Georgia prevailing wage rates, by county
What contractors must pay each trade on federally funded jobs in Georgia, county by county. Wage plus fringe, next to what the same trade earns on private work.
$49.20/hrTypical union electrician ratewage + fringe, per hour
77%Counties on a union rateelectricians, Building
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May 18Latest change2026, SAM.gov
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| County | Electrician | Plumber | Carpenter | Construction laborer | Heavy equipment operator | Ironworker | Sheet metal worker | Painter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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* |
| Chattahoochee | $34.86* | $58.19 | $25.17* | $10.33* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Chattooga | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Cherokee | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Clarke | $51.40 | $41.43* | $24.68* | $14.06* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Clay | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Clayton | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Clinch | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Cobb | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $13.92* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Coffee | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Colquitt | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Columbia | $49.20 | $30.69* | $24.83* | $20.31* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Cook | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Coweta | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Crawford | $46.71 | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Crisp | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Dade | $49.98 | $58.19 | $25.17* | $19.12* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Dawson | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| DeKalb | $51.40 | $58.19 | $19.38* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Decatur | $47.36 | $15.01* | $17.92* | $8.00* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Dodge | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Dooly | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Dougherty | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Douglas | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Early | $44.38 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $8.96* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Echols | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Effingham | $46.75 | $53.00 | $19.43* | $13.27* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Elbert | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Emanuel | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Evans | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Fannin | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Fayette | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Floyd | $49.98 | $58.19 | $25.17* | $19.12* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Forsyth | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Franklin | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Fulton | $51.40 | $58.19 | $17.48* | $14.57* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Gilmer | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Glascock | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Glynn | $46.75 | $53.00 | $19.43* | $13.27* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Gordon | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $10.53* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $14.50* |
| Grady | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Greene | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Gwinnett | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $15.00* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Habersham | $27.04* | $18.81* | $19.73* | $10.92* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Hall | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.62* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Hancock | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Haralson | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Harris | $34.86* | $58.19 | $25.17* | $10.33* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Hart | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Heard | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Henry | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Houston | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Irwin | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Jackson | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $10.80* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Jasper | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Jeff Davis | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Jefferson | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $11.41* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Jenkins | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Johnson | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Jones | $46.71 | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Lamar | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Lanier | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Laurens | $46.71 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.98* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Lee | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Liberty | $46.75 | $53.00 | $19.43* | $12.19* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Lincoln | $49.20 | $30.69* | $24.83* | $20.31* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Long | $46.75 | $53.00 | $19.43* | $12.19* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Lowndes | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Lumpkin | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Macon | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Madison | $51.40 | $41.43* | $24.68* | $14.06* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Marion | $34.86* | $58.19 | $25.17* | $10.33* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| McDuffie | $49.20 | $30.69* | $24.83* | $20.31* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| McIntosh | $46.75 | $53.00 | $19.43* | $13.27* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Meriwether | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Miller | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Mitchell | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Monroe | $46.71 | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Montgomery | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Morgan | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Murray | $49.98 | $58.19 | $25.17* | $13.08* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Muscogee | $34.86* | $58.19 | $25.17* | $10.38* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Newton | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Oconee | $51.40 | $41.43* | $24.68* | $14.06* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Oglethorpe | $51.40 | $41.43* | $24.68* | $14.06* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Paulding | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Peach | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Pickens | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Pierce | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Pike | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Polk | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $10.19* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $14.27* |
| Pulaski | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Putnam | $21.04* | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Quitman | $51.40 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.21* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Rabun | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Randolph | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Richmond | $49.20 | $30.69* | $24.83* | $13.29* | $50.70 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Rockdale | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Schley | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Screven | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Seminole | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Spalding | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Stephens | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Stewart | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Sumter | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Talbot | $51.40 | $46.66 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Taliaferro | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Tattnall | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Taylor | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Telfair | $46.71 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Terrell | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Thomas | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Tift | $44.38 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Toombs | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Towns | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Treutlen | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Troup | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $10.87* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Turner | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Twiggs | $46.71 | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
| Union | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Upson | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Walker | $49.98 | $58.19 | $25.17* | $19.12* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Walton | $51.40 | $58.19 | $24.60* | $14.60* | $41.77 | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Ware | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Warren | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Washington | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Wayne | $46.75 | $21.90* | $17.92* | $9.55* | $15.75* | $16.75* | $55.70 | $17.62* |
| Webster | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Wheeler | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| White | $27.04* | $18.81* | $22.28* | $11.46* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Whitfield | $49.98 | $58.19 | $25.17* | $13.08* | $30.06* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $16.29* |
| Wilcox | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Wilkes | $49.20 | $58.19 | $22.28* | $12.15* | $14.00* | $16.75* | $15.77* | $15.04* |
| Wilkinson | $51.40 | $55.99 | $18.00* | $11.10* | $16.15* | $16.75* | $18.91* | $40.90 |
| Worth | $34.86* | $55.99 | $25.17* | $10.24* | $14.24* | $47.05 | $55.69 | $15.67* |
Building construction, wage + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination: the lookup gives the determination number and a link to the official text.
Prevailing wage vs market pay in Georgia
The prevailing wage is what federally funded jobs must pay. The market median is what Georgia employers report paying across all work, with no benefits in it. Every trade in the state is ranked on the highest-paying trades in Georgia page, and every state is compared on the prevailing wage rates by state page.
| Trade | Market median $/hr | Prevailing wage $/hr (wage + fringe) | Rate type | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician in Georgia | $28.04 | $49.20 | Union | +$21.16 |
| Plumber in Georgia | $27.50 | $58.19 | Union | +$30.69 |
| Carpenter in Georgia | $23.72 | $22.28 | Survey | $-1.44 |
| Construction laborer in Georgia | $18.74 | $11.46 | Survey | $-7.28 |
| Heavy equipment operator in Georgia | $23.02 | $41.77 | Union | +$18.75 |
| Ironworker in Georgia | $23.12 | $47.05 | Union | +$23.93 |
| Sheet metal worker in Georgia | $27.31 | $55.69 | Union | +$28.38 |
| Painter in Georgia | $23.24 | $40.90 | Union | +$17.66 |
Prevailing wage is the typical Davis-Bacon rate across counties with one, Building construction. The market median has no benefits in it, so the gap is bigger than the difference in take-home pay. Not the official determination.
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in Georgia?
On federally funded construction in Georgia, it is the Davis-Bacon rate: a wage plus a fringe amount for benefits, set by county and trade in 188 wage determinations covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work. Electricians are on a union rate in 123 of the 159 counties with a Building rate, and the typical union rate is $49.20 an hour, wage and fringe together.
How many Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Georgia?
188 active determinations cover Georgia: 48 Building, 26 Heavy, 64 Highway, 50 Residential. The Building ones list rates for 159 counties, shown on this page. This page covers the federal rates; state-funded jobs may fall under Georgia's own prevailing wage law.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes changes most Thursdays. The latest change to a Georgia determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers come out each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Georgia, current revisions as of 2026-11-13: Highway 64, Residential 50, Heavy 26, Building 48.
- BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
- Trade names simplified from the official classification labels by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman or general class is shown. The official text governs.