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Operating Engineer prevailing wage, Clarke County group, Georgia (4 counties)
DOL sets the same operating engineer rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$54.61an hour, base + fringe · CRANE
$38.53 wage + $16.08 fringe benefits · Building · ENGI0926-005
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 4 counties, an operating engineer working as crane must be paid at least $54.61 an hour: a $38.53 base wage plus $16.08 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260321 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $54.61 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260321, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ENGI0926-005 (August 1, 2025). 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 23 operating engineer rates for each of these counties, from $8.96 to $54.61 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.53 + $16.08
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) | $38.53 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $16.08 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $54.61 |
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 operating engineer rate in the Clarke County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- OPERATOR: CRANEBuilding · ENGI0926-005$54.61
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (BACKHOE/ EXCAVATOR/ TRACKHOE)Building · ENGI0474-005$50.70
- OPERATOR: FORKLIFTBuilding · ENGI0926-006$49.01
- OPERATING ENGINEERS: BACKHOE, COMPACTOR, AND LOADER (CLARKE, MADISON, MCDUFFIE, OCONEE, AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES)Residential · ENGI0926-010$41.77
- OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUGA2022-010$39.31
- OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUGA2022-010$31.74
- OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUGA2022-010$27.32
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUGA2022-010$27.13
- OPERATOR: CRANEHeavy · SUGA2017-013$25.45
- OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavy · SUGA2017-013$25.15
- OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUGA2022-010$24.72
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUGA2022-010$22.82
- OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUGA2022-010$22.50
- OPERATOR: LOADERHeavy · SUGA2017-013$19.75
- OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEBuilding · SUGA2017-036$16.80
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERResidential · SUGA2008-104$16.71
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavy · SUGA2017-013$16.29
- OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuilding · SUGA2017-036$15.23
- OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERBuilding · SUGA2017-036$14.88
- OPERATOR: LOADERBuilding · SUGA2017-036$14.86
- OPERATOR: ROLLERBuilding · SUGA2017-036$14.05
- OPERATOR: ROLLERHeavy · SUGA2017-013$11.89
- OPERATOR: EXCAVATORResidential · SUGA2008-104$8.96
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (BACKHOE/ EXCAVATOR/ TRACKHOE)BuildingENGI0474-005 | $50.70 | $33.00 | $17.70 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEBuildingENGI0926-005 | $54.61 | $38.53 | $16.08 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: FORKLIFTBuildingENGI0926-006 | $49.01 | $32.93 | $16.08 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLERBuildingSUGA2017-036 | $14.05 | $14.05 | $0.00 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERBuildingSUGA2017-036 | $14.86 | $14.86 | $0.00 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEBuildingSUGA2017-036 | $16.80 | $16.80 | $0.00 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuildingSUGA2017-036 | $15.23 | $15.23 | $0.00 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERBuildingSUGA2017-036 | $14.88 | $14.88 | $0.00 | GA20260321 Mod 2 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUGA2022-010 | $22.50 | $18.51 | $3.99 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUGA2022-010 | $27.32 | $23.22 | $4.10 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUGA2022-010 | $24.72 | $22.81 | $1.91 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUGA2022-010 | $31.74 | $26.31 | $5.43 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUGA2022-010 | $39.31 | $39.31 | $0.00 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUGA2022-010 | $22.82 | $22.82 | $0.00 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUGA2022-010 | $27.13 | $23.40 | $3.73 | GA20260070 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLERHeavySUGA2017-013 | $11.89 | $11.89 | $0.00 | GA20260298 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUGA2017-013 | $19.75 | $16.56 | $3.19 | GA20260298 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CRANEHeavySUGA2017-013 | $25.45 | $25.45 | $0.00 | GA20260298 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUGA2017-013 | $16.29 | $16.29 | $0.00 | GA20260298 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUGA2017-013 | $25.15 | $21.41 | $3.74 | GA20260298 Mod 1 |
| OPERATING ENGINEERS: BACKHOE, COMPACTOR, AND LOADER (CLARKE, MADISON, MCDUFFIE, OCONEE, AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES)ResidentialENGI0926-010 | $41.77 | $28.32 | $13.45 | GA20260048 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: EXCAVATORResidentialSUGA2008-104 | $8.96 | $8.96 | $0.00 | GA20260048 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZERResidentialSUGA2008-104 | $16.71 | $13.66 | $3.05 | GA20260048 Mod 1 |
How the Clarke County group compares
The main operating engineer 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
Clarke $54.61401430
$14.00Bulloch$54.61Baldwin
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Clarke County groupbase $38.53$54.61
- Oconee Countybase $38.53$54.61
- Madison Countybase $38.53$54.61
- Barrow Countybase $28.32$41.77
Which county is in which operating engineer group
Every Georgia county with a operating engineer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Columbia County group, 2 localities: Burke, Columbia | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, Towns | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Gilmer County group, 2 localities: Fannin, Gilmer | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Baldwin County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Banks County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Chattooga County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Franklin County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Gordon County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Greene County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Habersham County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Hart County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Jackson County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Lincoln County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Lumpkin County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| McDuffie County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Polk County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Putnam County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Rabun County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Richmond County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Stephens County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Talbot County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Troup County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Union County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| White County | OPERATOR: CRANE | $54.61 | $38.53 |
| Cherokee County group, 12 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Henry County group, 2 localities: Henry, Jasper | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Barrow County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Bartow County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Butts County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Clayton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Cobb County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| DeKalb County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Fayette County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Forsyth County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Fulton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Gwinnett County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Hall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Lamar County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Morgan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Rockdale County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Spalding County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Walton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $41.77 | $28.32 |
| Glynn County group, 2 localities: Brantley, Glynn | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, Long | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, Walker | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, Whitfield | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Bryan County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Catoosa County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Chatham County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Effingham County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Floyd County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| McIntosh County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $30.06 | $19.78 |
| Schley County group, 2 localities: Schley, Webster | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Bleckley County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Crisp County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Dodge County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Dooly County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Laurens County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Macon County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Stewart County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Sumter County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Taylor County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Upson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Wilcox County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Wilkinson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $16.15 | $15.50 |
| Cook County group, 7 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Cook, Jeff Davis | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Seminole County group, 3 localities: Miller, Randolph, Seminole | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Appling County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Ben Hill County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Berrien County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Camden County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Charlton County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Coffee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Colquitt County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Decatur County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Early County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Grady County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Irwin County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Mitchell County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Pierce County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Quitman County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Telfair County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Thomas County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Tift County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Turner County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Ware County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Wayne County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $15.75 | $15.00 |
| Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Chattahoochee County group, 2 localities: Chattahoochee, Marion | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Monroe County group, 2 localities: Jones, Monroe | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Baker County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Bibb County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Crawford County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Harris County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Houston County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Muscogee County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Peach County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Pulaski County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Twiggs County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.24 | $14.24 |
| Candler County group, 2 localities: Candler, Evans | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Bulloch County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Emanuel County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Glascock County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Hancock County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Jefferson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Jenkins County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Johnson County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Montgomery County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Screven County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Taliaferro County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Tattnall County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Toombs County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Treutlen County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Warren County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Washington County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Wheeler County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Wilkes County | OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $14.00 | $14.00 |
18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 101 counties with rates of their own.
Georgia operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Clarke · Madison · Oconee · Oglethorpe
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Clarke: GA20260321 Mod 2
- Madison: GA20260321 Mod 2
- Oconee: GA20260321 Mod 2
- Oglethorpe: GA20260321 Mod 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 every Georgia rate as CSV · Report an error