Operating Engineer prevailing wage in DeKalb County, Georgia

$41.77an hour, base + fringe

$28.32 wage + $13.45 fringe benefits · Building · ENGI0926-004

On federally funded or assisted building construction in DeKalb County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $41.77 an hour: a $28.32 base wage plus $13.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260305 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $41.77 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260305, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ENGI0926-004 (August 1, 2025). 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 DeKalb County, from $11.89 to $54.61 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.32 + $13.45

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)	$28.32
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$13.45
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$41.77

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 DeKalb County

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

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingENGI0926-004	$41.77	$28.32	$13.45	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: CRANEBuildingENGI0926-005	$54.61	$38.53	$16.08	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: FORKLIFTBuildingENGI0926-006	$49.01	$32.93	$16.08	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: ROLLERBuildingSUGA2017-020	$18.01	$16.82	$1.19	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: LOADERBuildingSUGA2017-020	$21.32	$21.32	$0.00	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEBuildingSUGA2017-020	$16.80	$16.80	$0.00	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuildingSUGA2017-020	$15.23	$15.23	$0.00	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERBuildingSUGA2017-020	$20.24	$20.24	$0.00	GA20260305 Mod 2
OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUGA2022-003	$25.22	$21.00	$4.22	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUGA2022-003	$22.88	$18.89	$3.99	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUGA2022-003	$27.72	$23.62	$4.10	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUGA2022-003	$35.96	$29.67	$6.29	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUGA2022-003	$23.77	$22.37	$1.40	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUGA2022-003	$30.46	$26.18	$4.28	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUGA2022-003	$39.31	$39.31	$0.00	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUGA2022-003	$27.27	$24.68	$2.59	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUGA2022-003	$27.16	$23.53	$3.63	GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLERHeavySUGA2017-006	$11.89	$11.89	$0.00	GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUGA2017-006	$18.51	$17.86	$0.65	GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANEHeavySUGA2017-006	$25.45	$25.45	$0.00	GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUGA2017-006	$16.29	$16.29	$0.00	GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUGA2017-006	$28.87	$24.17	$4.70	GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATING ENGINEER: BULLDOZERResidentialENGI0926-014	$41.77	$28.32	$13.45	GA20260035 Mod 1
OPERATING ENGINEERS: (COMPACTOR AND LOADER)ResidentialENGI0926-015	$41.77	$28.32	$13.45	GA20260035 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATORResidentialSUGA2008-091	$13.69	$13.69	$0.00	GA20260035 Mod 1

How DeKalb 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

DeKalb $41.77401431

$14.00Bulloch$54.61Baldwin

DeKalbNearby: Fulton $41.77, Rockdale $41.77, Oconee $54.61Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 31 counties pay more than DeKalb, 29 the same, 98 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

DeKalb Countybase $28.32$41.77
Fulton Countybase $28.32$41.77
Rockdale Countybase $28.32$41.77
Oconee Countybase $38.53$54.61

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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32
Fulton County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32	same
Rockdale County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32	same
Clayton County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32	same
Gwinnett County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32	same
Henry County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32	same
Cobb County	OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	$41.77	$28.32	same

Georgia operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 GA20260305 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260305/2

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 DeKalb County as CSV · Report an error