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U.S. Virgin Islands operating engineer prevailing wage, island by island

An operating engineer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in U.S. Virgin Islands is $7.60 an hour in every island that has one (3), for the main classification.

Main operating engineer classification in each island (Power equipment operators: crane), 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.

St. Thomas Island operating engineer: $7.60 per hourSt. Croix Island operating engineer: $7.60 per hourSt. John Island operating engineer: $7.60 per hour
$7.60$7.60$7.60$7.60$7.60$7.60Operating 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 U.S. Virgin Islands?

3 localities, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. St. Croix Island1 island · POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$7.60
  2. St. John Island1 island · POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$7.60
  3. St. Thomas Island1 island · POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$7.60

Which localities pay which rate

IslandsMain classificationBase + fringeBase
St. Croix IslandPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$7.60 $7.60 
St. John IslandPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$7.60 $7.60 
St. Thomas IslandPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE$7.60 $7.60 

No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.

Questions about U.S. Virgin Islands operating engineer pay

What is the operating engineer prevailing wage in St. Croix Island?

$7.60 an hour: a $7.60 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every operating engineer classification in St. Croix Island.

Does operating engineer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In St. Croix Island the $7.60 total is a $7.60 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does operating engineer prevailing wage pay overtime in U.S. Virgin Islands?

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)).