Georgia fence builder prevailing wage, county by county
A fence builder's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia is $10.97 an hour in every county that has one (16), for the main classification.
Main fence builder classification in each county (Fence erector), 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.
$10.97$10.97$10.97$10.97$10.97$10.97Fence Builder, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.
How much does a fence builder make on prevailing wage in Georgia?
1 group of counties with identical rates and 12 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
Does fence builder prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Troup County the $10.97 total is a $10.97 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does fence builder 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 fence builders 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 fence builder rate?
DOL often publishes the same fence builder rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 16 counties with a fence builder rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Troup County group).