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Carpenter prevailing wage in Pickens County, Georgia

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$18.02an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$18.02 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · SUGA2017-028

$8.66an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$8.50 base wage + $0.16 fringe benefits

FORM WORKER · SUGA2008-105

$32.68an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$32.68 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CARPENTER · SUGA2022-003

$19.99an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$19.99 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · SUGA2017-006

Pickens County uses the same carpenter rates as 14 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Pickens County, a carpenter must be paid at least $18.02 an hour: a $18.02 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260313 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $18.02 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.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Pickens County, a carpenter must be paid at least $8.66 an hour: a $8.50 base wage plus $0.16 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260049 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.66 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260049, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-105 (August 14, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Pickens County, a carpenter must be paid at least $32.68 an hour: a $32.68 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $32.68 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUGA2022-003 (July 12, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Pickens County, a carpenter must be paid at least $19.99 an hour: a $19.99 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260291 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.99 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260291, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUGA2017-006 (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 7 carpenter rates for Pickens County, from $8.66 to $32.68 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.02 + $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)$18.02
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$18.02

Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.50 + $0.16

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)$8.50
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$0.16
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$8.66

Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.68 + $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)$32.68
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$32.68

Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.99 + $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)$19.99
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$19.99

When does this rate change?

Every carpenter rate in Pickens County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. CARPENTERHighway · SUGA2022-003$32.68
  2. CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORKHeavy · SUGA2017-006$25.54
  3. CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORKBuilding · SUGA2017-028$24.60
  4. CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Heavy · SUGA2017-006$19.99
  5. CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Building · SUGA2017-028$18.02
  6. CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKResidential · SUGA2008-105$12.00
  7. FORM WORKERResidential · SUGA2008-105$8.66
Hourly rate of each carpenter classification in Pickens County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORKBuildingSUGA2017-028$21.06 $3.54 $24.60 GA20260313 Mod 2
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)BuildingSUGA2017-028$18.02 $0.00 $18.02 GA20260313 Mod 2
CARPENTERHighwaySUGA2022-003$32.68 $0.00 $32.68 GA20260003 Mod 1
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORKHeavySUGA2017-006$21.64 $3.90 $25.54 GA20260291 Mod 1
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)HeavySUGA2017-006$19.99 $0.00 $19.99 GA20260291 Mod 1
FORM WORKERResidentialSUGA2008-105$8.50 $0.16 $8.66 GA20260049 Mod 1
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKResidentialSUGA2008-105$12.00 $0.00 $12.00 GA20260049 Mod 1

How Pickens County compares

The main carpenter 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

$14.13Baldwin$25.17Baker
PickensNearby: Cherokee $18.02, Gilmer $22.28, Dawson $18.02Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 83 counties pay more than Pickens, 28 the same, 47 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Pickens Countybase $18.02$18.02
  2. Cherokee Countybase $18.02$18.02
  3. Gilmer Countybase $18.91$22.28
  4. Dawson Countybase $18.02$18.02

Carpenter 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 carpenter rates for Pickens County are the same as in 14 other counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Henry and 6 more.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Pickens County
Gilmer CountyCARPENTER$18.91 $22.28 +$4.26
Gordon CountyCARPENTER$18.91 $22.28 +$4.26
Pickens CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 
Cherokee CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 same
Dawson CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 same
Forsyth CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 same
Bartow CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.02 $18.02 same

Georgia carpenter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Pickens County prevailing wage rates

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 Pickens County as CSV · Report an error