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Georgia carpenter prevailing wage, county by county

A carpenter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $14.13 an hour in Baldwin County to $25.17 in Baker County. The median county is $19.43.

Main carpenter classification in each county, 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 carpenter: $18.02 per hourBleckley County carpenter: $18.00 per hourSumter County carpenter: $18.00 per hourMeriwether County carpenter: $18.02 per hourDouglas County carpenter: $18.02 per hourCoweta County carpenter: $18.02 per hourClarke County carpenter: $24.68 per hourBartow County carpenter: $18.02 per hourDecatur County carpenter: $17.92 per hourJones County carpenter: $25.17 per hourTift County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMorgan County carpenter: $18.02 per hourBarrow County carpenter: $18.02 per hourCalhoun County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMadison County carpenter: $24.68 per hourDooly County carpenter: $18.00 per hourMcDuffie County carpenter: $24.83 per hourGrady County carpenter: $17.92 per hourFannin County carpenter: $22.28 per hourBibb County carpenter: $25.17 per hourPulaski County carpenter: $25.17 per hourButts County carpenter: $18.02 per hourLamar County carpenter: $18.02 per hourEvans County carpenter: $22.28 per hourAtkinson County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMiller County carpenter: $17.92 per hourCrisp County carpenter: $18.00 per hourCoffee County carpenter: $17.92 per hourBen Hill County carpenter: $17.92 per hourChattahoochee County carpenter: $25.17 per hourHeard County carpenter: $18.02 per hourNewton County carpenter: $18.02 per hourDeKalb County carpenter: $18.02 per hourWhite County carpenter: $22.28 per hourFloyd County carpenter: $25.17 per hourMurray County carpenter: $25.17 per hourWalker County carpenter: $25.17 per hourLiberty County carpenter: $19.43 per hourJeff Davis County carpenter: $17.92 per hourEmanuel County carpenter: $22.28 per hourGlynn County carpenter: $19.43 per hourCharlton County carpenter: $17.92 per hourAppling County carpenter: $17.92 per hourPolk County carpenter: $22.28 per hourRockdale County carpenter: $18.02 per hourCherokee County carpenter: $18.02 per hourFulton County carpenter: $18.02 per hourGlascock County carpenter: $22.28 per hourClayton County carpenter: $18.02 per hourGreene County carpenter: $22.28 per hourGilmer County carpenter: $22.28 per hourWare County carpenter: $17.92 per hourHart County carpenter: $22.28 per hourPike County carpenter: $18.02 per hourPickens County carpenter: $18.02 per hourHancock County carpenter: $22.28 per hourWebster County carpenter: $18.00 per hourEchols County carpenter: $25.17 per hourWhitfield County carpenter: $25.17 per hourBaldwin County carpenter: $14.13 per hourBryan County carpenter: $19.43 per hourThomas County carpenter: $17.92 per hourEarly County carpenter: $17.92 per hourClinch County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMacon County carpenter: $18.00 per hourBaker County carpenter: $25.17 per hourDade County carpenter: $25.17 per hourDougherty County carpenter: $25.17 per hourMitchell County carpenter: $17.92 per hourSeminole County carpenter: $17.92 per hourSchley County carpenter: $18.00 per hourHenry County carpenter: $18.02 per hourTaylor County carpenter: $18.00 per hourBurke County carpenter: $24.83 per hourUnion County carpenter: $22.28 per hourUpson County carpenter: $18.00 per hourWalton County carpenter: $18.02 per hourWashington County carpenter: $22.28 per hourWayne County carpenter: $17.92 per hourBerrien County carpenter: $17.92 per hourWheeler County carpenter: $22.28 per hourColumbia County carpenter: $24.83 per hourDodge County carpenter: $18.00 per hourGwinnett County carpenter: $18.02 per hourDawson County carpenter: $18.02 per hourJohnson County carpenter: $22.28 per hourJefferson County carpenter: $22.28 per hourEffingham County carpenter: $19.43 per hourLanier County carpenter: $25.17 per hourFranklin County carpenter: $22.28 per hourTelfair County carpenter: $17.92 per hourElbert County carpenter: $22.28 per hourLowndes County carpenter: $25.17 per hourTalbot County carpenter: $18.00 per hourHall County carpenter: $24.60 per hourHouston County carpenter: $25.17 per hourPierce County carpenter: $17.92 per hourIrwin County carpenter: $17.92 per hourLincoln County carpenter: $24.83 per hourLong County carpenter: $19.43 per hourMonroe County carpenter: $25.17 per hourOconee County carpenter: $24.68 per hourPeach County carpenter: $25.17 per hourQuitman County carpenter: $17.92 per hourRandolph County carpenter: $17.92 per hourStewart County carpenter: $18.00 per hourJasper County carpenter: $18.02 per hourForsyth County carpenter: $18.02 per hourTaliaferro County carpenter: $22.28 per hourToombs County carpenter: $22.28 per hourTroup County carpenter: $18.00 per hourTwiggs County carpenter: $25.17 per hourPaulding County carpenter: $18.02 per hourFayette County carpenter: $18.02 per hourJackson County carpenter: $22.28 per hourTurner County carpenter: $17.92 per hourBulloch County carpenter: $22.28 per hourLumpkin County carpenter: $22.28 per hourSpalding County carpenter: $18.02 per hourTowns County carpenter: $22.28 per hourWilkinson County carpenter: $18.00 per hourLee County carpenter: $25.17 per hourTattnall County carpenter: $22.28 per hourMarion County carpenter: $25.17 per hourCamden County carpenter: $21.70 per hourCarroll County carpenter: $18.02 per hourGordon County carpenter: $22.28 per hourRabun County carpenter: $22.28 per hourLaurens County carpenter: $18.00 per hourScreven County carpenter: $22.28 per hourWarren County carpenter: $22.28 per hourCandler County carpenter: $22.28 per hourColquitt County carpenter: $17.92 per hourHabersham County carpenter: $19.73 per hourJenkins County carpenter: $22.28 per hourBacon County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMcIntosh County carpenter: $19.43 per hourRichmond County carpenter: $24.83 per hourWilkes County carpenter: $22.28 per hourCrawford County carpenter: $25.17 per hourCatoosa County carpenter: $25.17 per hourCobb County carpenter: $18.02 per hourChattooga County carpenter: $22.28 per hourCook County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMontgomery County carpenter: $22.28 per hourBrooks County carpenter: $25.17 per hourChatham County carpenter: $19.43 per hourClay County carpenter: $17.92 per hourMuscogee County carpenter: $25.17 per hourWorth County carpenter: $25.17 per hourBrantley County carpenter: $19.43 per hourPutnam County carpenter: $18.00 per hourStephens County carpenter: $22.28 per hourBanks County carpenter: $22.28 per hourHarris County carpenter: $25.17 per hourTerrell County carpenter: $25.17 per hourOglethorpe County carpenter: $24.68 per hourWilcox County carpenter: $18.00 per hourTreutlen County carpenter: $22.28 per hour
$14$18$18$22$24$25Carpenter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

18 groups of counties with identical rates and 94 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Dougherty County group4 counties$25.17
  2. Lowndes County group4 counties$25.17
  3. Harris County group3 counties$25.17
  4. Monroe County group3 counties$25.17
  5. Walker County group2 counties$25.17
  6. Whitfield County group2 counties$25.17
  7. Baker County1 county$25.17
  8. Bibb County1 county$25.17
  9. Catoosa County1 county$25.17
  10. Crawford County1 county$25.17
  11. Floyd County1 county$25.17
  12. Houston County1 county$25.17
  13. Muscogee County1 county$25.17
  14. Peach County1 county$25.17
  15. Pulaski County1 county$25.17
  16. Columbia County group3 counties$24.83
  17. Lincoln County1 county$24.83
  18. Richmond County1 county$24.83
  19. Clarke County group4 counties$24.68
  20. Hall County1 county$24.60
  21. Candler County group3 counties$22.28
  22. Elbert County group2 counties$22.28
  23. Gilmer County group2 counties$22.28
  24. Tattnall County group2 counties$22.28
  25. Banks County1 county$22.28
  26. Bulloch County1 county$22.28
  27. Chattooga County1 county$22.28
  28. Emanuel County1 county$22.28
  29. Franklin County1 county$22.28
  30. Gordon County1 county$22.28
  31. Greene County1 county$22.28
  32. Hancock County1 county$22.28
  33. Hart County1 county$22.28
  34. Jackson County1 county$22.28
  35. Jefferson County1 county$22.28
  36. Jenkins County1 county$22.28
  37. Johnson County1 county$22.28
  38. Lumpkin County1 county$22.28
  39. Montgomery County1 county$22.28
  40. Polk County1 county$22.28

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Harris County group, 3 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, MarionCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Monroe County group, 3 localities: Jones, Monroe, TwiggsCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, WalkerCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Baker CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Bibb CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Catoosa CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Crawford CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Floyd CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Houston CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Muscogee CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Peach CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Pulaski CountyCARPENTER$25.17 $20.69 
Columbia County group, 3 localities: Burke, Columbia, McDuffieCARPENTER$24.83 $24.83 
Lincoln CountyCARPENTER$24.83 $24.83 
Richmond CountyCARPENTER$24.83 $24.83 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpeCARPENTER$24.68 $24.68 
Hall CountyCARPENTER$24.60 $21.06 
Candler County group, 3 localities: Candler, Evans, GlascockCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, TownsCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Gilmer County group, 2 localities: Fannin, GilmerCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Tattnall County group, 2 localities: Taliaferro, TattnallCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Banks CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Bulloch CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Chattooga CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Emanuel CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Franklin CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Gordon CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Greene CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Hancock CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Hart CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Jackson CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Jefferson CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Jenkins CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Johnson CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Lumpkin CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Montgomery CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Polk CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Rabun CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Screven CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Stephens CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Toombs CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Treutlen CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Union CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Warren CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Washington CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Wheeler CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
White CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Wilkes CountyCARPENTER$22.28 $18.91 
Camden CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$21.70 $19.75 
Habersham CountyCARPENTER$19.73 $16.92 
Glynn County group, 2 localities: Brantley, GlynnCARPENTER$19.43 $19.13 
Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, LongCARPENTER$19.43 $19.13 
Bryan CountyCARPENTER$19.43 $19.13 
Chatham CountyCARPENTER$19.43 $19.13 
Effingham CountyCARPENTER$19.43 $19.13 
McIntosh CountyCARPENTER$19.43 $19.13 
Cherokee County group, 15 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Barrow CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Bartow CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Butts CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Clayton CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Cobb CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
DeKalb CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Fayette CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Forsyth CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Fulton CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Gwinnett CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Lamar CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Morgan CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Rockdale CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Walton CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Schley County group, 2 localities: Schley, WebsterCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Bleckley CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Crisp CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Dodge CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Dooly CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Laurens CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Macon CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Putnam CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Stewart CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Sumter CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Talbot CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Taylor CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Troup CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Upson CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Wilcox CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Wilkinson CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$18.00 $18.00 
Cook County group, 7 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Cook, Jeff DavisCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Seminole County group, 3 localities: Miller, Randolph, SeminoleCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Appling CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Ben Hill CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Berrien CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Charlton CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Coffee CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Colquitt CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Decatur CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Early CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Grady CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Irwin CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Mitchell CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Pierce CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Quitman CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Telfair CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Thomas CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Tift CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Turner CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Ware CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Wayne CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$17.92 $15.97 
Baldwin CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$14.13 $13.30 

18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 94 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$18.02 an hour: a $18.02 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260307, modification 2. Overtime and every carpenter classification in Fulton County.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $18.02 total is a $18.02 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter 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 carpenters 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 carpenter rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpenter rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 159 counties with a carpenter rate fall into 112 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Cherokee County group).