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Georgia teamster prevailing wage, county by county

A teamster's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $11.25 an hour in Dooly County to $25.79 in Barrow County. The median county is $14.83.

Main teamster classification in each county (Truck driver: dump truck), 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 teamster: $25.79 per hourBleckley County teamster: $14.31 per hourSumter County teamster: $14.31 per hourMeriwether County teamster: $25.79 per hourDouglas County teamster: $25.79 per hourCoweta County teamster: $25.79 per hourClarke County teamster: $25.16 per hourBartow County teamster: $25.79 per hourDecatur County teamster: $12.86 per hourJones County teamster: $25.16 per hourTift County teamster: $12.86 per hourMorgan County teamster: $25.79 per hourBarrow County teamster: $25.79 per hourCalhoun County teamster: $12.86 per hourMadison County teamster: $25.16 per hourDooly County teamster: $11.25 per hourMcDuffie County teamster: $25.16 per hourGrady County teamster: $12.86 per hourFannin County teamster: $14.35 per hourBibb County teamster: $25.16 per hourPulaski County teamster: $13.57 per hourButts County teamster: $25.79 per hourLamar County teamster: $25.79 per hourEvans County teamster: $14.79 per hourAtkinson County teamster: $12.86 per hourMiller County teamster: $12.86 per hourCrisp County teamster: $14.31 per hourCoffee County teamster: $14.75 per hourBen Hill County teamster: $12.86 per hourChattahoochee County teamster: $25.16 per hourHeard County teamster: $25.79 per hourNewton County teamster: $25.79 per hourDeKalb County teamster: $25.79 per hourWhite County teamster: $14.35 per hourFloyd County teamster: $25.16 per hourMurray County teamster: $25.16 per hourWalker County teamster: $25.16 per hourLiberty County teamster: $25.16 per hourJeff Davis County teamster: $12.86 per hourEmanuel County teamster: $14.01 per hourGlynn County teamster: $25.16 per hourCharlton County teamster: $12.86 per hourAppling County teamster: $15.98 per hourPolk County teamster: $14.35 per hourRockdale County teamster: $25.79 per hourCherokee County teamster: $25.79 per hourFulton County teamster: $25.79 per hourGlascock County teamster: $14.79 per hourClayton County teamster: $25.79 per hourGreene County teamster: $25.79 per hourGilmer County teamster: $14.35 per hourWare County teamster: $12.86 per hourHart County teamster: $14.35 per hourPike County teamster: $25.79 per hourPickens County teamster: $25.79 per hourHancock County teamster: $14.79 per hourWebster County teamster: $14.31 per hourEchols County teamster: $25.16 per hourWhitfield County teamster: $25.16 per hourBaldwin County teamster: $14.57 per hourBryan County teamster: $25.16 per hourThomas County teamster: $12.86 per hourEarly County teamster: $12.86 per hourClinch County teamster: $12.86 per hourMacon County teamster: $14.31 per hourBaker County teamster: $13.82 per hourDade County teamster: $25.16 per hourDougherty County teamster: $25.16 per hourMitchell County teamster: $12.86 per hourSeminole County teamster: $12.86 per hourSchley County teamster: $14.31 per hourHenry County teamster: $25.79 per hourTaylor County teamster: $14.31 per hourBurke County teamster: $25.16 per hourUnion County teamster: $14.35 per hourUpson County teamster: $15.90 per hourWalton County teamster: $25.79 per hourWashington County teamster: $14.06 per hourWayne County teamster: $12.86 per hourBerrien County teamster: $12.86 per hourWheeler County teamster: $14.79 per hourColumbia County teamster: $25.16 per hourDodge County teamster: $14.31 per hourGwinnett County teamster: $25.79 per hourDawson County teamster: $25.79 per hourJohnson County teamster: $12.75 per hourJefferson County teamster: $14.79 per hourEffingham County teamster: $25.16 per hourLanier County teamster: $25.16 per hourFranklin County teamster: $14.83 per hourTelfair County teamster: $12.86 per hourElbert County teamster: $14.35 per hourLowndes County teamster: $25.16 per hourTalbot County teamster: $25.16 per hourHall County teamster: $25.33 per hourHouston County teamster: $25.16 per hourPierce County teamster: $12.86 per hourIrwin County teamster: $12.86 per hourLincoln County teamster: $25.16 per hourLong County teamster: $25.16 per hourMonroe County teamster: $25.16 per hourOconee County teamster: $25.16 per hourPeach County teamster: $25.16 per hourQuitman County teamster: $12.86 per hourRandolph County teamster: $12.86 per hourStewart County teamster: $25.16 per hourJasper County teamster: $25.79 per hourForsyth County teamster: $25.79 per hourTaliaferro County teamster: $14.79 per hourToombs County teamster: $14.11 per hourTroup County teamster: $14.31 per hourTwiggs County teamster: $25.16 per hourPaulding County teamster: $25.79 per hourFayette County teamster: $25.79 per hourJackson County teamster: $14.35 per hourTurner County teamster: $12.86 per hourBulloch County teamster: $14.79 per hourLumpkin County teamster: $14.35 per hourSpalding County teamster: $25.79 per hourTowns County teamster: $14.35 per hourWilkinson County teamster: $14.96 per hourLee County teamster: $25.16 per hourTattnall County teamster: $14.79 per hourMarion County teamster: $25.16 per hourCamden County teamster: $12.86 per hourCarroll County teamster: $25.79 per hourGordon County teamster: $14.58 per hourRabun County teamster: $14.35 per hourLaurens County teamster: $14.69 per hourScreven County teamster: $15.26 per hourWarren County teamster: $14.79 per hourCandler County teamster: $14.79 per hourColquitt County teamster: $12.86 per hourHabersham County teamster: $14.35 per hourJenkins County teamster: $14.79 per hourBacon County teamster: $12.86 per hourMcIntosh County teamster: $25.16 per hourRichmond County teamster: $25.16 per hourWilkes County teamster: $14.79 per hourCrawford County teamster: $25.16 per hourCatoosa County teamster: $25.16 per hourCobb County teamster: $25.79 per hourChattooga County teamster: $14.35 per hourCook County teamster: $12.86 per hourMontgomery County teamster: $11.63 per hourBrooks County teamster: $25.16 per hourChatham County teamster: $25.16 per hourClay County teamster: $12.86 per hourMuscogee County teamster: $25.16 per hourWorth County teamster: $25.16 per hourBrantley County teamster: $25.16 per hourPutnam County teamster: $14.31 per hourStephens County teamster: $14.35 per hourBanks County teamster: $14.35 per hourHarris County teamster: $25.16 per hourTerrell County teamster: $25.16 per hourOglethorpe County teamster: $25.16 per hourWilcox County teamster: $14.31 per hourTreutlen County teamster: $12.00 per hour
$11$12$14$25$25$25Teamster (Truck Driver), main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

18 groups of counties with identical rates and 75 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. Gwinnett County group16 counties$25.79
  2. Barrow County1 county$25.79
  3. Bartow County1 county$25.79
  4. Butts County1 county$25.79
  5. Clayton County1 county$25.79
  6. Cobb County1 county$25.79
  7. DeKalb County1 county$25.79
  8. Fayette County1 county$25.79
  9. Forsyth County1 county$25.79
  10. Fulton County1 county$25.79
  11. Greene County1 county$25.79
  12. Lamar County1 county$25.79
  13. Morgan County1 county$25.79
  14. Rockdale County1 county$25.79
  15. Walton County1 county$25.79
  16. Hall County1 county$25.33
  17. Clarke County group4 counties$25.16
  18. Dougherty County group4 counties$25.16
  19. Glynn County group4 counties$25.16
  20. Lowndes County group4 counties$25.16
  21. Muscogee County group4 counties$25.16
  22. Richmond County group4 counties$25.16
  23. Monroe County group3 counties$25.16
  24. Talbot County group2 counties$25.16
  25. Walker County group2 counties$25.16
  26. Whitfield County group2 counties$25.16
  27. Bibb County1 county$25.16
  28. Bryan County1 county$25.16
  29. Catoosa County1 county$25.16
  30. Chatham County1 county$25.16
  31. Crawford County1 county$25.16
  32. Effingham County1 county$25.16
  33. Floyd County1 county$25.16
  34. Houston County1 county$25.16
  35. Lincoln County1 county$25.16
  36. McIntosh County1 county$25.16
  37. Peach County1 county$25.16
  38. Appling County1 county$15.98
  39. Upson County1 county$15.90
  40. Screven County1 county$15.26

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Gwinnett County group, 16 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Barrow CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Bartow CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Butts CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Clayton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Cobb CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
DeKalb CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Fayette CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Forsyth CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Fulton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Greene CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Lamar CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Morgan CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Rockdale CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Walton CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.79 $22.21 
Hall CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.33 $21.75 
Clarke County group, 4 localities: Clarke, Madison, Oconee, OglethorpeTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Dougherty County group, 4 localities: Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, WorthTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Glynn County group, 4 localities: Brantley, Glynn, Liberty, LongTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Lowndes County group, 4 localities: Brooks, Echols, Lanier, LowndesTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Muscogee County group, 4 localities: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, MuscogeeTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Richmond County group, 4 localities: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, RichmondTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Monroe County group, 3 localities: Jones, Monroe, TwiggsTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Talbot County group, 2 localities: Stewart, TalbotTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Walker County group, 2 localities: Dade, WalkerTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Whitfield County group, 2 localities: Murray, WhitfieldTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Bibb CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Bryan CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Catoosa CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Chatham CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Crawford CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Effingham CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Floyd CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Houston CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Lincoln CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
McIntosh CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Peach CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$25.16 $21.58 
Appling CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$15.98 $12.75 
Upson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$15.90 $15.90 
Screven CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$15.26 $13.72 
Wilkinson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.96 $14.96 
Franklin CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.83 $14.83 
Candler County group, 3 localities: Candler, Evans, GlascockTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Tattnall County group, 2 localities: Taliaferro, TattnallTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Bulloch CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Hancock CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Jefferson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Jenkins CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Warren CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Wheeler CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Wilkes CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.79 $12.99 
Coffee CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.75 $14.75 
Laurens CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.69 $14.69 
Gordon CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.58 $14.31 
Baldwin CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.57 $14.57 
Polk County group, 8 localities: Chattooga, Elbert, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Polk, Towns, WhiteTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Union County group, 2 localities: Rabun, UnionTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Banks CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Habersham CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Hart CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Jackson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Stephens CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.35 $14.35 
Troup County group, 3 localities: Schley, Troup, WebsterTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Bleckley CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Crisp CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Dodge CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Macon CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Putnam CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Sumter CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Taylor CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Wilcox CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.31 $14.31 
Toombs CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.11 $12.29 
Washington CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.06 $14.06 
Emanuel CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$14.01 $12.68 
Baker CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$13.82 $13.82 
Pulaski CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$13.57 $13.57 
Camden County group, 12 localities: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Camden, Charlton, Clay, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Jeff DavisTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Thomas County group, 5 localities: Miller, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, ThomasTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Berrien CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Early CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Grady CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Irwin CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Mitchell CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Pierce CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Telfair CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Tift CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Turner CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Ware CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Wayne CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.86 $12.86 
Johnson CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.75 $12.75 
Treutlen CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$12.00 $12.00 
Montgomery CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$11.63 $11.37 
Dooly CountyTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$11.25 $11.25 

18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 75 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia teamster pay

What is the teamster prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$25.79 an hour: a $22.21 base wage plus $3.58 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every teamster classification in Fulton County.

Does teamster prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $25.79 total is a $22.21 base wage plus $3.58 in fringe benefits, about 14% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does teamster 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 teamsters 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 teamster rate?

DOL often publishes the same teamster rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 159 counties with a teamster rate fall into 93 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Gwinnett County group).