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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Ben Hill County, Georgia
$15.75an hour, base + fringe
$15.00 wage + $0.75 fringe benefits · Building · SUGA2012-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Ben Hill County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $15.75 an hour: a $15.00 base wage plus $0.75 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260085 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $15.75 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260085, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2012-002 (August 11, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Georgia has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
DOL lists 25 operating engineer rates for Ben Hill County, from $11.25 to $51.70 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.00 + $0.75
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) | $15.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.75 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.75 |
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 Georgia change log lists what each one changed.
Every operating engineer rate in Ben Hill County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (OVER 250 TONS)BuildingENGI0474-031 | $51.70 | $34.00 | $17.70 | GA20260085 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (OVER 120 TONS)BuildingENGI0474-031 | $50.70 | $33.00 | $17.70 | GA20260085 Mod 2 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (OVER 10 TONS)BuildingENGI0474-031 | $49.70 | $32.00 | $17.70 | GA20260085 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: OILERBuildingSUGA2012-002 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $0.00 | GA20260085 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORBuildingSUGA2012-002 | $15.75 | $15.00 | $0.75 | GA20260085 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $13.98 | $13.98 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPERHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $11.30 | $11.30 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $11.94 | $11.94 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUGA2014-046 | $14.42 | $14.42 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE GROUNDSMANHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $17.82 | $17.82 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $19.87 | $19.87 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANICHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $19.39 | $19.39 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $13.71 | $13.71 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: HYDROSEEDERHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $11.72 | $11.72 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $20.21 | $16.42 | $3.79 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $20.19 | $15.49 | $4.70 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $21.52 | $21.52 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: COMPACTORHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $15.11 | $12.82 | $2.29 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $13.47 | $13.47 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPERHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $11.25 | $11.25 | $0.00 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUGA2014-046 | $17.41 | $15.25 | $2.16 | GA20260212 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUGA2012-090 | $15.92 | $15.92 | $0.00 | GA20260060 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHeavySUGA2012-090 | $20.20 | $18.88 | $1.32 | GA20260060 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUGA2012-090 | $17.23 | $17.23 | $0.00 | GA20260060 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORResidentialSUGA2008-062 | $11.89 | $11.89 | $0.00 | GA20260006 Mod 1 |
How Ben Hill 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 Georgia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Ben Hill Countybase $15.00$15.75
- Irwin Countybase $15.00$15.75
- Wilcox Countybase $15.50$16.15
- Telfair Countybase $15.00$15.75
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 Ben Hill County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 | +$0.40 |
| Ben Hill County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 | |
| Irwin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 | same |
| Telfair County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 | same |
| Turner County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 | same |
| Coffee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 | same |
| Tift County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 | same |
Georgia 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 GA20260085 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260085/2
We read every active Georgia 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 Ben Hill County as CSV · Report an error