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Teamster (Truck Driver) prevailing wage in Tift County, Georgia
$12.86an hour, base + fringe · DUMP TRUCK
$12.86 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Highway · SUGA2014-033
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Tift County, a teamster working as dump truck must be paid at least $12.86 an hour: a $12.86 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260199 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.86 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260199, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUGA2014-033 (October 3, 2016). 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 8 teamster rates for Tift County, from $11.23 to $17.16 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: $12.86 + $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) | $12.86 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.86 |
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 teamster rate in Tift County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$17.16
- TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI/TRAILER TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$16.99
- TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$16.40
- TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$15.22
- TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKHeavy · SUGA2012-090$14.14
- TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$12.86
- TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$12.81
- TRUCK DRIVER: HYDROSEEDER TRUCKHighway · SUGA2014-033$11.23
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI/TRAILER TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $12.81 | $12.81 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $17.16 | $17.16 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $16.40 | $16.40 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: HYDROSEEDER TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $11.23 | $11.23 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $15.22 | $15.22 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKHighwaySUGA2014-033 | $12.86 | $12.86 | $0.00 | GA20260199 Mod 1 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKHeavySUGA2012-090 | $14.14 | $12.00 | $2.14 | GA20260060 Mod 2 |
How Tift County compares
The main teamster 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
- Tift Countybase $12.86$12.86
- Irwin Countybase $12.86$12.86
- Turner Countybase $12.86$12.86
- Worth Countybase $21.58$25.16
Teamster (Truck Driver) 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 Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $25.16 | $21.58 | +$12.30 |
| Tift County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $12.86 | $12.86 | |
| Irwin County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $12.86 | $12.86 | same |
| Turner County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $12.86 | $12.86 | same |
| Berrien County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $12.86 | $12.86 | same |
| Cook County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $12.86 | $12.86 | same |
| Colquitt County | TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $12.86 | $12.86 | same |
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 GA20260199 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260199/1
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 Tift County as CSV · Report an error