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Operating Engineer prevailing wage in Pike County, Georgia

$41.77an hour, base + fringe

$28.32 wage + $13.45 fringe benefits · Building · ENGI0926-004

Pike County uses the same operating engineer rates as 11 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Pike County, an operating engineer must be paid at least $41.77 an hour: a $28.32 base wage plus $13.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260313 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $41.77 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260313, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ENGI0926-004 (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 24 operating engineer rates for Pike County, from $8.96 to $54.61 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.32 + $13.45

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)$28.32
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$13.45
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$41.77

When this rate changes

Every operating engineer rate in Pike County

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

  1. OPERATOR: CRANEBuilding · ENGI0926-005$54.61
  2. OPERATOR: FORKLIFTBuilding · ENGI0926-006$49.01
  3. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuilding · ENGI0926-004$41.77
  4. OPERATING ENGINEERS: BACKHOE, BULLDOZER, COMPACTOR, AND LOADER (CARROLL, CHEROKEE, COWETA, DAWSON, DOUGLAS, GWINNETT, HARALSON, HEARD, MERIWETHER, NEWTON, PAULDING, PICKENS, PIKE, AND SPAULDING COUNTIES)Residential · ENGI0926-011$41.77
  5. OPERATOR: CRANEHighway · SUGA2022-003$39.31
  6. OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighway · SUGA2022-003$35.96
  7. OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighway · SUGA2022-003$30.46
  8. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavy · SUGA2017-006$28.87
  9. OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)Highway · SUGA2022-003$27.72
  10. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighway · SUGA2022-003$27.27
  11. OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighway · SUGA2022-003$27.16
  12. OPERATOR: CRANEHeavy · SUGA2017-006$25.45
  13. OPERATOR: SCREEDHighway · SUGA2022-003$25.22
  14. OPERATOR: LOADERHighway · SUGA2022-003$23.77
  15. OPERATOR: ROLLERHighway · SUGA2022-003$22.88
  16. OPERATOR: LOADERBuilding · SUGA2017-028$21.32
  17. OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERBuilding · SUGA2017-028$20.24
  18. OPERATOR: LOADERHeavy · SUGA2017-006$18.51
  19. OPERATOR: ROLLERBuilding · SUGA2017-028$18.01
  20. OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEBuilding · SUGA2017-028$16.80
  21. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavy · SUGA2017-006$16.29
  22. OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuilding · SUGA2017-028$15.23
  23. OPERATOR: ROLLERHeavy · SUGA2017-006$11.89
  24. OPERATOR: EXCAVATORResidential · SUGA2008-105$8.96
Hourly rate of each operating engineer classification in Pike County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase + fringeBaseFringe benefitsWD
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEBuildingENGI0926-004$41.77 $28.32 $13.45 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: CRANEBuildingENGI0926-005$54.61 $38.53 $16.08 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: FORKLIFTBuildingENGI0926-006$49.01 $32.93 $16.08 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: ROLLERBuildingSUGA2017-028$18.01 $16.82 $1.19 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: LOADERBuildingSUGA2017-028$21.32 $21.32 $0.00 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEBuildingSUGA2017-028$16.80 $16.80 $0.00 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERBuildingSUGA2017-028$15.23 $15.23 $0.00 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADERBuildingSUGA2017-028$20.24 $20.24 $0.00 GA20260313 Mod 2
OPERATOR: SCREEDHighwaySUGA2022-003$25.22 $21.00 $4.22 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLERHighwaySUGA2022-003$22.88 $18.89 $3.99 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)HighwaySUGA2022-003$27.72 $23.62 $4.10 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINEHighwaySUGA2022-003$35.96 $29.67 $6.29 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERHighwaySUGA2022-003$23.77 $22.37 $1.40 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEHighwaySUGA2022-003$30.46 $26.18 $4.28 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANEHighwaySUGA2022-003$39.31 $39.31 $0.00 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHighwaySUGA2022-003$27.27 $24.68 $2.59 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHighwaySUGA2022-003$27.16 $23.53 $3.63 GA20260003 Mod 1
OPERATOR: ROLLERHeavySUGA2017-006$11.89 $11.89 $0.00 GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: LOADERHeavySUGA2017-006$18.51 $17.86 $0.65 GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: CRANEHeavySUGA2017-006$25.45 $25.45 $0.00 GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BULLDOZERHeavySUGA2017-006$16.29 $16.29 $0.00 GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEHeavySUGA2017-006$28.87 $24.17 $4.70 GA20260291 Mod 1
OPERATING ENGINEERS: BACKHOE, BULLDOZER, COMPACTOR, AND LOADER (CARROLL, CHEROKEE, COWETA, DAWSON, DOUGLAS, GWINNETT, HARALSON, HEARD, MERIWETHER, NEWTON, PAULDING, PICKENS, PIKE, AND SPAULDING COUNTIES)ResidentialENGI0926-011$41.77 $28.32 $13.45 GA20260049 Mod 1
OPERATOR: EXCAVATORResidentialSUGA2008-105$8.96 $8.96 $0.00 GA20260049 Mod 1

How Pike County 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

$14.00Bulloch$54.61Baldwin
PikeNearby: Spalding $41.77, Lamar $41.77, Upson $16.15Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 31 counties pay more than Pike, 29 the same, 98 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Pike Countybase $28.32$41.77
  2. Spalding Countybase $28.32$41.77
  3. Lamar Countybase $28.32$41.77
  4. Upson Countybase $15.50$16.15

Operating Engineer 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 operating engineer rates for Pike County are the same as in 11 other counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether and 3 more.

CountyClassificationBase + fringeBasevs Pike County
Pike CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.77 $28.32 
Spalding CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.77 $28.32 same
Lamar CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.77 $28.32 same
Meriwether CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.77 $28.32 same
Fayette CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.77 $28.32 same
Coweta CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$41.77 $28.32 same
Upson CountyOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR$16.15 $15.50 −$25.62

Georgia operating engineer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Pike 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 Pike County as CSV · Report an error