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Georgia roofer prevailing wage, county by county

A roofer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $7.50 an hour in McIntosh County to $13.62 in Appling County. The median county is $13.62.

Main roofer classification in each county (Roofer), 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 roofer: $11.50 per hourBleckley County roofer: $13.62 per hourSumter County roofer: $13.62 per hourMeriwether County roofer: $11.50 per hourDouglas County roofer: $11.50 per hourCoweta County roofer: $11.50 per hourClarke County roofer: $9.47 per hourBartow County roofer: $11.50 per hourDecatur County roofer: $13.62 per hourJones County roofer: $9.47 per hourTift County roofer: $13.62 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeBarrow County roofer: $11.50 per hourCalhoun County roofer: $13.62 per hourMadison County roofer: $9.47 per hourDooly County roofer: $13.62 per hourMcDuffie County roofer: $9.47 per hourGrady County roofer: $13.62 per hourFannin County roofer: $13.62 per hourBibb County roofer: $9.47 per hourPulaski County: no rate for this tradeButts County roofer: $11.50 per hourLamar County roofer: $11.50 per hourEvans County roofer: $13.62 per hourAtkinson County roofer: $13.62 per hourMiller County roofer: $13.62 per hourCrisp County roofer: $13.62 per hourCoffee County roofer: $13.62 per hourBen Hill County roofer: $13.62 per hourChattahoochee County roofer: $9.47 per hourHeard County roofer: $11.50 per hourNewton County roofer: $11.50 per hourDeKalb County roofer: $11.50 per hourWhite County roofer: $13.62 per hourFloyd County roofer: $9.47 per hourMurray County roofer: $9.47 per hourWalker County roofer: $9.47 per hourLiberty County roofer: $7.50 per hourJeff Davis County roofer: $13.62 per hourEmanuel County roofer: $13.62 per hourGlynn County roofer: $7.50 per hourCharlton County roofer: $13.62 per hourAppling County roofer: $13.62 per hourPolk County roofer: $13.62 per hourRockdale County roofer: $11.50 per hourCherokee County roofer: $11.50 per hourFulton County roofer: $11.50 per hourGlascock County roofer: $13.62 per hourClayton County roofer: $11.50 per hourGreene County roofer: $13.62 per hourGilmer County roofer: $13.62 per hourWare County roofer: $13.62 per hourHart County roofer: $13.62 per hourPike County roofer: $11.50 per hourPickens County roofer: $11.50 per hourHancock County roofer: $13.62 per hourWebster County roofer: $13.62 per hourEchols County roofer: $9.47 per hourWhitfield County roofer: $9.47 per hourBaldwin County roofer: $13.62 per hourBryan County roofer: $7.50 per hourThomas County roofer: $13.62 per hourEarly County roofer: $13.62 per hourClinch County roofer: $13.62 per hourMacon County roofer: $13.62 per hourBaker County roofer: $9.47 per hourDade County roofer: $9.47 per hourDougherty County roofer: $9.47 per hourMitchell County roofer: $13.62 per hourSeminole County roofer: $13.62 per hourSchley County roofer: $13.62 per hourHenry County roofer: $11.50 per hourTaylor County roofer: $13.62 per hourBurke County roofer: $9.47 per hourUnion County roofer: $13.62 per hourUpson County roofer: $13.62 per hourWalton County roofer: $11.50 per hourWashington County roofer: $13.62 per hourWayne County roofer: $13.62 per hourBerrien County roofer: $13.62 per hourWheeler County roofer: $13.62 per hourColumbia County roofer: $9.47 per hourDodge County roofer: $13.62 per hourGwinnett County roofer: $11.50 per hourDawson County roofer: $11.50 per hourJohnson County roofer: $13.62 per hourJefferson County roofer: $13.62 per hourEffingham County roofer: $7.50 per hourLanier County roofer: $9.47 per hourFranklin County roofer: $13.62 per hourTelfair County roofer: $13.62 per hourElbert County roofer: $13.62 per hourLowndes County roofer: $9.47 per hourTalbot County roofer: $13.62 per hourHall County roofer: $9.47 per hourHouston County roofer: $9.47 per hourPierce County roofer: $13.62 per hourIrwin County roofer: $13.62 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeLong County roofer: $7.50 per hourMonroe County roofer: $9.47 per hourOconee County roofer: $9.47 per hourPeach County: no rate for this tradeQuitman County roofer: $13.62 per hourRandolph County roofer: $13.62 per hourStewart County roofer: $13.62 per hourJasper County roofer: $11.50 per hourForsyth County roofer: $11.50 per hourTaliaferro County roofer: $13.62 per hourToombs County roofer: $13.62 per hourTroup County roofer: $13.62 per hourTwiggs County roofer: $9.47 per hourPaulding County roofer: $11.50 per hourFayette County roofer: $11.50 per hourJackson County roofer: $13.62 per hourTurner County roofer: $13.62 per hourBulloch County roofer: $13.62 per hourLumpkin County roofer: $13.62 per hourSpalding County roofer: $11.50 per hourTowns County roofer: $13.62 per hourWilkinson County roofer: $13.62 per hourLee County roofer: $9.47 per hourTattnall County roofer: $13.62 per hourMarion County roofer: $9.47 per hourCamden County roofer: $13.62 per hourCarroll County roofer: $11.50 per hourGordon County roofer: $13.62 per hourRabun County roofer: $13.62 per hourLaurens County roofer: $13.62 per hourScreven County roofer: $13.62 per hourWarren County roofer: $13.62 per hourCandler County roofer: $13.62 per hourColquitt County roofer: $13.62 per hourHabersham County roofer: $13.62 per hourJenkins County roofer: $13.62 per hourBacon County roofer: $13.62 per hourMcIntosh County roofer: $7.50 per hourRichmond County roofer: $9.47 per hourWilkes County roofer: $13.62 per hourCrawford County roofer: $9.47 per hourCatoosa County roofer: $9.47 per hourCobb County roofer: $11.50 per hourChattooga County roofer: $13.62 per hourCook County roofer: $13.62 per hourMontgomery County roofer: $13.62 per hourBrooks County roofer: $9.47 per hourChatham County roofer: $7.50 per hourClay County roofer: $13.62 per hourMuscogee County roofer: $9.47 per hourWorth County roofer: $9.47 per hourBrantley County roofer: $7.50 per hourPutnam County roofer: $13.62 per hourStephens County roofer: $13.62 per hourBanks County roofer: $13.62 per hourHarris County roofer: $9.47 per hourTerrell County roofer: $9.47 per hourOglethorpe County roofer: $9.47 per hourWilcox County roofer: $13.62 per hourTreutlen County roofer: $13.62 per hour
$7.50$9.47$11.50$13.62$13.62$13.62Roofer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a roofer make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

15 groups of counties with identical rates and 41 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. Colquitt County group19 counties$13.62
  2. Bulloch County group18 counties$13.62
  3. Sumter County group12 counties$13.62
  4. Lumpkin County group9 counties$13.62
  5. Gilmer County group5 counties$13.62
  6. Ware County group3 counties$13.62
  7. Baldwin County1 county$13.62
  8. Ben Hill County1 county$13.62
  9. Bleckley County1 county$13.62
  10. Camden County1 county$13.62
  11. Charlton County1 county$13.62
  12. Decatur County1 county$13.62
  13. Early County1 county$13.62
  14. Gordon County1 county$13.62
  15. Habersham County1 county$13.62
  16. Jackson County1 county$13.62
  17. Jefferson County1 county$13.62
  18. Laurens County1 county$13.62
  19. Polk County1 county$13.62
  20. Putnam County1 county$13.62
  21. Quitman County1 county$13.62
  22. Talbot County1 county$13.62
  23. Telfair County1 county$13.62
  24. Tift County1 county$13.62
  25. Troup County1 county$13.62
  26. Gwinnett County group16 counties$11.50
  27. Barrow County1 county$11.50
  28. Bartow County1 county$11.50
  29. Butts County1 county$11.50
  30. Clayton County1 county$11.50
  31. Cobb County1 county$11.50
  32. DeKalb County1 county$11.50
  33. Fayette County1 county$11.50
  34. Forsyth County1 county$11.50
  35. Fulton County1 county$11.50
  36. Lamar County1 county$11.50
  37. Rockdale County1 county$11.50
  38. Walton County1 county$11.50
  39. Richmond County group8 counties$9.47
  40. Dougherty County group4 counties$9.47

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Colquitt County group, 19 localities: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Miller, Mitchell, Pierce, Randolph, Seminole, ThomasROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Bulloch County group, 18 localities: Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Wheeler, WilkesROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Sumter County group, 12 localities: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Upson, Webster, Wilcox, WilkinsonROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Lumpkin County group, 9 localities: Banks, Chattooga, Elbert, Greene, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, TownsROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Gilmer County group, 5 localities: Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Union, WhiteROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Ware County group, 3 localities: Turner, Ware, WayneROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Baldwin CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Ben Hill CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Bleckley CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Camden CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Charlton CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Decatur CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Early CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Gordon CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Habersham CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Jackson CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Jefferson CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Laurens CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Polk CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Putnam CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Quitman CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Talbot CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Telfair CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Tift CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Troup CountyROOFER$13.62 $13.62 
Gwinnett County group, 16 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Barrow CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Bartow CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Butts CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Clayton CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Cobb CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
DeKalb CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Fayette CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Forsyth CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Fulton CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Lamar CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Rockdale CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Walton CountyROOFER$11.50 $11.50 
Richmond County group, 8 localities: Burke, Clarke, Columbia, Madison, McDuffie, Oconee, Oglethorpe, RichmondROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Muscogee County group, 4 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, MuscogeeROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Monroe County group, 3 localities: Jones, Monroe, TwiggsROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Whitfield County group, 3 localities: Floyd, Murray, WhitfieldROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, WalkerROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Baker CountyROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Bibb CountyROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Catoosa CountyROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Crawford CountyROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Hall CountyROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Houston CountyROOFER$9.47 $9.47 
Glynn County group, 4 localities: Brantley, Glynn, Liberty, LongROOFER$7.50 $7.50 
Bryan CountyROOFER$7.50 $7.50 
Chatham CountyROOFER$7.50 $7.50 
Effingham CountyROOFER$7.50 $7.50 
McIntosh CountyROOFER$7.50 $7.50 

15 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 41 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia roofer pay

What is the roofer prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$11.50 an hour: a $11.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260039, modification 1. Overtime and every roofer classification in Fulton County.

Does roofer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $11.50 total is a $11.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does roofer 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 roofers 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 roofer rate?

DOL often publishes the same roofer rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 155 counties with a roofer rate fall into 56 distinct sets of rates, and 15 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Colquitt County group).