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Georgia ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $16.75 an hour in Wilkinson County to $47.05 in Baker County. The median county is $16.75.

Main ironworker classification in each county (Ironworker, structural), 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 ironworker: $47.05 per hourBleckley County ironworker: $16.75 per hourSumter County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMeriwether County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDouglas County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCoweta County ironworker: $47.05 per hourClarke County ironworker: $47.05 per hourBartow County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDecatur County ironworker: $16.75 per hourJones County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTift County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMorgan County ironworker: $47.05 per hourBarrow County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCalhoun County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMadison County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDooly County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMcDuffie County ironworker: $47.05 per hourGrady County ironworker: $16.75 per hourFannin County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBibb County ironworker: $47.05 per hourPulaski County ironworker: $47.05 per hourButts County ironworker: $47.05 per hourLamar County ironworker: $47.05 per hourEvans County ironworker: $16.75 per hourAtkinson County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMiller County ironworker: $16.75 per hourCrisp County ironworker: $16.75 per hourCoffee County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBen Hill County ironworker: $16.75 per hourChattahoochee County ironworker: $47.05 per hourHeard County ironworker: $47.05 per hourNewton County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDeKalb County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWhite County ironworker: $16.75 per hourFloyd County ironworker: $47.05 per hourMurray County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWalker County ironworker: $47.05 per hourLiberty County ironworker: $47.05 per hourJeff Davis County ironworker: $16.75 per hourEmanuel County ironworker: $16.75 per hourGlynn County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCharlton County ironworker: $16.75 per hourAppling County ironworker: $16.75 per hourPolk County ironworker: $16.75 per hourRockdale County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCherokee County ironworker: $47.05 per hourFulton County ironworker: $47.05 per hourGlascock County ironworker: $16.75 per hourClayton County ironworker: $47.05 per hourGreene County ironworker: $16.75 per hourGilmer County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWare County ironworker: $16.75 per hourHart County ironworker: $16.75 per hourPike County ironworker: $47.05 per hourPickens County ironworker: $47.05 per hourHancock County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWebster County ironworker: $16.75 per hourEchols County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWhitfield County ironworker: $47.05 per hourBaldwin County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBryan County ironworker: $47.05 per hourThomas County ironworker: $16.75 per hourEarly County ironworker: $16.75 per hourClinch County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMacon County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBaker County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDade County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDougherty County ironworker: $47.05 per hourMitchell County ironworker: $16.75 per hourSeminole County ironworker: $16.75 per hourSchley County ironworker: $16.75 per hourHenry County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTaylor County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBurke County ironworker: $47.05 per hourUnion County ironworker: $16.75 per hourUpson County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWalton County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWashington County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWayne County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBerrien County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWheeler County ironworker: $16.75 per hourColumbia County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDodge County ironworker: $16.75 per hourGwinnett County ironworker: $47.05 per hourDawson County ironworker: $47.05 per hourJohnson County ironworker: $16.75 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $16.75 per hourEffingham County ironworker: $47.05 per hourLanier County ironworker: $47.05 per hourFranklin County ironworker: $16.75 per hourTelfair County ironworker: $16.75 per hourElbert County ironworker: $16.75 per hourLowndes County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTalbot County ironworker: $16.75 per hourHall County ironworker: $47.05 per hourHouston County ironworker: $47.05 per hourPierce County ironworker: $16.75 per hourIrwin County ironworker: $16.75 per hourLincoln County ironworker: $47.05 per hourLong County ironworker: $47.05 per hourMonroe County ironworker: $47.05 per hourOconee County ironworker: $47.05 per hourPeach County ironworker: $47.05 per hourQuitman County ironworker: $16.75 per hourRandolph County ironworker: $16.75 per hourStewart County ironworker: $16.75 per hourJasper County ironworker: $47.05 per hourForsyth County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTaliaferro County ironworker: $16.75 per hourToombs County ironworker: $16.75 per hourTroup County ironworker: $16.75 per hourTwiggs County ironworker: $47.05 per hourPaulding County ironworker: $47.05 per hourFayette County ironworker: $47.05 per hourJackson County ironworker: $16.75 per hourTurner County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBulloch County ironworker: $16.75 per hourLumpkin County ironworker: $16.75 per hourSpalding County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTowns County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWilkinson County ironworker: $16.75 per hourLee County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTattnall County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMarion County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCamden County ironworker: $16.75 per hourCarroll County ironworker: $47.05 per hourGordon County ironworker: $16.75 per hourRabun County ironworker: $16.75 per hourLaurens County ironworker: $16.75 per hourScreven County ironworker: $16.75 per hourWarren County ironworker: $16.75 per hourCandler County ironworker: $16.75 per hourColquitt County ironworker: $16.75 per hourHabersham County ironworker: $16.75 per hourJenkins County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBacon County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMcIntosh County ironworker: $47.05 per hourRichmond County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWilkes County ironworker: $16.75 per hourCrawford County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCatoosa County ironworker: $47.05 per hourCobb County ironworker: $47.05 per hourChattooga County ironworker: $16.75 per hourCook County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMontgomery County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBrooks County ironworker: $47.05 per hourChatham County ironworker: $47.05 per hourClay County ironworker: $16.75 per hourMuscogee County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWorth County ironworker: $47.05 per hourBrantley County ironworker: $47.05 per hourPutnam County ironworker: $16.75 per hourStephens County ironworker: $16.75 per hourBanks County ironworker: $16.75 per hourHarris County ironworker: $47.05 per hourTerrell County ironworker: $47.05 per hourOglethorpe County ironworker: $47.05 per hourWilcox County ironworker: $16.75 per hourTreutlen County ironworker: $16.75 per hour
$16$16$16$47$47$47Ironworker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

20 groups of counties with identical rates and 68 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. Cherokee County group23 counties$47.05
  2. Bibb County group5 counties$47.05
  3. Clarke County group4 counties$47.05
  4. Columbia County group4 counties$47.05
  5. Dougherty County group4 counties$47.05
  6. Lowndes County group4 counties$47.05
  7. Chatham County group3 counties$47.05
  8. Glynn County group3 counties$47.05
  9. Harris County group3 counties$47.05
  10. Walker County group3 counties$47.05
  11. Houston County group2 counties$47.05
  12. Liberty County group2 counties$47.05
  13. Whitfield County group2 counties$47.05
  14. Baker County1 county$47.05
  15. Bartow County1 county$47.05
  16. Clayton County1 county$47.05
  17. Cobb County1 county$47.05
  18. DeKalb County1 county$47.05
  19. Floyd County1 county$47.05
  20. Fulton County1 county$47.05
  21. Gwinnett County1 county$47.05
  22. Hall County1 county$47.05
  23. Muscogee County1 county$47.05
  24. Pulaski County1 county$47.05
  25. Richmond County1 county$47.05
  26. Colquitt County group8 counties$16.75
  27. Lumpkin County group6 counties$16.75
  28. Gilmer County group4 counties$16.75
  29. Thomas County group4 counties$16.75
  30. Candler County group3 counties$16.75
  31. Schley County group2 counties$16.75
  32. Tattnall County group2 counties$16.75
  33. Appling County1 county$16.75
  34. Baldwin County1 county$16.75
  35. Ben Hill County1 county$16.75
  36. Berrien County1 county$16.75
  37. Bleckley County1 county$16.75
  38. Bulloch County1 county$16.75
  39. Camden County1 county$16.75
  40. Charlton County1 county$16.75

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Cherokee County group, 23 localities: Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, WaltonIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Bibb County group, 5 localities: Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, TwiggsIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpeIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Columbia County group, 4 localities: Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffieIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Chatham County group, 3 localities: Bryan, Chatham, EffinghamIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Glynn County group, 3 localities: Brantley, Glynn, McIntoshIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Harris County group, 3 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, MarionIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Walker County group, 3 localities: Catoosa, Dade, WalkerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Houston County group, 2 localities: Houston, PeachIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, LongIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Baker CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Bartow CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Clayton CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Cobb CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
DeKalb CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Floyd CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Fulton CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Gwinnett CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Hall CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Muscogee CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Pulaski CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Richmond CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$47.05 $32.00 
Colquitt County group, 8 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Jeff DavisIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Lumpkin County group, 6 localities: Banks, Chattooga, Elbert, Lumpkin, Rabun, TownsIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Gilmer County group, 4 localities: Fannin, Gilmer, Union, WhiteIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Thomas County group, 4 localities: Miller, Randolph, Seminole, ThomasIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Candler County group, 3 localities: Candler, Evans, GlascockIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Schley County group, 2 localities: Schley, WebsterIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Tattnall County group, 2 localities: Taliaferro, TattnallIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Appling CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Baldwin CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Ben Hill CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Berrien CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Bleckley CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Bulloch CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Camden CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Charlton CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Coffee CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Crisp CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Decatur CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Dodge CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Dooly CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Early CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Emanuel CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Franklin CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Gordon CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Grady CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Greene CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Habersham CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Hancock CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Hart CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Irwin CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Jackson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Jefferson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Jenkins CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Johnson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Laurens CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Macon CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Mitchell CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Montgomery CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Pierce CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Polk CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Putnam CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Quitman CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Screven CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Stephens CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Stewart CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Sumter CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Talbot CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Taylor CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Telfair CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Tift CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Toombs CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Treutlen CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Troup CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Turner CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Upson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Ware CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Warren CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Washington CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Wayne CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Wheeler CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Wilcox CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Wilkes CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 
Wilkinson CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$16.75 $16.75 

20 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 68 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$47.05 an hour: a $32.00 base wage plus $15.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260307, modification 2. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Fulton County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $47.05 total is a $32.00 base wage plus $15.05 in fringe benefits, about 32% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker 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 ironworkers 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 ironworker rate?

DOL often publishes the same ironworker rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 159 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 88 distinct sets of rates, and 20 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 23 counties (the Cherokee County group).