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Georgia plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage, county by county

A plumber or pipefitter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $15.01 an hour in Decatur County to $58.19 in Barrow County. The median county is $55.99.

Main plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourBleckley County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourSumter County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourMeriwether County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourDouglas County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCoweta County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourClarke County plumber or pipefitter: $41.43 per hourBartow County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourDecatur County plumber or pipefitter: $15.01 per hourJones County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourTift County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMorgan County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourBarrow County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCalhoun County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMadison County plumber or pipefitter: $41.43 per hourDooly County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourMcDuffie County plumber or pipefitter: $30.69 per hourGrady County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourFannin County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourBibb County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourPulaski County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourButts County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourLamar County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourEvans County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourAtkinson County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMiller County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourCrisp County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourCoffee County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourBen Hill County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourChattahoochee County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourHeard County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourNewton County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourDeKalb County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWhite County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourFloyd County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourMurray County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWalker County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourLiberty County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourJeff Davis County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourEmanuel County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourGlynn County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourCharlton County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourAppling County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourPolk County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourRockdale County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCherokee County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourFulton County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourGlascock County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourClayton County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourGreene County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourGilmer County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourWare County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourHart County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourPike County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourPickens County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourHancock County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWebster County plumber or pipefitter: $46.66 per hourEchols County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourWhitfield County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourBaldwin County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourBryan County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourThomas County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourEarly County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourClinch County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMacon County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourBaker County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourDade County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourDougherty County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourMitchell County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourSeminole County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourSchley County plumber or pipefitter: $46.66 per hourHenry County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourTaylor County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourBurke County plumber or pipefitter: $30.69 per hourUnion County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourUpson County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourWalton County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWashington County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWayne County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourBerrien County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourWheeler County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourColumbia County plumber or pipefitter: $30.69 per hourDodge County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourGwinnett County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourDawson County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourJohnson County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourJefferson County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourEffingham County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourLanier County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourFranklin County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourTelfair County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourElbert County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourLowndes County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourTalbot County plumber or pipefitter: $46.66 per hourHall County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourHouston County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourPierce County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourIrwin County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourLincoln County plumber or pipefitter: $30.69 per hourLong County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourMonroe County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourOconee County plumber or pipefitter: $41.43 per hourPeach County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourQuitman County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourRandolph County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourStewart County plumber or pipefitter: $46.66 per hourJasper County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourForsyth County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourTaliaferro County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourToombs County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourTroup County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourTwiggs County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourPaulding County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourFayette County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourJackson County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourTurner County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourBulloch County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourLumpkin County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourSpalding County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourTowns County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourWilkinson County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourLee County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourTattnall County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourMarion County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCamden County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourCarroll County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourGordon County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourRabun County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourLaurens County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourScreven County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWarren County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCandler County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourColquitt County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourHabersham County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourJenkins County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourBacon County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMcIntosh County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourRichmond County plumber or pipefitter: $30.69 per hourWilkes County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCrawford County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourCatoosa County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourCobb County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourChattooga County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourCook County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMontgomery County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourBrooks County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourChatham County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourClay County plumber or pipefitter: $21.90 per hourMuscogee County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourWorth County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourBrantley County plumber or pipefitter: $53.00 per hourPutnam County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourStephens County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourBanks County plumber or pipefitter: $18.81 per hourHarris County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hourTerrell County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourOglethorpe County plumber or pipefitter: $41.43 per hourWilcox County plumber or pipefitter: $55.99 per hourTreutlen County plumber or pipefitter: $58.19 per hour
$15$21$53$55$58$58Plumber / Pipefitter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plumber or pipefitter make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

20 groups of counties with identical rates and 62 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. Bulloch County group17 counties$58.19
  2. Cherokee County group15 counties$58.19
  3. Harris County group3 counties$58.19
  4. Walker County group2 counties$58.19
  5. Whitfield County group2 counties$58.19
  6. Barrow County1 county$58.19
  7. Bartow County1 county$58.19
  8. Butts County1 county$58.19
  9. Catoosa County1 county$58.19
  10. Clayton County1 county$58.19
  11. Cobb County1 county$58.19
  12. DeKalb County1 county$58.19
  13. Fayette County1 county$58.19
  14. Floyd County1 county$58.19
  15. Forsyth County1 county$58.19
  16. Fulton County1 county$58.19
  17. Gwinnett County1 county$58.19
  18. Hall County1 county$58.19
  19. Hancock County1 county$58.19
  20. Jefferson County1 county$58.19
  21. Lamar County1 county$58.19
  22. Morgan County1 county$58.19
  23. Muscogee County1 county$58.19
  24. Rockdale County1 county$58.19
  25. Walton County1 county$58.19
  26. Sumter County group8 counties$55.99
  27. Dougherty County group4 counties$55.99
  28. Lowndes County group4 counties$55.99
  29. Monroe County group3 counties$55.99
  30. Peach County group2 counties$55.99
  31. Baker County1 county$55.99
  32. Baldwin County1 county$55.99
  33. Bibb County1 county$55.99
  34. Bleckley County1 county$55.99
  35. Crawford County1 county$55.99
  36. Houston County1 county$55.99
  37. Laurens County1 county$55.99
  38. Putnam County1 county$55.99
  39. Troup County1 county$55.99
  40. Upson County1 county$55.99

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Bulloch County group, 17 localities: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Wheeler, WilkesPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Cherokee County group, 15 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Harris County group, 3 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, MarionPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, WalkerPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Barrow CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Bartow CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Butts CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Catoosa CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Clayton CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Cobb CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
DeKalb CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Fayette CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Floyd CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Forsyth CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Fulton CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Gwinnett CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Hall CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Hancock CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Jefferson CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Lamar CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Morgan CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Muscogee CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Rockdale CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Walton CountyPLUMBER$58.19 $41.18 
Sumter County group, 8 localities: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Sumter, Taylor, Wilcox, WilkinsonPLUMBER (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES)$55.99 $38.98 
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Monroe County group, 3 localities: Jones, Monroe, TwiggsPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Peach County group, 2 localities: Peach, PulaskiPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Baker CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Baldwin CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Bibb CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Bleckley CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Crawford CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Houston CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Laurens CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Putnam CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Troup CountyPLUMBER$55.99 $38.98 
Upson CountyPLUMBER (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES)$55.99 $38.98 
Glynn County group, 2 localities: Brantley, GlynnPLUMBER$53.00 $35.45 
Liberty County group, 2 localities: Liberty, LongPLUMBER$53.00 $35.45 
Bryan CountyPLUMBER$53.00 $35.45 
Chatham CountyPLUMBER$53.00 $35.45 
Effingham CountyPLUMBER$53.00 $35.45 
McIntosh CountyPLUMBER$53.00 $35.45 
Stewart County group, 3 localities: Schley, Stewart, WebsterPLUMBER (SCHLEY, STEWART, & WEBSTER COUNTIES)$46.66 $30.00 
Talbot CountyPLUMBER$46.66 $30.00 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpePLUMBER$41.43 $30.68 
Columbia County group, 3 localities: Burke, Columbia, McDuffiePLUMBER$30.69 $28.28 
Lincoln CountyPLUMBER$30.69 $28.28 
Richmond CountyPLUMBER$30.69 $28.28 
Grady County group, 9 localities: Berrien, Calhoun, Cook, Grady, Irwin, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, SeminolePLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Pierce County group, 4 localities: Bacon, Clinch, Jeff Davis, PiercePLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Ware County group, 2 localities: Ware, WaynePLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Appling CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Atkinson CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Ben Hill CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Camden CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Charlton CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Clay CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Coffee CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Colquitt CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Early CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Quitman CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Telfair CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Thomas CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Tift CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Turner CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$21.90 $18.55 
Hart County group, 5 localities: Elbert, Greene, Hart, Rabun, TownsPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Gilmer County group, 3 localities: Fannin, Gilmer, UnionPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Banks CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Chattooga CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Franklin CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Gordon CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Habersham CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Jackson CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Lumpkin CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Polk CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Stephens CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
White CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$18.81 $17.54 
Decatur CountyPLUMBER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE, HVAC UNIT, AND HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS$15.01 $15.00 

20 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 62 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia plumber or pipefitter pay

What is the plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$58.19 an hour: a $41.18 base wage plus $17.01 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260307, modification 2. Overtime and every plumber or pipefitter classification in Fulton County.

Does plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $58.19 total is a $41.18 base wage plus $17.01 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plumber or pipefitter 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 plumber or pipefitters 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 plumber or pipefitter rate?

DOL often publishes the same plumber or pipefitter rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 159 counties with a plumber or pipefitter rate fall into 82 distinct sets of rates, and 20 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 17 counties (the Bulloch County group).