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Texas operating engineer prevailing wage, county by county
An operating engineer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Texas runs from $11.00 an hour in Wood County to $49.86 in Atascosa County. The median county is $13.75.
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.
How much does an operating engineer make on prevailing wage in Texas?
34 groups of counties with identical rates and 160 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
- Medina County group2 counties$49.86
- Austin County1 county$49.86
- Bandera County1 county$49.86
- Bastrop County1 county$49.86
- Bexar County1 county$49.86
- Brazoria County1 county$49.86
- Caldwell County1 county$49.86
- Chambers County1 county$49.86
- Comal County1 county$49.86
- Fort Bend County1 county$49.86
- Galveston County1 county$49.86
- Guadalupe County1 county$49.86
- Hardin County1 county$49.86
- Harris County1 county$49.86
- Hays County1 county$49.86
- Jefferson County1 county$49.86
- Kendall County1 county$49.86
- Liberty County1 county$49.86
- Montgomery County1 county$49.86
- Orange County1 county$49.86
- San Jacinto County1 county$49.86
- Travis County1 county$49.86
- Waller County1 county$49.86
- Williamson County1 county$49.86
- Wilson County1 county$49.86
- Bowie County1 county$15.60
- Gregg County1 county$15.60
- Rusk County1 county$15.60
- Smith County1 county$15.60
- Upshur County1 county$15.60
- McLennan County1 county$15.19
- El Paso County1 county$15.17
- Washington County group5 counties$15.14
- Freestone County group3 counties$15.14
- Milam County group2 counties$15.14
- Anderson County1 county$15.14
- Angelina County1 county$15.14
- Falls County1 county$15.14
- Grimes County1 county$15.14
- Houston County1 county$15.14
Which counties pay which rate
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County group, 2 localities: Atascosa, Medina | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Austin County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Bandera County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Bastrop County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Bexar County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Brazoria County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Caldwell County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Chambers County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Comal County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Fort Bend County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Galveston County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Guadalupe County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Hardin County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Harris County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Hays County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Jefferson County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Kendall County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Liberty County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Montgomery County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Orange County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| San Jacinto County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Travis County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Waller County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Williamson County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Wilson County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES) | $49.86 | $39.47 |
| Bowie County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Gregg County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Rusk County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Smith County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Upshur County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| McLennan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.19 | $13.59 |
| El Paso County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.17 | $14.43 |
| Washington County group, 5 localities: Limestone, Newton, San Augustine, Shelby, Washington | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Freestone County group, 3 localities: Freestone, Trinity, Tyler | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Milam County group, 2 localities: Leon, Milam | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Anderson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Angelina County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Falls County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Grimes County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Houston County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Jasper County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Lee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Madison County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Polk County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Sabine County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Walker County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $14.67 |
| Hidalgo County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.05 | $14.04 |
| Webb County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.05 | $14.04 |
| Coryell County group, 2 localities: Coryell, Lampasas | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.34 | $13.10 |
| Bell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.34 | $13.10 |
| Brazos County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.33 | $14.33 |
| Burleson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.33 | $14.33 |
| Robertson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.33 | $14.33 |
| Clay County group, 2 localities: Archer, Clay | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Jones County group, 2 localities: Callahan, Jones | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Lubbock County group, 2 localities: Crosby, Lubbock | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Tom Green County group, 2 localities: Irion, Tom Green | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Aransas County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Armstrong County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Calhoun County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Carson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Ector County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Goliad County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Midland County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Nueces County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Potter County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Randall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| San Patricio County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Taylor County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Victoria County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Wichita County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Hockley County group, 8 localities: Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Hockley, Knox, Stonewall, Wilbarger, Yoakum | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Moore County group, 6 localities: Hemphill, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Starr County group, 5 localities: Starr, Uvalde, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Dallam County group, 4 localities: Dallam, Donley, Hartley, Swisher | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Haskell County group, 4 localities: Haskell, Kent, King, Motley | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Comanche County group, 3 localities: Coleman, Comanche, Concho | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Dawson County group, 3 localities: Borden, Crane, Dawson | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Lynn County group, 3 localities: Foard, Garza, Lynn | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Nolan County group, 3 localities: Mills, Mitchell, Nolan | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Wharton County group, 3 localities: Jim Wells, Live Oak, Wharton | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Castro County group, 2 localities: Castro, Childress | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Collingsworth County group, 2 localities: Briscoe, Collingsworth | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Hutchinson County group, 2 localities: Hutchinson, Roberts | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| La Salle County group, 2 localities: La Salle, McMullen | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Lavaca County group, 2 localities: Karnes, Lavaca | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Llano County group, 2 localities: Llano, Mason | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Maverick County group, 2 localities: Frio, Maverick | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Presidio County group, 2 localities: Edwards, Presidio | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Reeves County group, 2 localities: Jeff Davis, Reeves | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| San Saba County group, 2 localities: San Saba, Schleicher | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Terry County group, 2 localities: Hardeman, Terry | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Wheeler County group, 2 localities: Sherman, Wheeler | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Andrews County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Bailey County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Bee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Blanco County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Brewster County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Brooks County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Brown County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Burnet County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Cochran County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Coke County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Colorado County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Crockett County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Culberson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Deaf Smith County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| DeWitt County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Dimmit County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Duval County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Eastland County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Fayette County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Fisher County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Floyd County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Gaines County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Gillespie County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Glasscock County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Gonzales County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Gray County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Hale County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Hall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Hansford County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Howard County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Hudspeth County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Jack County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Jackson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Jim Hogg County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Kenedy County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Kerr County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Kimble County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Kinney County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Kleberg County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Lamb County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Loving County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Martin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Matagorda County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| McCulloch County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Menard County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Pecos County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Reagan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Real County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Refugio County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Runnels County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Scurry County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Shackelford County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Stephens County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Sterling County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Sutton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Throckmorton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Upton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Val Verde County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Ward County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Winkler County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Young County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.75 | $13.75 |
| Terrell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.74 | $13.74 |
| Cameron County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.15 | $13.15 |
| Tarrant County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.09 | $13.09 |
| Dallas County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.06 | $13.06 |
| Johnson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.06 | $13.06 |
| Parker County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.06 | $13.06 |
| Wise County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $13.06 | $13.06 |
| Grayson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.89 | $12.89 |
| Kaufman County group, 2 localities: Kaufman, Rockwall | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.83 | $12.83 |
| Collin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.83 | $12.83 |
| Delta County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.83 | $12.83 |
| Denton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.83 | $12.83 |
| Ellis County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.83 | $12.83 |
| Hunt County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.83 | $12.83 |
| Henderson County group, 2 localities: Henderson, Hill | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Palo Pinto County group, 2 localities: Palo Pinto, Panola | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Bosque County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Camp County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Cass County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Cherokee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Cooke County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Erath County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Fannin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Franklin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Hamilton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Harrison County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Hood County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Hopkins County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Lamar County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Marion County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Montague County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Morris County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Nacogdoches County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Navarro County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Rains County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Red River County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Somervell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Titus County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Van Zandt County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Wood County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $11.00 | $11.00 |
34 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 160 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Texas operating engineer pay
What is the operating engineer prevailing wage in Harris County?
$49.86 an hour: a $39.47 base wage plus $10.39 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260253, modification 1. Overtime and every operating engineer classification in Harris County.
Does operating engineer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Harris County the $49.86 total is a $39.47 base wage plus $10.39 in fringe benefits, about 21% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does operating engineer prevailing wage pay overtime in Texas?
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 Texas, the 254 counties with an operating engineer rate fall into 194 distinct sets of rates, and 34 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 8 counties (the Hockley County group).