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Georgia painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $14.27 an hour in Polk County to $40.90 in Baldwin County. The median county is $16.14.

Main painter classification in each county, 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 painter: $16.14 per hourBleckley County painter: $40.90 per hourSumter County painter: $40.90 per hourMeriwether County painter: $16.14 per hourDouglas County painter: $16.14 per hourCoweta County painter: $16.14 per hourClarke County painter: $16.14 per hourBartow County painter: $16.14 per hourDecatur County painter: $17.62 per hourJones County painter: $15.33 per hourTift County painter: $17.62 per hourMorgan County painter: $16.14 per hourBarrow County painter: $16.14 per hourCalhoun County painter: $17.62 per hourMadison County painter: $16.14 per hourDooly County painter: $40.90 per hourMcDuffie County painter: $16.14 per hourGrady County painter: $17.62 per hourFannin County painter: $15.04 per hourBibb County painter: $15.33 per hourPulaski County painter: $15.33 per hourButts County painter: $16.14 per hourLamar County painter: $16.14 per hourEvans County painter: $15.04 per hourAtkinson County painter: $17.62 per hourMiller County painter: $17.62 per hourCrisp County painter: $40.90 per hourCoffee County painter: $17.62 per hourBen Hill County painter: $17.62 per hourChattahoochee County painter: $15.33 per hourHeard County painter: $16.14 per hourNewton County painter: $16.14 per hourDeKalb County painter: $16.14 per hourWhite County painter: $15.04 per hourFloyd County painter: $16.14 per hourMurray County painter: $16.14 per hourWalker County painter: $16.14 per hourLiberty County painter: $16.14 per hourJeff Davis County painter: $17.62 per hourEmanuel County painter: $15.04 per hourGlynn County painter: $16.14 per hourCharlton County painter: $17.62 per hourAppling County painter: $17.62 per hourPolk County painter: $14.27 per hourRockdale County painter: $16.14 per hourCherokee County painter: $16.14 per hourFulton County painter: $16.14 per hourGlascock County painter: $15.04 per hourClayton County painter: $16.14 per hourGreene County painter: $15.04 per hourGilmer County painter: $15.04 per hourWare County painter: $17.62 per hourHart County painter: $15.04 per hourPike County painter: $16.14 per hourPickens County painter: $16.14 per hourHancock County painter: $15.04 per hourWebster County painter: $40.90 per hourEchols County painter: $15.33 per hourWhitfield County painter: $16.14 per hourBaldwin County painter: $40.90 per hourBryan County painter: $16.14 per hourThomas County painter: $17.62 per hourEarly County painter: $17.62 per hourClinch County painter: $17.62 per hourMacon County painter: $40.90 per hourBaker County painter: $15.33 per hourDade County painter: $16.14 per hourDougherty County painter: $15.33 per hourMitchell County painter: $17.62 per hourSeminole County painter: $17.62 per hourSchley County painter: $40.90 per hourHenry County painter: $16.14 per hourTaylor County painter: $40.90 per hourBurke County painter: $16.14 per hourUnion County painter: $15.04 per hourUpson County painter: $40.90 per hourWalton County painter: $16.14 per hourWashington County painter: $15.04 per hourWayne County painter: $17.62 per hourBerrien County painter: $17.62 per hourWheeler County painter: $15.04 per hourColumbia County painter: $16.14 per hourDodge County painter: $40.90 per hourGwinnett County painter: $16.14 per hourDawson County painter: $16.14 per hourJohnson County painter: $15.04 per hourJefferson County painter: $15.04 per hourEffingham County painter: $16.14 per hourLanier County painter: $15.33 per hourFranklin County painter: $15.04 per hourTelfair County painter: $17.62 per hourElbert County painter: $15.04 per hourLowndes County painter: $15.33 per hourTalbot County painter: $40.90 per hourHall County painter: $16.14 per hourHouston County painter: $15.33 per hourPierce County painter: $17.62 per hourIrwin County painter: $17.62 per hourLincoln County painter: $16.14 per hourLong County painter: $16.14 per hourMonroe County painter: $15.33 per hourOconee County painter: $16.14 per hourPeach County painter: $15.33 per hourQuitman County painter: $17.62 per hourRandolph County painter: $17.62 per hourStewart County painter: $40.90 per hourJasper County painter: $16.14 per hourForsyth County painter: $16.14 per hourTaliaferro County painter: $15.04 per hourToombs County painter: $15.04 per hourTroup County painter: $40.90 per hourTwiggs County painter: $15.33 per hourPaulding County painter: $16.14 per hourFayette County painter: $16.14 per hourJackson County painter: $15.04 per hourTurner County painter: $17.62 per hourBulloch County painter: $15.04 per hourLumpkin County painter: $15.04 per hourSpalding County painter: $16.14 per hourTowns County painter: $15.04 per hourWilkinson County painter: $40.90 per hourLee County painter: $15.33 per hourTattnall County painter: $15.04 per hourMarion County painter: $15.33 per hourCamden County painter: $17.62 per hourCarroll County painter: $16.14 per hourGordon County painter: $14.50 per hourRabun County painter: $15.04 per hourLaurens County painter: $40.90 per hourScreven County painter: $15.04 per hourWarren County painter: $15.04 per hourCandler County painter: $15.04 per hourColquitt County painter: $17.62 per hourHabersham County painter: $15.04 per hourJenkins County painter: $15.04 per hourBacon County painter: $17.62 per hourMcIntosh County painter: $16.14 per hourRichmond County painter: $16.14 per hourWilkes County painter: $15.04 per hourCrawford County painter: $15.33 per hourCatoosa County painter: $16.14 per hourCobb County painter: $16.14 per hourChattooga County painter: $15.04 per hourCook County painter: $17.62 per hourMontgomery County painter: $15.04 per hourBrooks County painter: $15.33 per hourChatham County painter: $16.14 per hourClay County painter: $17.62 per hourMuscogee County painter: $15.33 per hourWorth County painter: $15.33 per hourBrantley County painter: $16.14 per hourPutnam County painter: $40.90 per hourStephens County painter: $15.04 per hourBanks County painter: $15.04 per hourHarris County painter: $15.33 per hourTerrell County painter: $15.33 per hourOglethorpe County painter: $16.14 per hourWilcox County painter: $40.90 per hourTreutlen County painter: $15.04 per hour
$14$15$16$16$17$40Painter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

18 groups of counties with identical rates and 59 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. Sumter County group11 counties$40.90
  2. Baldwin County1 county$40.90
  3. Bleckley County1 county$40.90
  4. Laurens County1 county$40.90
  5. Putnam County1 county$40.90
  6. Talbot County1 county$40.90
  7. Troup County1 county$40.90
  8. Upson County1 county$40.90
  9. Grady County group15 counties$17.62
  10. Ware County group3 counties$17.62
  11. Coffee County group2 counties$17.62
  12. Ben Hill County1 county$17.62
  13. Camden County1 county$17.62
  14. Charlton County1 county$17.62
  15. Colquitt County1 county$17.62
  16. Decatur County1 county$17.62
  17. Early County1 county$17.62
  18. Quitman County1 county$17.62
  19. Telfair County1 county$17.62
  20. Thomas County1 county$17.62
  21. Tift County1 county$17.62
  22. Cherokee County group15 counties$16.14
  23. Clarke County group4 counties$16.14
  24. Columbia County group3 counties$16.14
  25. Glynn County group2 counties$16.14
  26. Liberty County group2 counties$16.14
  27. Walker County group2 counties$16.14
  28. Whitfield County group2 counties$16.14
  29. Barrow County1 county$16.14
  30. Bartow County1 county$16.14
  31. Bryan County1 county$16.14
  32. Butts County1 county$16.14
  33. Catoosa County1 county$16.14
  34. Chatham County1 county$16.14
  35. Clayton County1 county$16.14
  36. Cobb County1 county$16.14
  37. DeKalb County1 county$16.14
  38. Effingham County1 county$16.14
  39. Fayette County1 county$16.14
  40. Floyd County1 county$16.14

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Sumter County group, 11 localities: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Webster, Wilcox, WilkinsonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Baldwin CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Bleckley CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Laurens CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Putnam CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Talbot CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Troup CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Upson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY$40.90 $26.00 
Grady County group, 15 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Cook, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Miller, Mitchell, Pierce, Randolph, SeminolePAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Ware County group, 3 localities: Turner, Ware, WaynePAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Coffee County group, 2 localities: Appling, CoffeePAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Ben Hill CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Camden CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Charlton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Colquitt CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Decatur CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Early CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Quitman CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Telfair CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Thomas CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Tift CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$17.62 $16.00 
Cherokee County group, 15 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpePAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Columbia County group, 3 localities: Burke, Columbia, McDuffiePAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Glynn County group, 2 localities: Brantley, GlynnPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, LongPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, WalkerPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Barrow CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Bartow CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Bryan CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Butts CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Catoosa CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Chatham CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Clayton CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Cobb CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
DeKalb CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Effingham CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Fayette CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Floyd CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Forsyth CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Fulton CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Gwinnett CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Hall CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Lamar CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Lincoln CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
McIntosh CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Morgan CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Richmond CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Rockdale CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Walton CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$16.14 $16.14 
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Harris County group, 3 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, MarionPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Monroe County group, 3 localities: Jones, Monroe, TwiggsPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Baker CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Bibb CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Crawford CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Houston CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Muscogee CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Peach CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Pulaski CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.33 $15.33 
Bulloch County group, 17 localities: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Wheeler, WilkesPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Hart County group, 5 localities: Elbert, Greene, Hart, Rabun, TownsPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Gilmer County group, 3 localities: Fannin, Gilmer, UnionPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Banks CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Chattooga CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Franklin CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Habersham CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Hancock CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Jackson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Jefferson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Lumpkin CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Stephens CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
White CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.04 $14.77 
Gordon CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.50 $14.50 
Polk CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.27 $14.00 

18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 59 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$16.14 an hour: a $16.14 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260307, modification 2. Overtime and every painter classification in Fulton County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $16.14 total is a $16.14 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter 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 painters 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 painter rate?

DOL often publishes the same painter rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 159 counties with a painter rate fall into 77 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 17 counties (the Bulloch County group).