Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage in Stephens County, Georgia

$10.51an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · HVAC MECHANIC

$10.51 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUGA2008-068

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Stephens County, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic working as hvac mechanic must be paid at least $10.51 an hour: a $10.51 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260012 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.51 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination GA20260012, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-068 (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).

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: $10.51 + $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)	$10.51
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$10.51

When does this rate change?

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.

How Stephens County compares

The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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

Stephens $10.51204

$10.51Chattooga$38.40Clarke

StephensNearby: Franklin $10.51, Habersham $10.51, Madison $38.40Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 57 counties pay more than Stephens, 17 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Stephens Countybase $10.51$10.51
Franklin Countybase $10.51$10.51
Habersham Countybase $10.51$10.51
Madison Countybase $26.17$38.40

Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic 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 wage	Total rate	vs Stephens County
Madison County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY)	$26.17	$38.40	+$27.89
Stephens County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	$10.51	$10.51
Franklin County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	$10.51	$10.51	same
Habersham County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	$10.51	$10.51	same
Hart County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	$10.51	$10.51	same
Rabun County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	$10.51	$10.51	same
White County	HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT)	$10.51	$10.51	same

Georgia refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 GA20260012 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260012/1

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 Stephens County as CSV · Report an error