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Paulding County, GA · Laborer
Laborer prevailing wage in Paulding County, Georgia
$14.60an hour, base + fringe
$14.60 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUGA2017-028
Paulding County uses the same laborer rates as 14 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Paulding County, a laborer must be paid at least $14.60 an hour: a $14.60 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260313 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $14.60 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260313, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-028 (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 10 laborer rates for Paulding County, from $8.00 to $22.42 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.60 + $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) | $14.60 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.60 |
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 Paulding County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUGA2022-003$22.42
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUGA2017-006$20.34
- LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUGA2022-003$19.46
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUGA2022-003$18.70
- LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORBuilding · SUGA2017-028$15.69
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUGA2017-006$15.36
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUGA2017-028$14.60
- LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUGA2017-028$14.45
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUGA2008-105$10.19
- LABORER: MASON TENDERResidential · SUGA2008-105$8.00
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUGA2017-028 | $14.45 | $12.55 | $1.90 | GA20260313 Mod 2 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUGA2017-028 | $14.60 | $14.60 | $0.00 | GA20260313 Mod 2 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORBuildingSUGA2017-028 | $15.69 | $15.69 | $0.00 | GA20260313 Mod 2 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUGA2022-003 | $22.42 | $22.42 | $0.00 | GA20260003 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUGA2022-003 | $18.70 | $18.70 | $0.00 | GA20260003 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUGA2022-003 | $19.46 | $17.23 | $2.23 | GA20260003 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUGA2017-006 | $20.34 | $17.11 | $3.23 | GA20260291 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUGA2017-006 | $15.36 | $13.98 | $1.38 | GA20260291 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDERResidentialSUGA2008-105 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $0.00 | GA20260049 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUGA2008-105 | $10.19 | $10.19 | $0.00 | GA20260049 Mod 1 |
How Paulding 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
- Paulding Countybase $14.60$14.60
- Douglas Countybase $14.60$14.60
- Cobb Countybase $13.92$13.92
- Polk Countybase $10.00$10.19
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 Paulding County are the same as in 14 other counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Henry and 6 more.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $15.96 | $15.96 | +$1.36 |
| Paulding County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | |
| Douglas County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | same |
| Haralson County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | same |
| Fulton County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.57 | $14.57 | −$0.03 |
| Cobb County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $13.92 | $13.92 | −$0.68 |
| Polk County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.19 | $10.00 | −$4.41 |
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 GA20260313 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260313/2
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 Paulding County as CSV · Report an error