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Laborer prevailing wage in Jones County, Georgia
$10.24an hour, base + fringe
$10.24 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUGA2017-029
Jones 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 Jones County, a laborer must be paid at least $10.24 an hour: a $10.24 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260314 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $10.24 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260314, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-029 (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 Jones County, from $7.25 to $22.42 an hour. See all of them.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.24 + $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) | $10.24 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.24 |
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 laborer rate in Jones County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUGA2022-004$22.42
- LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUGA2022-004$18.95
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUGA2022-004$16.45
- LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUGA2017-029$14.45
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUGA2017-007$13.76
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUGA2017-007$11.53
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUGA2017-029$10.24
- LABORER: MASON TENDERResidential · SUGA2008-110$8.00
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUGA2008-110$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUGA2017-029 | $14.45 | $12.55 | $1.90 | GA20260314 Mod 2 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUGA2017-029 | $10.24 | $10.24 | $0.00 | GA20260314 Mod 2 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUGA2022-004 | $22.42 | $22.42 | $0.00 | GA20260004 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUGA2022-004 | $16.45 | $14.00 | $2.45 | GA20260004 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUGA2022-004 | $18.95 | $16.72 | $2.23 | GA20260004 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUGA2017-007 | $11.53 | $11.53 | $0.00 | GA20260292 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUGA2017-007 | $13.76 | $13.76 | $0.00 | GA20260292 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDERResidentialSUGA2008-110 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $0.00 | GA20260054 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUGA2008-110 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | GA20260054 Mod 1 |
How Jones 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Jones Countybase $10.24$10.24
- Bibb Countybase $10.24$10.24
- Baldwin Countybase $10.50$11.19
- Monroe Countybase $10.24$10.24
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 Jones County are the same as in 2 other counties: Monroe, Twiggs.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Jones County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | +$4.36 |
| Baldwin County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.19 | $10.50 | +$0.95 |
| Putnam County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.10 | $10.51 | +$0.86 |
| Jones County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.24 | $10.24 | |
| Bibb County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.24 | $10.24 | same |
| Monroe County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.24 | $10.24 | same |
| Twiggs County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.24 | $10.24 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 GA20260314 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260314/2
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 Jones County as CSV · Report an error