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Plumber / Pipefitter prevailing wage, Sumter County group, Georgia (8 counties)

DOL sets the same plumber or pipefitter rates, row for row, in 8 counties: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Sumter, Taylor, Wilcox and Wilkinson. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

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.

$55.99an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · PLUMBER

$38.98 base wage + $17.01 fringe benefits

PLUMBER (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES) · PLUM0072-028

$12.72an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$12.72 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION · SUGA2008-075

On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 8 counties, a plumber or pipefitter working as plumber must be paid at least $55.99 an hour: a $38.98 base wage plus $17.01 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260106 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $55.99 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260106, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PLUM0072-028 (August 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 8 counties, a plumber or pipefitter must be paid at least $12.72 an hour: a $12.72 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260019 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.72 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260019, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-075 (August 14, 2008). 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 4 plumber or pipefitter rates for each of these counties, from $12.72 to $55.99 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.98 + $17.01

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)$38.98
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$17.01
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$55.99

Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.72 + $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)$12.72
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$12.72

When does this rate change?

Every plumber or pipefitter rate in the Sumter County group

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

  1. PLUMBER (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES)Building · PLUM0072-028$55.99
  2. PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES)Building · PLUM0072-028$55.99
  3. SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)Building · SUGA2012-025$20.25
  4. PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATIONResidential · SUGA2008-075$12.72
Hourly rate of each plumber or pipefitter classification in the Sumter County group, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
PLUMBER (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES)BuildingPLUM0072-028$38.98 $17.01 $55.99 GA20260106 Mod 2
PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE AND HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION (CRISP, DODGE, DOOLY, MACON, SUMTER, TAYLOR, UPSON, WILCOX, & WILKINSON COUNTIES)BuildingPLUM0072-028$38.98 $17.01 $55.99 GA20260106 Mod 2
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)BuildingSUGA2012-025$18.81 $1.44 $20.25 GA20260106 Mod 2
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATIONResidentialSUGA2008-075$12.72 $0.00 $12.72 GA20260019 Mod 1

How the Sumter County group compares

The main plumber or pipefitter 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

$15.01Decatur$58.19Barrow
SumterNearby: Crisp $55.99, Dodge $55.99, Dooly $55.99, Macon $55.99, Taylor $55.99, Wilcox $55.99, Wilkinson $55.99Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 59 counties pay more than Sumter, 30 the same, 69 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Sumter County groupbase $38.98$55.99
  2. Schley Countybase $30.00$46.66
  3. Lee Countybase $38.98$55.99
  4. Webster Countybase $30.00$46.66

Which county is in which plumber or pipefitter group

Every Georgia county with a plumber or pipefitter rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

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

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

Georgia plumber or pipefitter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

  • 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)).

Every trade's rates, county by county: Crisp · Dodge · Dooly · Macon · Sumter · Taylor · Wilcox · Wilkinson

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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

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 every Georgia rate as CSV · Report an error