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DeKalb County prevailing wage

Current schedule effective August 15, 2026, posted 8/14/2026. Last rate change for this county: July 15, 2026.

66
classifications
12
releases on file
7
releases that changed rates here

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Current rates ($/hr)

ClassificationBaseForemanH&WPensionVacTrngFringePackage
ASBESTOS ABT-GEN BLD52.6453.6410.2025.760.000.8036.7689.40
ASBESTOS ABT-MEC BLD43.5247.0017.8416.750.001.0135.6079.12
BOILERMAKER BLD62.0667.647.0727.810.003.6941.29103.35
BRICK MASON BLD54.8160.2914.7425.510.001.5941.8496.65
CARPENTER BLD52.2658.0113.2026.000.000.8340.0392.29
CARPENTER HWY51.0252.7713.2026.000.000.8340.0391.05
CEMENT MASON ALL52.1554.1512.8630.960.000.8044.6296.77
CERAMIC TILE FINISHER BLD51.0951.0914.0018.320.001.4133.7384.82
CERAMIC TILE LAYER BLD59.4464.4414.0022.430.001.5437.9797.41
COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN BLD52.4957.7420.1222.610.001.0543.7896.27
CONCRETE SPECIALIST BLD53.5660.1814.7426.810.001.5943.1496.70
CONCRETE SPECIALIST WELDER BLD56.2460.1814.7426.810.001.5943.1499.38
ELECTRIC PWR EQMT OP ALL54.8374.827.5015.350.001.9226.4181.24
ELECTRIC PWR GRNDMAN ALL42.1274.827.5011.790.001.4722.0264.14
ELECTRIC PWR LINEMAN ALL65.9274.827.5018.460.002.3130.2596.17
ELECTRIC PWR TRK DRV ALL43.6574.827.5012.220.001.5322.5666.21
ELECTRICIAN BLD67.0973.8020.1224.110.001.3445.57112.66
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR BLD67.9576.4416.3721.765.440.8544.42112.37
FENCE ERECTOR ALL52.6860.5814.4529.200.001.8045.4598.13
GLAZIER BLD50.0352.0316.7011.600.001.4029.7079.73
HEAT/FROST INSULATOR BLD58.0261.5017.8420.050.001.0138.9096.92
IRON WORKER ALL57.5566.1814.4533.290.001.8049.54107.09
IRON WORKER ALL55.7561.3315.1632.260.001.3548.77104.52
LABORER BLD45.3446.3410.2025.760.000.8036.7682.10
LABORER HWY52.6453.3910.2025.760.000.8036.7689.40
LABORER, SKILLED HWY52.6453.3910.2025.760.000.8036.7689.40
LATHER BLD52.2658.0113.2026.000.000.8340.0392.29
MACHINIST BLD61.8965.8914.439.951.851.4727.7089.59
MARBLE FINISHER ALL41.7456.4414.7422.810.001.0138.5680.30
MARBLE SETTER BLD53.7559.1314.7424.780.001.2740.7994.54
MATERIAL TESTER I ALL52.6453.3910.2025.760.000.8036.7689.40
MATERIALS TESTER II ALL52.6453.3910.2025.760.000.8036.7689.40
MILLWRIGHT BLD53.2858.6113.0320.750.000.8334.6187.89
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 160.7564.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90113.65
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 260.0564.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90112.95
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 357.6064.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90110.50
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 455.6064.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90108.50
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 564.5064.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90117.40
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 663.7564.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90116.65
OPERATING ENGINEER BLD class 760.7564.7525.9521.003.002.9552.90113.65
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 160.6064.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90113.50
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 260.0564.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90112.95
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 358.7564.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90111.65
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 457.3064.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90110.20
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 555.8564.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90108.75
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 663.6064.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90116.50
OPERATING ENGINEER HWY class 761.6064.6025.9521.003.002.9552.90114.50
PAINTER ALL56.3058.3016.9511.680.001.7530.3886.68
PAINTER - SIGNS BLD48.1654.118.2016.810.000.0025.0173.17
PILEDRIVER BLD53.2659.1213.2026.000.000.8340.0393.29
PILEDRIVER HWY53.0254.7713.2026.000.000.8340.0393.05
PIPEFITTER BLD59.5062.5016.0023.850.002.8742.72102.22
PLASTERER BLD54.9858.2818.5022.100.001.2541.8596.83
PLUMBER BLD62.0065.7020.8518.000.002.1741.02103.02
ROOFER BLD53.7558.7512.9518.190.001.1432.2886.03
SHEETMETAL WORKER BLD56.7066.7312.7025.370.001.7242.4999.19
SPRINKLER FITTER BLD53.6857.1813.6017.360.000.5931.5585.23
STONE MASON BLD54.8160.2914.7425.510.001.5941.8496.65
TERRAZZO FINISHER BLD53.4453.4414.0019.590.001.1434.7388.17
TERRAZZO MECHANIC BLD57.3560.8514.0020.970.001.5036.4793.82
TILE LAYER BLD52.2658.0113.2026.000.000.8340.0392.29
TRUCK DRIVER ALL class 146.2346.7812.7017.110.000.3530.1676.39
TRUCK DRIVER ALL class 246.3846.7812.7017.110.000.3530.1676.54
TRUCK DRIVER ALL class 346.5846.7812.7017.110.000.3530.1676.74
TRUCK DRIVER ALL class 446.7846.7812.7017.110.000.3530.1676.94
TUCKPOINTER BLD53.5354.5312.0523.730.001.4837.2690.79

BLD = building, HWY = highway, ALL = both. Overtime multipliers and IDOL notes are in the source PDF.

Release history

EffectivePostedWhat changedSource
August 15, 20268/14/2026new release, no change for this countyPDF
July 15, 20267/15/202664 changedPDF
January 15, 20261/15/20261 changedPDF
December 15, 202512/15/20251 changedPDF
November 4, 202511/4/20250 changed, 2 addedPDF
September 15, 20259/15/2025new release, no change for this countyPDF
August 15, 20258/15/2025new release, no change for this countyPDF
July 15, 20257/15/202561 changed, 1 added, 1 removedPDF
May 19, 20255/19/20251 changedPDF
April 15, 20254/15/2025new release, no change for this countyPDF
March 3, 20253/3/20251 changedPDF
January 15, 20251/15/2025first schedule on filePDF