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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Franklin County, Vermont
$16.40an hour, base + fringe · EXCAVATOR
$16.40 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUVT2011-011
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Franklin County, an operating engineer working as excavator must be paid at least $16.40 an hour: a $16.40 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VT20260026 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.40 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination VT20260026, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVT2011-011 (February 10, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Vermont also sets its own rates for state construction over $100,000 (29 V.S.A. 161), by wage area; on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. The state's rate file wasn't reachable when we checked on October 25, 2026, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.
DOL lists 17 operating engineer rates for Franklin County, from $7.25 to $55.95 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.40 + $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) | $16.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.40 |
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 Vermont change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in Franklin County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUVT2017-021$55.95
- OPERATOR: LOADERHeavy · SUVT2017-007$46.56
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavy · SUVT2017-007$37.78
- OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighway · SUVT2017-021$31.24
- OPERATOR: POUNDERHighway · SUVT2017-021$27.34
- OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUVT2017-021$24.96
- OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUVT2017-021$23.91
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUVT2017-021$23.83
- OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighway · SUVT2017-021$21.04
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuilding · SUVT2011-011$19.00
- OPERATOR: EXCAVATORBuilding · SUVT2011-011$16.40
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: PAVERResidential · SUVT1990-006$7.25
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FORKLIFTResidential · SUVT1990-006$7.25
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANEResidential · SUVT1990-006$7.25
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOEResidential · SUVT1990-006$7.25
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (ROLLER)Residential · SUVT1990-006$7.25
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BULLDOZER)Residential · SUVT1990-006$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: EXCAVATORBuildingSUVT2011-011 | $16.40 | $16.40 | $0.00 | VT20260026 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuildingSUVT2011-011 | $19.00 | $19.00 | $0.00 | VT20260026 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: POUNDERHighwaySUVT2017-021 | $27.34 | $22.30 | $5.04 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUVT2017-021 | $24.96 | $21.41 | $3.55 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUVT2017-021 | $55.95 | $32.40 | $23.55 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUVT2017-021 | $23.91 | $21.50 | $2.41 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUVT2017-021 | $21.04 | $18.57 | $2.47 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERHighwaySUVT2017-021 | $31.24 | $22.85 | $8.39 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUVT2017-021 | $23.83 | $21.58 | $2.25 | VT20260060 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUVT2017-007 | $46.56 | $27.04 | $19.52 | VT20260068 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUVT2017-007 | $37.78 | $27.45 | $10.33 | VT20260068 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: PAVERResidentialSUVT1990-006 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | VT20260005 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FORKLIFTResidentialSUVT1990-006 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | VT20260005 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANEResidentialSUVT1990-006 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | VT20260005 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOEResidentialSUVT1990-006 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | VT20260005 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (ROLLER)ResidentialSUVT1990-006 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | VT20260005 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BULLDOZER)ResidentialSUVT1990-006 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | VT20260005 Mod 1 |
How Franklin 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 Vermont
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Franklin Countybase $16.40$16.40
- Grand Isle Countybase $16.40$16.40
- Lamoille Countybase $19.50$25.58
- Chittenden Countybase $17.00$17.95
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 Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoille County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $25.58 | $19.50 | +$9.18 |
| Orleans County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $25.58 | $19.50 | +$9.18 |
| Washington County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $25.58 | $19.50 | +$9.18 |
| Caledonia County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $25.58 | $19.50 | +$9.18 |
| Chittenden County | OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR | $17.95 | $17.00 | +$1.55 |
| Franklin County | OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR | $16.40 | $16.40 | |
| Grand Isle County | OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR | $16.40 | $16.40 | same |
Vermont 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 VT20260026 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VT20260026/1
We read every active Vermont 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 Franklin County as CSV · Report an error