Power Equipment Operator prevailing wage rates in Pennsylvania

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish power equipment operator rates in 67 Pennsylvania counties, with top published base pay from $48.48 to $57.52 per hour depending on county and construction type. Every figure below links to its source wage determination on SAM.gov.

County	Top base	Fringe	Type	WD
Adams County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260117
Allegheny County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Armstrong County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Beaver County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Bedford County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Berks County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260108
Blair County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Bradford County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Bucks County	$56.37	$34.53	Heavy	PA20260004
Butler County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Cambria County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Cameron County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Carbon County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260119
Centre County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Chester County	$56.37	$34.53	Heavy	PA20260004
Clarion County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Clearfield County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Clinton County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Columbia County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Crawford County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Cumberland County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260121
Dauphin County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260121
Delaware County	$56.37	$34.53	Heavy	PA20260004
Elk County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Erie County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Fayette County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Forest County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Franklin County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260117
Fulton County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Greene County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Huntingdon County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Indiana County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Jefferson County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Juniata County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Lackawanna County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Lancaster County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260123
Lawrence County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Lebanon County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260123
Lehigh County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260119
Luzerne County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Lycoming County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
McKean County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Mercer County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Mifflin County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Monroe County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Montgomery County	$56.37	$34.53	Heavy	PA20260004
Montour County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260111
Northampton County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260112
Northumberland County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Perry County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260113
Philadelphia County	$57.52	$35.38	Building	PA20260003
Pike County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Potter County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Schuylkill County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Snyder County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Somerset County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Sullivan County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Susquehanna County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Tioga County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Union County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Venango County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Warren County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Washington County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Wayne County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Westmoreland County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
Wyoming County	$48.48	$15.34	Heavy	PA20260028
York County	$50.80	$28.89	Residential	PA20260116

One representative line per county: the highest published base rate for this trade. Open the county page for every classification.

Sources

PA20260018 rev. 5 · modified May 20, 2026
PA20260001 rev. 5 · modified May 18, 2026
PA20260100 rev. 3 · modified May 18, 2026
PA20260101 rev. 3