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Georgia pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $16.70 an hour in Pulaski County to $23.20 in Appling County. The median county is $23.20.

Main pile driver classification in each county (Operator: piledriver), 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: no rate for this tradeBleckley County pile driver: $23.20 per hourSumter County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMeriwether County: no rate for this tradeDouglas County: no rate for this tradeCoweta County: no rate for this tradeClarke County: no rate for this tradeBartow County: no rate for this tradeDecatur County pile driver: $23.20 per hourJones County: no rate for this tradeTift County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeBarrow County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeDooly County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMcDuffie County: no rate for this tradeGrady County pile driver: $23.20 per hourFannin County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBibb County: no rate for this tradePulaski County pile driver: $16.70 per hourButts County: no rate for this tradeLamar County: no rate for this tradeEvans County pile driver: $23.20 per hourAtkinson County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMiller County pile driver: $23.20 per hourCrisp County pile driver: $23.20 per hourCoffee County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBen Hill County pile driver: $23.20 per hourChattahoochee County: no rate for this tradeHeard County: no rate for this tradeNewton County: no rate for this tradeDeKalb County: no rate for this tradeWhite County pile driver: $23.20 per hourFloyd County: no rate for this tradeMurray County: no rate for this tradeWalker County: no rate for this tradeLiberty County: no rate for this tradeJeff Davis County pile driver: $23.20 per hourEmanuel County pile driver: $23.20 per hourGlynn County: no rate for this tradeCharlton County pile driver: $23.20 per hourAppling County pile driver: $23.20 per hourPolk County pile driver: $23.20 per hourRockdale County: no rate for this tradeCherokee County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeGlascock County pile driver: $23.20 per hourClayton County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeGilmer County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWare County pile driver: $23.20 per hourHart County pile driver: $23.20 per hourPike County: no rate for this tradePickens County: no rate for this tradeHancock County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWebster County pile driver: $23.20 per hourEchols County: no rate for this tradeWhitfield County: no rate for this tradeBaldwin County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBryan County: no rate for this tradeThomas County pile driver: $23.20 per hourEarly County pile driver: $23.20 per hourClinch County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMacon County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBaker County pile driver: $16.70 per hourDade County: no rate for this tradeDougherty County: no rate for this tradeMitchell County pile driver: $23.20 per hourSeminole County pile driver: $23.20 per hourSchley County pile driver: $23.20 per hourHenry County: no rate for this tradeTaylor County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBurke County: no rate for this tradeUnion County pile driver: $23.20 per hourUpson County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWalton County: no rate for this tradeWashington County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWayne County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBerrien County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWheeler County pile driver: $23.20 per hourColumbia County: no rate for this tradeDodge County pile driver: $23.20 per hourGwinnett County: no rate for this tradeDawson County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County pile driver: $23.20 per hourJefferson County pile driver: $23.20 per hourEffingham County: no rate for this tradeLanier County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County pile driver: $23.20 per hourTelfair County pile driver: $23.20 per hourElbert County pile driver: $23.20 per hourLowndes County: no rate for this tradeTalbot County: no rate for this tradeHall County: no rate for this tradeHouston County: no rate for this tradePierce County pile driver: $23.20 per hourIrwin County pile driver: $23.20 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeLong County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeOconee County: no rate for this tradePeach County: no rate for this tradeQuitman County pile driver: $23.20 per hourRandolph County pile driver: $23.20 per hourStewart County: no rate for this tradeJasper County: no rate for this tradeForsyth County: no rate for this tradeTaliaferro County pile driver: $23.20 per hourToombs County pile driver: $23.20 per hourTroup County pile driver: $23.20 per hourTwiggs County: no rate for this tradePaulding County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeJackson County pile driver: $23.20 per hourTurner County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBulloch County pile driver: $23.20 per hourLumpkin County pile driver: $23.20 per hourSpalding County: no rate for this tradeTowns County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWilkinson County pile driver: $23.20 per hourLee County: no rate for this tradeTattnall County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeCamden County pile driver: $23.20 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeGordon County pile driver: $23.20 per hourRabun County pile driver: $23.20 per hourLaurens County pile driver: $23.20 per hourScreven County pile driver: $23.20 per hourWarren County pile driver: $23.20 per hourCandler County pile driver: $23.20 per hourColquitt County pile driver: $23.20 per hourHabersham County pile driver: $23.20 per hourJenkins County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBacon County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMcIntosh County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeWilkes County pile driver: $23.20 per hourCrawford County: no rate for this tradeCatoosa County: no rate for this tradeCobb County: no rate for this tradeChattooga County pile driver: $23.20 per hourCook County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMontgomery County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBrooks County: no rate for this tradeChatham County: no rate for this tradeClay County pile driver: $23.20 per hourMuscogee County: no rate for this tradeWorth County: no rate for this tradeBrantley County: no rate for this tradePutnam County pile driver: $23.20 per hourStephens County pile driver: $23.20 per hourBanks County pile driver: $23.20 per hourHarris County: no rate for this tradeTerrell County: no rate for this tradeOglethorpe County: no rate for this tradeWilcox County pile driver: $23.20 per hourTreutlen County pile driver: $23.20 per hour
$16$23$23$23$23$23Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

6 groups of counties with identical rates and 46 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. Camden County group13 counties$23.20
  2. Polk County group11 counties$23.20
  3. Thomas County group5 counties$23.20
  4. Troup County group4 counties$23.20
  5. Candler County group3 counties$23.20
  6. Tattnall County group2 counties$23.20
  7. Appling County1 county$23.20
  8. Baldwin County1 county$23.20
  9. Berrien County1 county$23.20
  10. Bleckley County1 county$23.20
  11. Bulloch County1 county$23.20
  12. Coffee County1 county$23.20
  13. Crisp County1 county$23.20
  14. Dodge County1 county$23.20
  15. Dooly County1 county$23.20
  16. Emanuel County1 county$23.20
  17. Franklin County1 county$23.20
  18. Gordon County1 county$23.20
  19. Grady County1 county$23.20
  20. Habersham County1 county$23.20
  21. Hancock County1 county$23.20
  22. Hart County1 county$23.20
  23. Irwin County1 county$23.20
  24. Jackson County1 county$23.20
  25. Jefferson County1 county$23.20
  26. Jenkins County1 county$23.20
  27. Johnson County1 county$23.20
  28. Laurens County1 county$23.20
  29. Macon County1 county$23.20
  30. Mitchell County1 county$23.20
  31. Montgomery County1 county$23.20
  32. Pierce County1 county$23.20
  33. Screven County1 county$23.20
  34. Stephens County1 county$23.20
  35. Sumter County1 county$23.20
  36. Taylor County1 county$23.20
  37. Telfair County1 county$23.20
  38. Tift County1 county$23.20
  39. Toombs County1 county$23.20
  40. Treutlen County1 county$23.20

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Camden County group, 13 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Camden, Charlton, Clay, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Early, Jeff DavisOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Polk County group, 11 localities: Banks, Chattooga, Elbert, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Polk, Rabun, Towns, Union, WhiteOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Thomas County group, 5 localities: Miller, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, ThomasOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Troup County group, 4 localities: Putnam, Schley, Troup, WebsterOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Candler County group, 3 localities: Candler, Evans, GlascockOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Tattnall County group, 2 localities: Taliaferro, TattnallOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Appling CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Baldwin CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Berrien CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Bleckley CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Bulloch CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Coffee CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Crisp CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Dodge CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Dooly CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Emanuel CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Franklin CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Gordon CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Grady CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Habersham CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Hancock CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Hart CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Irwin CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Jackson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Jefferson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Jenkins CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Johnson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Laurens CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Macon CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Mitchell CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Montgomery CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Pierce CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Screven CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Stephens CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Sumter CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Taylor CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Telfair CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Tift CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Toombs CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Treutlen CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Turner CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Upson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Ware CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Warren CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Washington CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Wayne CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Wheeler CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Wilcox CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Wilkes CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Wilkinson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$23.20 $20.34 
Baker CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$16.70 $16.70 
Pulaski CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$16.70 $16.70 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 46 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Jackson County?

$23.20 an hour: a $20.34 base wage plus $2.86 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260184, modification 1. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Jackson County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jackson County the $23.20 total is a $20.34 base wage plus $2.86 in fringe benefits, about 12% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 84 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 52 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 13 counties (the Camden County group).