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Laborer prevailing wage in Harris 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.

$10.33an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.33 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2017-035

$9.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$8.88 base wage + $0.52 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2008-106

$16.41an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$16.41 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2022-009

$13.76an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.76 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUGA2017-012

Harris County uses the same laborer rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Harris County, a laborer must be paid at least $10.33 an hour: a $10.33 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260320 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $10.33 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260320, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-035 (April 15, 2021). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Harris County, a laborer must be paid at least $9.40 an hour: a $8.88 base wage plus $0.52 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260050 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $9.40 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260050, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-106 (August 14, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Harris County, a laborer must be paid at least $16.41 an hour: a $16.41 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260069 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.41 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260069, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUGA2022-009 (July 12, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Harris County, a laborer must be paid at least $13.76 an hour: a $13.76 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260297 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.76 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260297, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-012 (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 9 laborer rates for Harris County, from $8.00 to $22.42 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.33 + $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)$10.33
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.33

Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.88 + $0.52

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)$8.88
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$0.52
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$9.40

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.41 + $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)$16.41
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.41

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.76 + $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)$13.76
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$13.76

When does this rate change?

Every laborer rate in Harris County

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

  1. LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUGA2022-009$22.42
  2. LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUGA2022-009$18.95
  3. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUGA2022-009$16.41
  4. LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUGA2017-035$14.45
  5. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUGA2017-012$13.76
  6. LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUGA2017-012$11.53
  7. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUGA2017-035$10.33
  8. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUGA2008-106$9.40
  9. LABORER: MASON TENDERResidential · SUGA2008-106$8.00
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Harris County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUGA2017-035$12.55 $1.90 $14.45 GA20260320 Mod 2
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUGA2017-035$10.33 $0.00 $10.33 GA20260320 Mod 2
LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUGA2022-009$22.42 $0.00 $22.42 GA20260069 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUGA2022-009$16.41 $0.00 $16.41 GA20260069 Mod 1
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUGA2022-009$16.72 $2.23 $18.95 GA20260069 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUGA2017-012$11.53 $0.00 $11.53 GA20260297 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUGA2017-012$13.76 $0.00 $13.76 GA20260297 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDERResidentialSUGA2008-106$8.00 $0.00 $8.00 GA20260050 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUGA2008-106$8.88 $0.52 $9.40 GA20260050 Mod 1

How Harris 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
HarrisNearby: Muscogee $10.38, Troup $10.87, Talbot $11.10Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 109 counties pay more than Harris, 2 the same, 47 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Harris Countybase $10.33$10.33
  2. Muscogee Countybase $10.38$10.38
  3. Troup Countybase $9.33$10.87
  4. Talbot Countybase $10.51$11.10

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.

DOL's laborer rates for Harris County are the same as in 2 other counties: Chattahoochee, Marion.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Harris County
Meriwether CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 +$4.27
Talbot CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.51 $11.10 +$0.77
Troup CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.33 $10.87 +$0.54
Muscogee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.38 $10.38 +$0.05
Harris CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.33 $10.33 
Chattahoochee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.33 $10.33 same
Marion CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.33 $10.33 same

Georgia laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Harris 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 GA20260320 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260320/2

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 Harris County as CSV · Report an error