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Laborer prevailing wage in Polk County, Georgia
$10.19an hour, base + fringe
$10.00 wage + $0.19 fringe benefits · Building · SUGA2012-015
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Polk County, a laborer must be paid at least $10.19 an hour: a $10.00 base wage plus $0.19 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260097 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.19 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260097, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2012-015 (August 11, 2012). 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 11 laborer rates for Polk County, from $7.88 to $20.05 an hour. See all of them.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.00 + $0.19
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) | $10.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.19 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.19 |
When this rate changes
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Georgia change log lists what each one changed.
Every laborer rate in Polk County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAWHighway · SUGA2024-002$20.05
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUGA2012-094$16.08
- LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUGA2012-015$15.50
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUGA2012-094$15.19
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUGA2024-002$14.50
- LABORER: ASPHALT (INCLUDES DISTRIBUTOR, RAKER, SCREED, SHOVELER, AND SPREADER)Highway · SUGA2024-002$13.34
- LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighway · SUGA2024-002$13.12
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDES EROSION CONTROLHighway · SUGA2024-002$11.35
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighway · SUGA2024-002$10.45
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUGA2012-015$10.19
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUGA2008-077$7.88
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUGA2012-015 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $0.00 | GA20260097 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUGA2012-015 | $10.19 | $10.00 | $0.19 | GA20260097 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAWHighwaySUGA2024-002 | $20.05 | $18.10 | $1.95 | GA20260213 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDES EROSION CONTROLHighwaySUGA2024-002 | $11.35 | $11.35 | $0.00 | GA20260213 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT (INCLUDES DISTRIBUTOR, RAKER, SCREED, SHOVELER, AND SPREADER)HighwaySUGA2024-002 | $13.34 | $13.34 | $0.00 | GA20260213 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUGA2024-002 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $0.00 | GA20260213 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighwaySUGA2024-002 | $10.45 | $10.45 | $0.00 | GA20260213 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighwaySUGA2024-002 | $13.12 | $13.12 | $0.00 | GA20260213 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUGA2012-094 | $16.08 | $16.08 | $0.00 | GA20260064 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUGA2012-094 | $15.19 | $15.19 | $0.00 | GA20260064 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUGA2008-077 | $7.88 | $7.88 | $0.00 | GA20260021 Mod 1 |
How Polk County compares
The main laborer 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Polk Countybase $10.00$10.19
- Haralson Countybase $14.60$14.60
- Floyd Countybase $13.72$19.12
- Paulding Countybase $14.60$14.60
Laborer 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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $19.12 | $13.72 | +$8.93 |
| Bartow County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $15.96 | $15.96 | +$5.77 |
| Haralson County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | +$4.41 |
| Paulding County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | +$4.41 |
| Carroll County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | +$4.41 |
| Douglas County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.60 | $14.60 | +$4.41 |
| Polk County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.19 | $10.00 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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)).
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 GA20260097 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260097/1
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 Polk County as CSV · Report an error