OVER 3 CYHighwaySATX2025-012 | $20.11 | $0.00 | $20.11 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, 3 CY OR LESSHighwaySATX2025-012 | $19.06 | $0.00 | $19.06 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, 50,000 POUNDS OR LESSHighwaySATX2025-012 | $24.67 | $0.00 | $24.67 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| CRAWLER TRACTOR OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $22.51 | $0.00 | $22.51 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| CRANE OPERATOR, LATTICE BOOM 80 TONS OR LESSHighwaySATX2025-012 | $24.40 | $0.00 | $24.40 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| CRANE OPERATOR, HYDRAULIC 80 TONS OR LESSHighwaySATX2025-012 | $27.09 | $0.00 | $27.09 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| BROOM OR SWEEPER OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $21.32 | $0.00 | $21.32 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $23.46 | $0.00 | $23.46 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-012 | $23.21 | $0.00 | $23.21 | TX20260298 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END)HeavySUTX2009-127 | $11.52 | $0.00 | $11.52 | TX20260086 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUTX2009-127 | $14.25 | $0.00 | $14.25 | TX20260086 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOEHeavySUTX2009-127 | $13.86 | $0.00 | $13.86 | TX20260086 Mod 1 |
How Castro 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.
Every county in Texas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Castro Countybase $13.75$13.75
- Swisher Countybase $13.75$13.75
- Parmer Countybase $13.75$13.75
- Randall Countybase $14.25$14.25
Operating Engineer rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's operating engineer rates for Castro County are the same as in 1 other county: Childress.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Castro County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 | +$0.50 |
| Castro County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 | |
| Swisher County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 | same |
| Parmer County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 | same |
| Lamb County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 | same |
| Deaf Smith County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 | same |
| Hale County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 | same |
Texas operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 TX20260196 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260196/1
We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Castro County as CSV · Report an error