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Certified Payroll in Georgia: Federal Rules Only
What are the certified payroll rules in Georgia?
Georgia has no state prevailing wage law and no state certified payroll requirement. Certified payroll obligations in Georgia come entirely from the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: on federally funded or assisted construction over $2,000, contractors file a weekly WH-347 with the federal contracting or funding agency.
Georgia is one of roughly two dozen states with no prevailing wage statute of its own, and nothing was repealed; the law simply never existed. That makes Georgia the clean case: one system, the federal one, and one form, the WH-347.
The rules at a glance
| State law | None; Georgia has no state prevailing wage statute |
| Threshold | Not applicable at the state level; federal Davis-Bacon applies over $2,000 on federally funded work |
| Form / format | Federal WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance, weekly, on covered federal jobs |
| Where it goes | None; submissions flow to the federal contracting or funding agency through your prime (link) |
| How often | Weekly on covered federal projects |
| Records kept | 3 years after project completion under federal rules |
| Who administers it | U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (federal projects) |
Does the federal WH-347 work in Georgia?
Yes. With no state regime, the WH-347 and its federal rules are the whole game in Georgia. Everything in our guides on filling the form, fringe math, and penalties applies directly.
Penalties
Federal penalties apply: back wages, withheld payments, civil penalties, debarment, and criminal exposure for willful falsification.
Federal jobs in Georgia still mean WH-347
State rules govern state-funded work. The moment a project is federally funded or assisted, the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply and the weekly WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance is the filing, regardless of what Georgia requires on its own jobs. Many contractors run both systems side by side on different projects, which is exactly why knowing which regime a given contract sits under is week-zero work (see the first-job checklist).
The free WeeklyCertified generator prepares the federal form with your wage determination's rates pulled live and the fringe and overtime math done to the cent.
Questions
Does the federal WH-347 satisfy Georgia requirements?
Yes. With no state regime, the WH-347 and its federal rules are the whole game in Georgia. Everything in our guides on filling the form, fringe math, and penalties applies directly.
How often is certified payroll due in Georgia?
Weekly on covered federal projects. Records: kept 3 years after project completion under federal rules.
Who enforces prevailing wage in Georgia?
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (federal projects). Federal penalties apply: back wages, withheld payments, civil penalties, debarment, and criminal exposure for willful falsification.