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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Dickenson County, Virginia

$11.50an hour, base + fringe

$11.00 wage + $0.50 fringe benefits · Building · SUVA2013-018

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Dickenson County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $11.50 an hour: a $11.00 base wage plus $0.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260009 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $11.50 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260009, modification 2, published October 15, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVA2013-018 (January 11, 2016). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Virginia's prevailing wage for state-funded public works over $250,000, and for localities that adopt it by ordinance, uses these same rates: DOLI's wage determinations "are based on" the Davis-Bacon ones, with no project-specific determinations (Va. Code 2.2-4321.3; DOLI). Only DOLI's official copy sent to the contracting agency counts for official purposes.

DOL lists 23 operating engineer rates for Dickenson County, from $11.50 to $56.84 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.00 + $0.50

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)$11.00
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$0.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$11.50

When this rate changes

Every operating engineer rate in Dickenson County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuilding · ENGI0147-015$56.84
  2. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANEHeavy · SUVA2010-026$39.34
  3. OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUVA2016-007$26.68
  4. OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE, INCLUDES FINISHINGHighway · SUVA2016-007$26.13
  5. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : BULLDOZERHeavy · SUVA2010-026$25.37
  6. OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUVA2016-007$21.13
  7. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUVA2016-007$20.53
  8. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : LOADERHeavy · SUVA2010-026$19.68
  9. OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUVA2016-007$19.36
  10. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUVA2016-007$19.36
  11. OPERATOR: LOADERResidential · SUVA2012-004$18.75
  12. OPERATOR: MECHANICHighway · SUVA2016-007$18.57
  13. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : EXCAVATORHeavy · SUVA2010-026$17.55
  14. OPERATOR: PAVEMENT PLANERHighway · SUVA2016-007$17.28
  15. OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUVA2016-007$16.80
  16. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : BACKHOEHeavy · SUVA2010-026$16.47
  17. OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUVA2016-007$15.95
  18. OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUVA2016-007$15.85
  19. OPERATOR: ROLLER (FINISHING)Highway · SUVA2016-007$15.17
  20. OPERATOR: PAVEMENT PLANER GROUNDSMENHighway · SUVA2016-007$15.10
  21. OPERATOR: TRACTOR (UTILITY)Highway · SUVA2016-007$12.48
  22. OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighway · SUVA2016-007$12.48
  23. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuilding · SUVA2013-018$11.50
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Dickenson County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase + fringeBaseFringe benefitsWD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuildingENGI0147-015$56.84 $38.79 $18.05 VA20260009 Mod 2
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingSUVA2013-018$11.50 $11.00 $0.50 VA20260009 Mod 2
OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUVA2016-007$15.95 $15.95 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: TRACTOR (UTILITY)HighwaySUVA2016-007$12.48 $12.25 $0.23 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLER (FINISHING)HighwaySUVA2016-007$15.17 $15.17 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUVA2016-007$15.85 $15.85 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUVA2016-007$16.80 $16.80 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVEMENT PLANER GROUNDSMENHighwaySUVA2016-007$15.10 $14.81 $0.29 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVEMENT PLANERHighwaySUVA2016-007$17.28 $17.28 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUVA2016-007$21.13 $21.13 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUVA2016-007$18.57 $18.57 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUVA2016-007$19.36 $19.36 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE, INCLUDES FINISHINGHighwaySUVA2016-007$26.13 $26.13 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUVA2016-007$26.68 $26.68 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUVA2016-007$19.36 $19.36 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUVA2016-007$12.48 $12.25 $0.23 VA20260071 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUVA2016-007$20.53 $20.53 $0.00 VA20260071 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANEHeavySUVA2010-026$39.34 $29.08 $10.26 VA20260025 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : LOADERHeavySUVA2010-026$19.68 $18.03 $1.65 VA20260025 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : EXCAVATORHeavySUVA2010-026$17.55 $16.01 $1.54 VA20260025 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : BULLDOZERHeavySUVA2010-026$25.37 $25.37 $0.00 VA20260025 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR : BACKHOEHeavySUVA2010-026$16.47 $15.46 $1.01 VA20260025 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERResidentialSUVA2012-004$18.75 $18.75 $0.00 VA20260131 Mod 1

How Dickenson County compares

The main operating engineer rate in every county or city that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county or city in Virginia

$11.50Alleghany$58.04Appomattox
DickensonNearby: Wise $11.50, Russell $11.50, Scott $17.11Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 107 counties pay more than Dickenson, 25 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Dickenson Countybase $11.00$11.50
  2. Wise Countybase $11.00$11.50
  3. Russell Countybase $11.00$11.50
  4. Scott Countybase $16.24$17.11

Operating Engineer rates in nearby localities

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties and cities, so neighbours often share them; the county or city where the work is done decides.

County or cityClassificationBase + fringeBasevs Dickenson County
Scott CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$17.11 $16.24 +$5.61
Washington CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$17.11 $16.24 +$5.61
Dickenson CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$11.50 $11.00 
Wise CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$11.50 $11.00 same
Russell CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$11.50 $11.00 same
Buchanan CountyPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$11.50 $11.00 same
Norton (independent city)POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$11.50 $11.00 same

Virginia operating engineer prevailing wage by county or city, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Dickenson County prevailing wage rates

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 VA20260009 Mod 2, published October 15, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260009/2

We read every active Virginia 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 Dickenson County as CSV · Report an error