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Georgia laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $8.00 an hour in Decatur County to $20.31 in Burke County. The median county is $11.46.

Main laborer classification in each county (Laborer: common or general), 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 laborer: $14.60 per hourBleckley County laborer: $11.10 per hourSumter County laborer: $11.10 per hourMeriwether County laborer: $14.60 per hourDouglas County laborer: $14.60 per hourCoweta County laborer: $14.60 per hourClarke County laborer: $14.06 per hourBartow County laborer: $15.96 per hourDecatur County laborer: $8.00 per hourJones County laborer: $10.24 per hourTift County laborer: $9.55 per hourMorgan County laborer: $14.60 per hourBarrow County laborer: $14.60 per hourCalhoun County laborer: $9.55 per hourMadison County laborer: $14.06 per hourDooly County laborer: $11.10 per hourMcDuffie County laborer: $20.31 per hourGrady County laborer: $9.55 per hourFannin County laborer: $11.46 per hourBibb County laborer: $10.24 per hourPulaski County laborer: $10.24 per hourButts County laborer: $14.60 per hourLamar County laborer: $14.60 per hourEvans County laborer: $12.15 per hourAtkinson County laborer: $9.55 per hourMiller County laborer: $9.55 per hourCrisp County laborer: $11.10 per hourCoffee County laborer: $9.55 per hourBen Hill County laborer: $9.55 per hourChattahoochee County laborer: $10.33 per hourHeard County laborer: $14.60 per hourNewton County laborer: $14.60 per hourDeKalb County laborer: $14.60 per hourWhite County laborer: $11.46 per hourFloyd County laborer: $19.12 per hourMurray County laborer: $13.08 per hourWalker County laborer: $19.12 per hourLiberty County laborer: $12.19 per hourJeff Davis County laborer: $9.55 per hourEmanuel County laborer: $12.15 per hourGlynn County laborer: $13.27 per hourCharlton County laborer: $9.00 per hourAppling County laborer: $9.55 per hourPolk County laborer: $10.19 per hourRockdale County laborer: $14.60 per hourCherokee County laborer: $14.60 per hourFulton County laborer: $14.57 per hourGlascock County laborer: $12.15 per hourClayton County laborer: $14.60 per hourGreene County laborer: $11.46 per hourGilmer County laborer: $11.46 per hourWare County laborer: $9.55 per hourHart County laborer: $11.46 per hourPike County laborer: $14.60 per hourPickens County laborer: $14.60 per hourHancock County laborer: $12.15 per hourWebster County laborer: $11.10 per hourEchols County laborer: $10.24 per hourWhitfield County laborer: $13.08 per hourBaldwin County laborer: $11.19 per hourBryan County laborer: $13.27 per hourThomas County laborer: $9.55 per hourEarly County laborer: $8.96 per hourClinch County laborer: $9.55 per hourMacon County laborer: $11.10 per hourBaker County laborer: $10.24 per hourDade County laborer: $19.12 per hourDougherty County laborer: $10.24 per hourMitchell County laborer: $9.55 per hourSeminole County laborer: $9.55 per hourSchley County laborer: $11.10 per hourHenry County laborer: $14.60 per hourTaylor County laborer: $11.10 per hourBurke County laborer: $20.31 per hourUnion County laborer: $11.46 per hourUpson County laborer: $11.10 per hourWalton County laborer: $14.60 per hourWashington County laborer: $12.15 per hourWayne County laborer: $9.55 per hourBerrien County laborer: $9.55 per hourWheeler County laborer: $12.15 per hourColumbia County laborer: $20.31 per hourDodge County laborer: $11.10 per hourGwinnett County laborer: $15.00 per hourDawson County laborer: $14.60 per hourJohnson County laborer: $12.15 per hourJefferson County laborer: $11.41 per hourEffingham County laborer: $13.27 per hourLanier County laborer: $10.24 per hourFranklin County laborer: $11.46 per hourTelfair County laborer: $9.55 per hourElbert County laborer: $11.46 per hourLowndes County laborer: $10.24 per hourTalbot County laborer: $11.10 per hourHall County laborer: $14.62 per hourHouston County laborer: $10.24 per hourPierce County laborer: $9.55 per hourIrwin County laborer: $9.55 per hourLincoln County laborer: $20.31 per hourLong County laborer: $12.19 per hourMonroe County laborer: $10.24 per hourOconee County laborer: $14.06 per hourPeach County laborer: $10.24 per hourQuitman County laborer: $9.21 per hourRandolph County laborer: $9.55 per hourStewart County laborer: $11.10 per hourJasper County laborer: $14.60 per hourForsyth County laborer: $14.60 per hourTaliaferro County laborer: $12.15 per hourToombs County laborer: $12.15 per hourTroup County laborer: $10.87 per hourTwiggs County laborer: $10.24 per hourPaulding County laborer: $14.60 per hourFayette County laborer: $14.60 per hourJackson County laborer: $10.80 per hourTurner County laborer: $9.55 per hourBulloch County laborer: $12.15 per hourLumpkin County laborer: $11.46 per hourSpalding County laborer: $14.60 per hourTowns County laborer: $11.46 per hourWilkinson County laborer: $11.10 per hourLee County laborer: $10.24 per hourTattnall County laborer: $12.15 per hourMarion County laborer: $10.33 per hourCamden County laborer: $12.50 per hourCarroll County laborer: $14.60 per hourGordon County laborer: $10.53 per hourRabun County laborer: $11.46 per hourLaurens County laborer: $11.98 per hourScreven County laborer: $12.15 per hourWarren County laborer: $12.15 per hourCandler County laborer: $12.15 per hourColquitt County laborer: $9.55 per hourHabersham County laborer: $10.92 per hourJenkins County laborer: $12.15 per hourBacon County laborer: $9.55 per hourMcIntosh County laborer: $13.27 per hourRichmond County laborer: $13.29 per hourWilkes County laborer: $12.15 per hourCrawford County laborer: $10.24 per hourCatoosa County laborer: $19.12 per hourCobb County laborer: $13.92 per hourChattooga County laborer: $11.46 per hourCook County laborer: $9.55 per hourMontgomery County laborer: $12.15 per hourBrooks County laborer: $10.24 per hourChatham County laborer: $13.27 per hourClay County laborer: $9.55 per hourMuscogee County laborer: $10.38 per hourWorth County laborer: $10.24 per hourBrantley County laborer: $13.27 per hourPutnam County laborer: $11.10 per hourStephens County laborer: $11.46 per hourBanks County laborer: $11.46 per hourHarris County laborer: $10.33 per hourTerrell County laborer: $10.24 per hourOglethorpe County laborer: $14.06 per hourWilcox County laborer: $11.10 per hourTreutlen County laborer: $12.15 per hour
$8$10$11$12$14$20Laborer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a laborer make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

18 groups of counties with identical rates and 94 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. Columbia County group3 counties$20.31
  2. Lincoln County1 county$20.31
  3. Walker County group2 counties$19.12
  4. Catoosa County1 county$19.12
  5. Floyd County1 county$19.12
  6. Bartow County1 county$15.96
  7. Gwinnett County1 county$15.00
  8. Hall County1 county$14.62
  9. Cherokee County group15 counties$14.60
  10. Barrow County1 county$14.60
  11. Butts County1 county$14.60
  12. Clayton County1 county$14.60
  13. DeKalb County1 county$14.60
  14. Fayette County1 county$14.60
  15. Forsyth County1 county$14.60
  16. Lamar County1 county$14.60
  17. Morgan County1 county$14.60
  18. Rockdale County1 county$14.60
  19. Walton County1 county$14.60
  20. Fulton County1 county$14.57
  21. Clarke County group4 counties$14.06
  22. Cobb County1 county$13.92
  23. Richmond County1 county$13.29
  24. Glynn County group2 counties$13.27
  25. Bryan County1 county$13.27
  26. Chatham County1 county$13.27
  27. Effingham County1 county$13.27
  28. McIntosh County1 county$13.27
  29. Whitfield County group2 counties$13.08
  30. Camden County1 county$12.50
  31. Liberty County group2 counties$12.19
  32. Candler County group3 counties$12.15
  33. Tattnall County group2 counties$12.15
  34. Bulloch County1 county$12.15
  35. Emanuel County1 county$12.15
  36. Hancock County1 county$12.15
  37. Jenkins County1 county$12.15
  38. Johnson County1 county$12.15
  39. Montgomery County1 county$12.15
  40. Screven County1 county$12.15

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Columbia County group, 3 localities: Burke, Columbia, McDuffieLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$20.31 $14.34 
Lincoln CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$20.31 $14.34 
Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, WalkerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$19.12 $13.72 
Catoosa CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$19.12 $13.72 
Floyd CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$19.12 $13.72 
Bartow CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.96 $15.96 
Gwinnett CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.00 $15.00 
Hall CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.62 $14.62 
Cherokee County group, 15 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Barrow CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Butts CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Clayton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
DeKalb CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Fayette CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Forsyth CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Lamar CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Morgan CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Rockdale CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Walton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.60 $14.60 
Fulton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.57 $14.57 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpeLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.06 $14.06 
Cobb CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.92 $13.92 
Richmond CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.29 $13.29 
Glynn County group, 2 localities: Brantley, GlynnLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.27 $12.69 
Bryan CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.27 $12.69 
Chatham CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.27 $12.69 
Effingham CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.27 $12.69 
McIntosh CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.27 $12.69 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.08 $11.41 
Camden CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.50 $12.06 
Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, LongLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.19 $11.61 
Candler County group, 3 localities: Candler, Evans, GlascockLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Tattnall County group, 2 localities: Taliaferro, TattnallLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Bulloch CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Emanuel CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Hancock CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Jenkins CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Johnson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Montgomery CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Screven CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Toombs CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Treutlen CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Warren CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Washington CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Wheeler CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Wilkes CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.15 $11.69 
Laurens CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.98 $11.30 
Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, TownsLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Gilmer County group, 2 localities: Fannin, GilmerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Banks CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Chattooga CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Franklin CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Greene CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Hart CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Lumpkin CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Rabun CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Stephens CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Union CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
White CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.46 $11.46 
Jefferson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.41 $10.94 
Baldwin CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.19 $10.50 
Schley County group, 2 localities: Schley, WebsterLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Bleckley CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Crisp CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Dodge CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Dooly CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Macon CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Putnam CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Stewart CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Sumter CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Talbot CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Taylor CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Upson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Wilcox CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Wilkinson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.10 $10.51 
Habersham CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.92 $10.92 
Troup CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.87 $9.33 
Jackson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.80 $10.80 
Gordon CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.53 $10.53 
Muscogee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.38 $10.38 
Harris County group, 3 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, MarionLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.33 $10.33 
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Monroe County group, 3 localities: Jones, Monroe, TwiggsLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Baker CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Bibb CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Crawford CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Houston CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Peach CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Pulaski CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.24 $10.24 
Polk CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.19 $10.00 
Cook County group, 7 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Cook, Jeff DavisLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Seminole County group, 3 localities: Miller, Randolph, SeminoleLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Appling CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Ben Hill CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Berrien CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Coffee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Colquitt CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Grady CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Irwin CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Mitchell CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Pierce CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Telfair CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Thomas CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Tift CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Turner CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Ware CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Wayne CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.55 $9.55 
Quitman CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.21 $9.00 
Charlton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Early CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$8.96 $8.96 
Decatur CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$8.00 $8.00 

18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 94 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia laborer pay

What is the laborer prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$14.57 an hour: a $14.57 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260307, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer classification in Fulton County.

Does laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $14.57 total is a $14.57 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does laborer 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 laborers 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 laborer rate?

DOL often publishes the same laborer rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 159 counties with a laborer rate fall into 112 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Cherokee County group).