Davis-Bacon rates — Clarke County, Georgia

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Building

GA20260321 rev 2 · 05/18/2026 · 24 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	33.90	18.80	52.70
ELECTRICIAN	38.65	12.75	51.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (BACKHOE/ EXCAVATOR/ TRACKHOE)	33.00	17.70	50.70
OPERATOR: CRANE	38.53	16.08	54.61
OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	32.93	16.08	49.01
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL	32.00	15.05	47.05
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	32.00	15.05	47.05
PIPEFITTER	41.18	17.01	58.19
SHEET METAL WORKER	38.29	17.40	55.69
PLUMBER	30.68	10.75	41.43
PAINTER: SPRAY	16.29	—	16.29
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	16.14	—	16.14
OPERATOR: ROLLER	14.05	—	14.05
OPERATOR: LOADER	14.86	—	14.86
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	16.80	—	16.80
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	15.23	—	15.23
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	14.88	—	14.88
LABORER: PIPELAYER	12.55	1.90	14.45
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	14.06	—	14.06
HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY)	26.17	12.23	38.40
HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)	26.17	12.23	38.40
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	22.92	—	22.92
CARPENTER	24.68	—	24.68
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING	31.31	17.68	48.99

Residential

GA20260048 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 18 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN (CLARKE, MADISON, OCONEE AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES)	38.65	12.75	51.40
ELECTRICIAN (BURKE, COLUMBIA, MCDUFFIE, AND RICHMOND COUNTIES)	32.25	16.95	49.20
OPERATING ENGINEERS: BACKHOE, COMPACTOR, AND LOADER (BURKE, COLUMBIA, AND RICHMOND COUNTIES)	30.17	17.70	47.87
OPERATING ENGINEERS: BACKHOE, COMPACTOR, AND LOADER (CLARKE, MADISON, MCDUFFIE, OCONEE, AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES)	28.32	13.45	41.77
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY (CLARKE, MADISON, OCONEE, AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES)	26.00	14.90	40.90
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY (BURKE, COLUMBIA, MCDUFFIE, AND RICHMOND COUNTIES)	21.92	10.61	32.53
SHEET METAL WORKER (BUILDINGS UP TO 100,000 SQUARE FEET) FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SWINGING STAGES, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR SCAFFOLDS, BOOMS, OR SCISSORS LIFTS OVER 50 FT. HIGH: $1.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL	32.60	15.52	48.12
SHEET METAL WORKER (BUILIDNGS OVER 100,000 SQUARE FEET) FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SWINGING STAGES, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR SCAFFOLDS, BOOMS, OR SCISSORS LIFTS OVER 50 FT. HIGH: $1.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL	32.60	13.41	46.01
TRUCK DRIVER	12.17	0.83	13.00
ROOFER	9.47	—	9.47
PLUMBER	10.86	—	10.86
OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR	8.96	—	8.96
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	13.66	3.05	16.71
LABORER: MASON TENDER	8.00	—	8.00
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	7.25	—	7.25
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	13.02	3.52	16.54
CARPENTER	13.11	1.89	15.00
BRICKLAYER	13.83	—	13.83

Highway

GA20260070 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 14 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	21.58	3.58	25.16
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	14.64	—	14.64
OPERATOR: ROLLER	18.51	3.99	22.50
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	23.22	4.10	27.32
OPERATOR: LOADER	22.81	1.91	24.72
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	26.31	5.43	31.74
OPERATOR: CRANE	39.31	—	39.31
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	22.82	—	22.82
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	23.40	3.73	27.13
LABORER: PIPELAYER	22.42	—	22.42
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	15.50	—	15.50
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR	16.72	2.23	18.95
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	28.44	—	28.44
CARPENTER	32.68	—	32.68

Heavy

GA20260298 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 10 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
OPERATOR: ROLLER	11.89	—	11.89
OPERATOR: LOADER	16.56	3.19	19.75
OPERATOR: CRANE	25.45	—	25.45
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	16.29	—	16.29
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	21.41	3.74	25.15
LABORER: PIPELAYER	15.96	3.16	19.12
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	12.99	—	12.99
ELECTRICIAN	26.18	8.68	34.86
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	21.40	4.25	25.65
CARPENTER	22.36	4.19	26.55

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