Skilled Wages

Georgia prevailing wage rates, by county

Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Georgia county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.

$49.20/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
77%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
188Active determinationsGeorgia
May 18Latest modification2026, SAM.gov

Look up a Georgia county

Choose a county and construction type to list every classification with base, fringe and total.

Key trades by county (Building)

Electrician package, $/hr, GAElectrician package, $/hr$34.86$46.75$49.20survey rate
Davis-Bacon electrician package (base + fringe), Building construction, by county in Georgia. Hatched: survey rate.

Highest electrician packages

  1. 1Barrow, Bartow and 47 more$51.40
  2. 2Charlton$50.57
  3. 3Catoosa, Dade and 4 more$49.98

Lowest

  1. 1Putnam$21.04
  2. 2Baldwin$25.70
  3. 3Banks, Chattooga and 16 more$27.04

Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.

Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)
CountyElectricianPlumberCarpenterConstruction laborerHeavy equipment operatorIronworkerSheet metal workerPainter
Appling$46.75$21.90*$17.92*$9.55*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Atkinson$46.75$21.90*$17.92*$9.55*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Bacon$46.75$21.90*$17.92*$9.55*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Baker$34.86*$55.99$25.17*$10.24*$14.24*$47.05$55.69$15.67*
Baldwin$25.70*$55.99$14.13*$11.19*$16.15*$16.75*$55.70$40.90
Banks$27.04*$18.81*$22.28*$11.46*$14.00*$16.75*$15.77*$15.04*
Barrow$51.40$58.19$24.60*$14.60*$41.77$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Bartow$51.40$58.19$24.60*$15.96*$41.77$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Ben Hill$44.38$21.90*$17.92*$9.55*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Berrien$46.75$21.90*$17.92*$9.55*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Bibb$46.71$55.99$25.17*$10.24*$14.24*$47.05$55.69$15.67*
Bleckley$46.71$55.99$18.00*$11.10*$16.15*$16.75*$18.91*$40.90
Brantley$46.75$53.00$19.43*$13.27*$30.06*$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Brooks$34.86*$55.99$25.17*$10.24*$14.24*$47.05$55.69$15.67*
Bryan$46.75$53.00$19.43*$13.27*$30.06*$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Bulloch$49.20$58.19$22.28*$12.15*$14.00*$16.75*$15.77*$15.04*
Burke$49.20$30.69*$24.83*$20.31*$50.70$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Butts$51.40$58.19$24.60*$14.60*$41.77$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Calhoun$46.75$21.90*$17.92*$9.55*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Camden$46.75$21.90*$21.70*$12.50*$15.75*$16.75*$47.62$17.62*
Candler$49.20$58.19$22.28*$12.15*$14.00*$16.75*$15.77*$15.04*
Carroll$51.40$58.19$24.60*$14.60*$41.77$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Catoosa$49.98$58.19$25.17*$19.12*$30.06*$47.05$55.69$16.29*
Charlton$50.57$21.90*$17.92*$9.00*$15.75*$16.75*$55.70$17.62*
Chatham$46.75$53.00$19.43*$13.27*$30.06*$47.05$55.69$16.29*

Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.

Rates that have not kept up

Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).

CountyTradeSurvey yearRequired package $/hrMarket median $/hr
BaldwinElectrician2012$25.70$28.04
BanksElectrician2012$27.04$28.04
ChattoogaElectrician2012$27.04$28.04
ApplingPlumber2012$21.90$27.50
AtkinsonPlumber2012$21.90$27.50
BaconPlumber2012$21.90$27.50
ApplingCarpenter2012$17.92$23.72
AtkinsonCarpenter2012$17.92$23.72
BaconCarpenter2012$17.92$23.72
ApplingConstruction laborer2012$9.55$18.74

Questions this page answers

What is the prevailing wage in Georgia?

For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Georgia (188 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 123 of 159 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $49.20 an hour.

How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Georgia?

188 active general wage determinations cover Georgia: 48 Building, 26 Heavy, 64 Highway, 50 Residential. Together they list rates for 159 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Georgia prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.

How often do the rates change?

The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a Georgia determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers are issued each January.

Sources and notes

  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Georgia, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Highway 64, Residential 50, Heavy 26, Building 48.
  • BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
  • Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.