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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Carbon County, Utah
$17.38an hour, base + fringe
$16.59 wage + $0.79 fringe benefits · Building · SUUT2012-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Carbon County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $17.38 an hour: a $16.59 base wage plus $0.79 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260070 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.38 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination UT20260070, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUUT2012-002 (July 29, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Utah repealed its law in 1981 (DOL state table).
DOL lists 19 operating engineer rates for Carbon County, from $7.25 to $43.57 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.59 + $0.79
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) | $16.59 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.79 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.38 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Utah change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in Carbon County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUUT2019-015$43.57
- OPERATOR: MECHANICHighway · SUUT2019-015$43.08
- OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUUT2019-015$41.02
- OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUUT2019-015$40.02
- OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUUT2019-015$39.11
- OPERATOR: SCREEDHighway · SUUT2019-015$38.45
- OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUUT2019-015$35.07
- OPERATOR: CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINEHighway · SUUT2019-015$29.12
- OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighway · SUUT2019-015$27.69
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUUT2019-015$27.16
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUUT2019-015$25.80
- OPERATOR: OILERHighway · SUUT2019-015$24.44
- OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighway · SUUT2019-015$23.36
- OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END)Heavy · SUUT2008-034$20.64
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuilding · SUUT2012-002$17.38
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavy · SUUT2008-034$16.55
- OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHeavy · SUUT2008-034$14.08
- OPERATOR: ROLLER (DIRT AND GRADE COMPACTION)Heavy · SUUT2008-034$11.62
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - BACKHOEResidential · SUUT1997-002$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingSUUT2012-002 | $17.38 | $16.59 | $0.79 | UT20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $38.45 | $26.14 | $12.31 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $39.11 | $23.46 | $15.65 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUUT2019-015 | $40.02 | $24.37 | $15.65 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: OILERHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $24.44 | $19.00 | $5.44 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $35.07 | $27.81 | $7.26 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $43.08 | $27.43 | $15.65 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $41.02 | $25.37 | $15.65 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $43.57 | $27.92 | $15.65 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINEHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $29.12 | $22.57 | $6.55 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $25.80 | $24.21 | $1.59 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $27.69 | $20.28 | $7.41 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $23.36 | $20.05 | $3.31 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUUT2019-015 | $27.16 | $21.33 | $5.83 | UT20260103 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER (DIRT AND GRADE COMPACTION)HeavySUUT2008-034 | $11.62 | $11.62 | $0.00 | UT20260018 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END)HeavySUUT2008-034 | $20.64 | $15.89 | $4.75 | UT20260018 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHeavySUUT2008-034 | $14.08 | $14.08 | $0.00 | UT20260018 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUUT2008-034 | $16.55 | $16.55 | $0.00 | UT20260018 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - BACKHOEResidentialSUUT1997-002 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | UT20260002 Mod 1 |
How Carbon 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 Utah
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Carbon Countybase $16.59$17.38
- Emery Countybase $16.59$17.38
- Duchesne Countybase $16.59$17.38
- Utah Countybase $16.92$16.92
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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Carbon County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.38 | $16.59 | |
| Emery County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.38 | $16.59 | same |
| Duchesne County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.38 | $16.59 | same |
| Sanpete County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.38 | $16.59 | same |
| Wasatch County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.38 | $16.59 | same |
| Uintah County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $17.38 | $16.59 | same |
| Utah County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $16.92 | $16.92 | −$0.46 |
Utah 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 UT20260070 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/UT20260070/1
We read every active Utah 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 Carbon County as CSV · Report an error