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Georgia boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia is $58.13 an hour in every county that has one (85), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Haralson County: no rate for this tradeBleckley County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourSumter County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMeriwether County: no rate for this tradeDouglas County: no rate for this tradeCoweta County: no rate for this tradeClarke County: no rate for this tradeBartow County: no rate for this tradeDecatur County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourJones County: no rate for this tradeTift County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeBarrow County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeDooly County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMcDuffie County: no rate for this tradeGrady County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourFannin County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBibb County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeButts County: no rate for this tradeLamar County: no rate for this tradeEvans County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourAtkinson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMiller County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourCrisp County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourCoffee County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBen Hill County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourChattahoochee County: no rate for this tradeHeard County: no rate for this tradeNewton County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeWhite County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourFloyd County: no rate for this tradeMurray County: no rate for this tradeWalker County: no rate for this tradeLiberty County: no rate for this tradeJeff Davis County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourEmanuel County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourGlynn County: no rate for this tradeCharlton County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourAppling County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourPolk County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourRockdale County: no rate for this tradeCherokee County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeGlascock County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourClayton County: no rate for this tradeGreene County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourGilmer County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWare County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourHart County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourPike County: no rate for this tradePickens County: no rate for this tradeHancock County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWebster County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourEchols County: no rate for this tradeWhitfield County: no rate for this tradeBaldwin County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBryan County: no rate for this tradeThomas County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourEarly County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourClinch County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMacon County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBaker County: no rate for this tradeDade County: no rate for this tradeDougherty County: no rate for this tradeMitchell County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourSeminole County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourSchley County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourHenry County: no rate for this tradeTaylor County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBurke County: no rate for this tradeUnion County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourUpson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWalton County: no rate for this tradeWashington County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBerrien County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWheeler County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourColumbia County: no rate for this tradeDodge County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourGwinnett County: no rate for this tradeDawson County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourJefferson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourEffingham County: no rate for this tradeLanier County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourTelfair County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourElbert County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLowndes County: no rate for this tradeTalbot County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourHall County: no rate for this tradeHouston County: no rate for this tradePierce County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourIrwin County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeLong County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeOconee County: no rate for this tradePeach County: no rate for this tradeQuitman County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourRandolph County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourStewart County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourJasper County: no rate for this tradeForsyth County: no rate for this tradeTaliaferro County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourToombs County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourTroup County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourTwiggs County: no rate for this tradePaulding County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeJackson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourTurner County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBulloch County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLumpkin County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourSpalding County: no rate for this tradeTowns County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWilkinson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLee County: no rate for this tradeTattnall County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeCamden County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeGordon County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourRabun County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLaurens County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourScreven County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWarren County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourCandler County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourColquitt County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourHabersham County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourJenkins County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBacon County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMcIntosh County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeWilkes County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourCrawford County: no rate for this tradeCatoosa County: no rate for this tradeCobb County: no rate for this tradeChattooga County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourCook County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMontgomery County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBrooks County: no rate for this tradeChatham County: no rate for this tradeClay County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMuscogee County: no rate for this tradeWorth County: no rate for this tradeBrantley County: no rate for this tradePutnam County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourStephens County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBanks County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourHarris County: no rate for this tradeTerrell County: no rate for this tradeOglethorpe County: no rate for this tradeWilcox County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourTreutlen County boilermaker: $58.13 per hour
$58$58$58$58$58$58Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

6 groups of counties with identical rates and 19 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Colquitt County group19 counties$58.13
  2. Bulloch County group18 counties$58.13
  3. Sumter County group12 counties$58.13
  4. Lumpkin County group9 counties$58.13
  5. Gilmer County group5 counties$58.13
  6. Ware County group3 counties$58.13
  7. Baldwin County1 county$58.13
  8. Ben Hill County1 county$58.13
  9. Bleckley County1 county$58.13
  10. Camden County1 county$58.13
  11. Charlton County1 county$58.13
  12. Decatur County1 county$58.13
  13. Early County1 county$58.13
  14. Gordon County1 county$58.13
  15. Habersham County1 county$58.13
  16. Jackson County1 county$58.13
  17. Jefferson County1 county$58.13
  18. Laurens County1 county$58.13
  19. Polk County1 county$58.13
  20. Putnam County1 county$58.13
  21. Quitman County1 county$58.13
  22. Talbot County1 county$58.13
  23. Telfair County1 county$58.13
  24. Tift County1 county$58.13
  25. Troup County1 county$58.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Colquitt County group, 19 localities: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Miller, Mitchell, Pierce, Randolph, Seminole, ThomasBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Bulloch County group, 18 localities: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Wheeler, WilkesBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Sumter County group, 12 localities: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Upson, Webster, Wilcox, WilkinsonBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Lumpkin County group, 9 localities: Banks, Chattooga, Elbert, Greene, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, TownsBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Gilmer County group, 5 localities: Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Union, WhiteBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Ware County group, 3 localities: Turner, Ware, WayneBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Baldwin CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Ben Hill CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Bleckley CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Camden CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Charlton CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Decatur CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Early CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Gordon CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Habersham CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Jackson CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Jefferson CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Laurens CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Polk CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Putnam CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Quitman CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Talbot CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Telfair CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Tift CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Troup CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 19 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Jackson County?

$58.13 an hour: a $34.21 base wage plus $23.92 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260093, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Jackson County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jackson County the $58.13 total is a $34.21 base wage plus $23.92 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Georgia?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 85 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 25 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Colquitt County group).