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Laborer prevailing wage in Clayton County, Georgia

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$14.60an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$14.60 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2017-018

$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2008-088

$18.70an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$18.70 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2022-003

$15.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.98 base wage + $1.38 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2017-006

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Clayton County, a laborer must be paid at least $14.60 an hour: a $14.60 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260303 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $14.60 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260303, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-018 (April 15, 2021). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Clayton County, a laborer must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260032 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260032, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-088 (August 14, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Clayton County, a laborer must be paid at least $18.70 an hour: a $18.70 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.70 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUGA2022-003 (July 12, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Clayton County, a laborer must be paid at least $15.36 an hour: a $13.98 base wage plus $1.38 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260291 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.36 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260291, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-006 (April 15, 2021). 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 10 laborer rates for Clayton County, from $7.25 to $22.42 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.60 + $0.00

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)$14.60
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$14.60

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.00

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)$7.25
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$7.25

Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.70 + $0.00

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)$18.70
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$18.70

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.98 + $1.38

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)$13.98
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$1.38
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.36

When does this rate change?

Every laborer rate in Clayton County

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

  1. LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUGA2022-003$22.42
  2. LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUGA2017-006$20.34
  3. LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUGA2022-003$19.46
  4. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUGA2022-003$18.70
  5. LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORBuilding · SUGA2017-018$15.69
  6. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUGA2017-006$15.36
  7. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUGA2017-018$14.60
  8. LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUGA2017-018$14.45
  9. LABORER: MASON TENDERResidential · SUGA2008-088$8.00
  10. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUGA2008-088$7.25
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Clayton County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUGA2017-018$12.55 $1.90 $14.45 GA20260303 Mod 2
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUGA2017-018$14.60 $0.00 $14.60 GA20260303 Mod 2
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORBuildingSUGA2017-018$15.69 $0.00 $15.69 GA20260303 Mod 2
LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUGA2022-003$22.42 $0.00 $22.42 GA20260003 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUGA2022-003$18.70 $0.00 $18.70 GA20260003 Mod 1
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUGA2022-003$17.23 $2.23 $19.46 GA20260003 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUGA2017-006$17.11 $3.23 $20.34 GA20260291 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUGA2017-006$13.98 $1.38 $15.36 GA20260291 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDERResidentialSUGA2008-088$8.00 $0.00 $8.00 GA20260032 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUGA2008-088$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 GA20260032 Mod 1

How Clayton County compares

The main laborer 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

$8.00Decatur$20.31Burke
ClaytonNearby: Fayette $14.60, Henry $14.60, Fulton $14.57Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 11 counties pay more than Clayton, 24 the same, 123 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Clayton Countybase $14.60$14.60
  2. Fayette Countybase $14.60$14.60
  3. Henry Countybase $14.60$14.60
  4. Fulton Countybase $14.57$14.57

Laborer 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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Clayton County
Clayton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Fayette CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 same
Henry CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 same
DeKalb CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 same
Spalding CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 same
Rockdale CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 same
Fulton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.57 $14.57 −$0.03

Georgia laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Clayton 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 GA20260303 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260303/2

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 Clayton County as CSV · Report an error